TASK DEFINITION: Given a math problem with context and a question and 5 answer choices, the task is to provide the correct answer choice based on the problem. You must choose one of the given answer choices by letter: a, b, c, d, or e; anything else is invalid.
PROBLEM: Problem: the purchase price of an article is $ 48. in order to include 5 % of cost for overhead and to provide $ 12 of net profit, the markup should be
Options: a. 15 %, b. 25 %, c. 30 %, d. 40 %, e. 45 %

SOLUTION: c

PROBLEM: Problem: mary works in a restaurant a maximum of 70 hours. for the first 20 hours, she is paid $ 8 per hour. for each overtime hour, she is paid at a rate which is 25 % higher than her regular rate. how much mary can earn in a week ?
Options: a. 600, b. 620, c. 660, d. 320, e. 400

SOLUTION: c

PROBLEM: Problem: the mean of 50 observations was 36. it was found later an observation 48 was wrongly taken as 23. the corrected new means is :
Options: a. 35.2, b. 36.1, c. 36.5, d. 39.1, e. none of these

SOLUTION:
c