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.
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Question: Problem: the population of a town increases 25 % and 40 % respectively in two consecutive years. after the growth the present population of the town is 1750. then what is the population of the town 2 years ago ?
Options: a. a. 750, b. b. 800, c. c. 850, d. d. 900, e. e. 950

Answer: b


Question: Problem: excluding stoppages, the average speed of a bus is 60 km / hr and including stoppages, the average speed of the bus is 40 km / hr. for how many minutes does the bus stop per hour ?
Options: a. 18 min, b. 17 min, c. 19 min, d. 20 min, e. 21 min

Answer: d


Question: Problem: in an election between two candidates, one got 60 % of the total valid votes, 30 % of the votes were invalid. if the total number of votes was 9000, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was :
Options: a. 2500, b. 2520, c. 3000, d. 3100, e. none of these

Answer:
b