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: a monkey ascends a greased pole 10 meters high. he ascends 2 meters in the first minute and then slips down 1 meter in the alternate minute. if this pattern continues until he climbs the pole, in how many minutes would he reach at the top of the pole ?
Options: a. 10 th minute, b. 21 st minute, c. 17 th minute, d. 22 nd minute, e. 13 th minute

Answer: c


Question: Problem: if the range q of the 6 numbers 4, 314, 710 and x is 12, what is the difference between the greatest possible value of x and least possible value of x ?
Options: a. 0, b. 2, c. 12, d. 13, e. 15

Answer: d


Question: Problem: mr. kramer, the losing candidate in a two - candidate election, received 942,568 votes, which was exactly 25 percent of all votes cast. approximately what percent of the remaining votes would he need to have received in order to have won at least 50 percent of all the votes cast ?
Options: a. 10 %, b. 12 %, c. 15 %, d. 17 %, e. 33 %

Answer:
e