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: the price of a certain painting increased by 30 % during the first year and decreased by 15 % during the second year. the price of the painting at the end of the 2 - year period was what percent of the original price ?
Options: a. 102 %, b. 105 %, c. 110.5 %, d. 112.5 %, e. 100 %
c

Problem: water is leaking out from a cylinder container at the rate of 0.31 m ^ 3 per minute. after 10 minutes, the water level decreases 1 / 9 meters. what is value of the radius in meters ?
Options: a. 2, b. 3, c. 4, d. 6, e. 9
b

Problem: there is 60 % increase in an amount in 6 years at si. what will be the ci of rs. 12,000 after 3 years at the same rate ?
Options: a. 2372, b. 2572, c. 4542, d. 2343, e. 3972

e