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The task is to generate the correct answer for a given math problem.
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Problem: a contractor undertook to do a piece of work in 18 days . he employed certain number of laboures but 9 of them were absent from the very first day and the rest could finish the work in only 6 days . find the number of men originally employed ?
answer:
4.5


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Problem: paul ' s income is 40 % less than rex ' s income , quentin ' s income is 20 % less than paul ' s income , and sam ' s income is 40 % less than paul ' s income . if rex gave 60 % of his income to sam and 40 % of his income to quentin , quentin ' s new income would be what fraction of sam ' s new income ?
answer:
11 / 12


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Problem: walking at 3 / 4 of her normal speed , a worker is 8 minutes later than usual in reaching her office . the usual time ( in minutes ) taken by her to cover the distance between her home and her office is
answer:

24