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 average age of 17 persons in a office is 15 years. out of these, the average age of 5 of them is 14 years and that of the other 9 persons is 16 years. the age of the 15 th person is ?
Options: a. 39, b. 41, c. 45, d. 42, e. 50
b

Problem: if the simple interest on a certain amount in at 4 % rate 5 years amounted to rs. 2240 less than the principal. what was the principal ?
Options: a. 1500, b. 2500, c. 2507, d. 2800, e. 11500
d

Problem: what percent of 14 is 14 percent of 1 ?
Options: a. 0.001, b. 0.01, c. 0.1, d. 101, e. 1

e