You are given a math word problem and you are supposed to make use of mathematical concepts like probability, combinatorics, linear equations, sequences/series, or simple operators like addition, subtraction, division, or multiplication to answer the given question. Choose the best option from the 5 given options and report that option.

Question: During a certain week, a seal ate 60% of the first 80 smelt it came across, and 30% of the remaining smelt it came across. If the seal ate 40% of the smelt it came across during the entire week, how many smelt did it eat?

 Option A: 32

 Option B: 40

 Option C: 96

 Option D: 64

 Option E: 80
Option C

Question: There are 14 stations between Hyderabad and Bangalore. How many second class tickets have to be printed, so that a passenger can travel from any station to any other station?

 Option A: 288

 Option B: 267

 Option C: 261

 Option D: 211

 Option E: 240
Option E

Question: The following list follows a peculiar pattern. Can you find it out and guess the next number?
2, 12, 36, 80, 150, 252, ?

 Option A: 383

 Option B: 321

 Option C: 392

 Option D: 651

 Option E: 823

Option C