The task is to generate the correct answer for a given math problem.

[EX Q]: Problem: the average of first 17 even numbers is ?
[EX A]: 18

[EX Q]: Problem: a student committee on academic integrity has 132 ways to select a president and vice president from a group of candidates . the same person can not be both president and vice president . how many candidates are there ?
[EX A]: 1

[EX Q]: Problem: if x 2 + kx - 3 , is divisible by ( x - 1 ) , what is the value of k
[EX A]:
2