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.
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Question: Problem: exactly 35 % of the reporters for a certain wire service cover local politics in country x. if 30 % of the reporters who cover politics for the wire service do not cover local politics in country x, what percent of the reporters for the wire service do not cover politics ?
Options: a. 20 %, b. 42 %, c. 44 %, d. 50 %, e. 84 %

Answer: d


Question: Problem: trapezoid jklm in the x - y plane has coordinates j = ( – 3, – 4 ), k = ( – 3, 1 ), l = ( 5, 7 ), and m = ( 5, – 4 ). what is its perimeter ?
Options: a. 34, b. 36, c. 38, d. 40, e. ( f ) 42

Answer: a


Question: Problem: 6 ) a marketing firm determined that, of 260 households surveyed, 80 used neither brand a nor brand b soap. 60 used only brand a soap and for every household that used both brands of soap, 3 used only brand b soap. how many of the 200 household surveyed used both brands of soap ?
Options: a. a. 15, b. b. 20, c. c. 30, d. d. 40, e. e. 45

Answer:
c