In this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on the gain. Gain is the value by which to multiply the input. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.

[EX Q]: Problem: from the beginning to the end of 2007 , the price of a stock rose 20 percent . in 2008 , it dropped 25 percent . in 2009 , it rose 25 percent . what percent of the stock â € ™ s 2007 starting price was the price of the stock at the end of 2009 ? 
Options: a ) 80 , b ) 90 , c ) 95 , d ) 100 , e ) 112.5
[EX A]: e

[EX Q]: Problem: in a recent election , geoff received 0.5 percent of the 6,000 votes cast . to win the election , a candidate needed to receive more than x % of the vote . if geoff needed exactly 3,000 more votes to win the election , what is the value of x ? 
Options: a ) 50 , b ) 50.5 , c ) 56 , d ) 60 , e ) 63
[EX A]: b

[EX Q]: Problem: a $ 500 investment and a $ 1,500 investment have a combined yearly return of 16 percent of the total of the two investments . if the $ 500 investment has a yearly return of 7 percent , what percent yearly return does the $ 1,500 investment have ? 
Options: a ) 9 % , b ) 10 % , c ) 105 / 8 % , d ) 11 % , e ) 19 %
[EX A]:
e