TASK DEFINITION: Given a sentence with a missing word, pick the answer option that best fills out the missing word in the sentence. Indicate each answer with its index ('a', 'b', 'c', 'd').
PROBLEM: Cattle are the second most important commodity in ____ states and third in six states.\Question: Choose the right answer from options given a) nine b) five c) no d) eight

SOLUTION: a

PROBLEM: Cigarette smokers are ____ times more likely to die of lung cancer than nonsmokers.\Question: Choose the right answer from options given a) ten b) six c) four d) nine

SOLUTION: a

PROBLEM: Tics affect males ____ times more frequently than females.\Question: Choose the right answer from options given a) eight b) three c) four d) zero

SOLUTION:
b