You are given a mathematical question described with an open-ended vocabulary. Questions in this task involve real-world situations, describing a mathematical problem. You are also given 4 or 5 answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", "E"). Do not generate anything else apart from one of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', 'E'. LaTeX mathematical format (the standard way to express mathematical expressions in the typesetting software known as LaTeX) is used to express equations. Each question is solvable with high school math knowledge. Give only one answer for each question.
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Question: The charge for the first quarter-mile of a taxi ride is \$1.40, and charge for each additional quarter-mile is \$0.20. If the total charge for a certain taxi ride is \$5.00, what is the length of this ride, in miles?
(A)\(4 \frac { 1 } { 2 } \) (B)\(4 \frac { 3 } { 4 } \) (C)\(5 \frac { 1 } { 2 } \) (D)19 (E)25

Answer: B


Question: If it takes a people 10 hours to finish a certain task, how many would it take for \(a^2\) people to finish the same task?
(A)5 (B)10 (C)\(\frac { 5 } { a } \) (D)\(\frac { 10 } { a } \) (E)\(\frac { a } { 10 } \)

Answer: D


Question: The only way to purchase Brand X muffins is to buy one or more boxes that each contain 6 muffins. Each box costs \$1.50. If Alejandro needs at least 20 muffins, what is the least amount of money he could spend?
(A)\$3.00 (B)\$4.50 (C)\$6.00 (D)\$7.50 (E)\$30.00

Answer:
C