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: increasing the original price of a certain item by 25 percent and then increasing the new price by 30 percent is equivalent to increasing the original price by what percent ?
Options: a. 31.25, b. 37.5, c. 50.0, d. 52.5, e. 62.5

Answer: e


Question: Problem: if 50 apprentices can finish a job in 4 hours, and 30 journeymen can finish the same job in 8 hours, how much of the job should be completed by 10 apprentices and 15 journeymen in one hour ?
Options: a. 1 / 9, b. 29 / 180, c. 9 / 80, d. 1 / 5, e. 39 / 121

Answer: c


Question: Problem: if a boat goes 7 km upstream in 42 minutes and the speed of the stream is 6 kmph, then the speed of the boat in still water is
Options: a. 12 kmph, b. 13 kmph, c. 14 kmph, d. 15 kmph, e. none of these

Answer:
e