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.

Example Input: Problem: the price of a certain painting increased by 30 % during the first year and decreased by 15 % during the second year. the price of the painting at the end of the 2 - year period was what percent of the original price ?
Options: a. 102 %, b. 105 %, c. 110.5 %, d. 112.5 %, e. 100 %
Example Output: c

Example Input: Problem: there are 750 male and female participants in a meeting. half the female participants and one - quarterof the male participants are democrats. one - third of all the participants are democrats. how many of the democrats are female ?
Options: a. 75, b. 100, c. 125, d. 175, e. 225
Example Output: c

Example Input: Problem: a man sold 20 articles for $ 60 and gained 20 %. how many articles should he sell for $ 40 to incur a loss 20 % ?
Options: a. 20, b. 36, c. 40, d. 50, e. 48
Example Output:
a