instruction:
You are given a math word problem and you are supposed to make use of mathematical concepts like probability, combinatorics, linear equations, sequences/series, or simple operators like addition, subtraction, division, or multiplication to answer the given question. Choose the best option from the 5 given options and report that option.
question:
Question: A certain basketball team played seven games and scored an average of 50 points per game. If, in the team’s first five games, it scored 45, 39, 61, 50, and 43 points, what was the average (arithmetic mean) number of points scored over the last two games?

 Option A: 65

 Option B: 81

 Option C: 82

 Option D: 56

 Option E: Cannot be determined from the information given.
answer:
Option D


question:
Question: In a company 200 persons, working 6 hours per day complete 1/3 rd of the work in 7 days. Employee number of additional persons, working 4 hrs per day, required to complete the remaining work in 15 days is :

 Option A: 60

 Option B: 80

 Option C: 90

 Option D: 70

 Option E: 50
answer:
Option B


question:
Question: Find the area of trapezium whose parallel sides are 20 cm and 18 cm long, and the distance between them is 12 cm.

 Option A: 335 cm2

 Option B: 228 cm2

 Option C: 285 cm2

 Option D: 825 cm2

 Option E: 725 cm2
answer:

Option B