TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Question: For any positive integer Y, the sum of the first Y positive integers equals Y(Y+1)/2 . If X and Y are positive integers and X > Y, what is the sum of all the integers between X and Y, inclusive?

 Option A:  X(X+1

 Option B:  X(X+1

 Option C:  X(X+1

 Option D:  X(X+1

 Option E:  X(Y+1

SOLUTION: Option B

PROBLEM: Question: A car going at 40 miles per hour set out on an 90-mile trip at 9:00 A.M. Exactly 10 minutes later, a second car left from the same place and followed the same route. How fast, in miles per hour, was the second car going if it caught up with the first car at 10:30 A.M.?

 Option A:  45

 Option B:  50

 Option C:  53

 Option D:  55

 Option E:  90

SOLUTION: Option E

PROBLEM: Question: Last year, Company X paid out a total of $1,050,000 in salaries to its 43 employees. If no employee earned a salary that is more than 20% greater than any other employee, what is the lowest possible salary that any one employee earned?

 Option A:  $20,428.01

 Option B:  $41,667

 Option C:  $42,000

 Option D:  $50,000

 Option E:  $60,000

SOLUTION:
Option A