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.

Q: Problem: at garage sale, all of the prices of the items sold were different. if the price of a radio sold at the garage sale was both the 9 th highest price and the 35 th lowest price among the prices of the items sold, how many items were sold at the garage sale ?
Options: a. 43, b. 28, c. 44, d. 49, e. 46

A: a
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Q: Problem: on her annual road trip to visit her family in seal beach, california, traci stopped to rest after she traveled 1 ⁄ 3 of the total distance and again after she traveled 1 ⁄ 4 of the distance remaining between her first stop and her destination. she then drove the remaining 300 miles and arrived safely at her destination. what was the total distance, in miles, from traci ’ s starting point to seal beach ?
Options: a. 600, b. 300, c. 350, d. 400, e. 550

A: a
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Q: Problem: a circular mat with diameter 18 inches is placed on a square tabletop, each of whose sides is 24 inches long. which of the following is closest to the fraction of the tabletop covered by the mat ?
Options: ['a. 5 / 12', 'b. 3 / 5', 'c. 1 / 2', 'd. 3 / 8', 'e. 5 / 6']

A:
d
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