instruction:
The task is to generate the correct answer for a given math problem.
question:
Problem: the compound interest on $ 30,000 at 7 % p . a is $ . 4347 . find out the period ( in years ) ?
answer:
2


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Problem: there are 2 red chips and 3 blue ones . when arranged in a row , they form a certain color pattern , for example rbrrb . how many color patterns ?
answer:
e ) 10


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Problem: williams works at a resort from the beginning of march to the end of september . during the month of august this past year , he made 8 times the average ( arithmetic mean ) of his monthly totals in tips for the other months . his total tips for august were what fraction of his total tips for all of the months he worked ?
answer:

4 /