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.

Problem: on the independence day, bananas were be equally distributed among the children in a school so that each child would get two bananas. on the particular day 360 children were absent and as a result each child got two extra bananas. find the actual number of children in the school ?
Options: a. 237, b. 287, c. 197, d. 287, e. 720
e

Problem: a can give b 100 meters start and c 200 meters start in a kilometer race. how much start can b give c in a kilometer race ?
Options: a. 111.12 m, b. 221.12 m, c. 271.12 m, d. 611.12 m, e. 191.12 m
a

Problem: a house wife saved $ 5 in buying an item on sale. if she spent $ 48 for the item, approximately how much percent she saved in the transaction ?
Options: a. 8 %, b. 9 %, c. 10 %, d. 11 %, e. 12 %

c