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: What is the next number of the following sequence
10, 7, 12, 10, 14, __ ?

 Option A: 13

 Option B: 14

 Option C: 15

 Option D: 16

 Option E: 17
answer:
Option A


question:
Question: The population of a certain town increases by 50 percent every 50 years. If the population in 1950 was 810, in what year was the population 160?

 Option A: 1650

 Option B: 1700

 Option C: 1750

 Option D: 1800

 Option E: 1850
answer:
Option C


question:
Question: A grocer purchased a quantity of bananas at 3 pounds for $0.50 and sold the entire quantity at 4 pounds for $1.00. How many pounds did the grocer purchase if the profit from selling the bananas was $6.00?

 Option A:  72

 Option B:  60

 Option C:  90

 Option D:  120

 Option E:  240
answer:

Option A