In this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on the general math. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.

[EX Q]: Problem: the captain of a cricket team of 11 members is 24 years old and the wicket keeper is 7 years older . if the ages of these two are excluded , the average age of the remaining players is one year less than the average age of the whole team . what is the average age of the team ? 
Options: a ) 21 , b ) 22 , c ) 23 , d ) 24 , e ) 25
[EX A]: c

[EX Q]: Problem: if a and b are the roots of the equation x 2 - 9 x + 20 = 0 , find the value of a 2 + b 2 + ab ? 
Options: a ) 57 , b ) 59 , c ) 61 , d ) 63 , e ) 65
[EX A]: c

[EX Q]: Problem: mr . kramer , the losing candidate in a two - candidate election , received 942,568 votes , which was exactly 45 percent of all votes cast . approximately what percent of the remaining votes would he need to have received in order to have won at least 50 percent of all the votes cast ? 
Options: a ) 9 % , b ) 12 % , c ) 15 % , d ) 17 % , e ) 20 %
[EX A]:
a