instruction:
You are given a mathematical question described with a circumscribed mathematical vocabulary. Questions in this task usually contain some variables (e.g. X, Y), equations (e.g. X+Y=3) and some relationships (X is greater than Y). Often you need to find the value of the variable using equations and relationships. You are also given 4 or 5 answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", "E"). Do not generate anything else apart from one of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', 'E'. LaTeX mathematical format (the standard way to express mathematical expressions in the typesetting software known as LaTeX) is used to express equations. Each question is solvable with high school math knowledge. Give only one answer for each question.
question:
\begin { gather* } 66, 34, 18, m, 6, ... \end { gather* } The first five terms of a sequence are shown above. In this sequence, the first term is 66 and each term after it is 1 more than \(\frac { 1 } { 2 } \) the previous term. What is the value of \(m\) ?
(A)9 (B)10 (C)12 (D)13 (E)14
answer:
B


question:
Let the \(n\)th term of a sequence \(a_n\) be defined by \(a_n = 4n + 2\). What is the value of \((a_{50} - a_{40})\)?
(A)40 (B)36 (C)32 (D)28 (E)24
answer:
A


question:
If every digit of a whole number is either a 1 or a 7, the number must be
(A)prime (B)odd (C)even (D)divisible by 7 (E)divisible by 11
answer:

B