In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.
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Question: Statement: In 1989, the rural carrier vehicle allowance was 31 cents per mile or a minimum of $12. Choices: 1. Rural carriers were granted an allowance 31 cents per mile in 1989. 2. This allowance was for gasoline and maintenance expenses only. 3. In 1989 rural carriers received no vehicle allowance.

Answer: 2


Question: Statement: additional information about market risk sensitive instruments, which investors can use to better understand and evaluate the market risk exposures of a registrant. Choices: 1. additional information about market risk sensitive instruments is not provided and investors are not able to evaluate market risk.. 2. Investors can use additional information about market risk sensitive instruments to better understand and evaluate the market risk exposures of a registrant. 3. Using additional information about market risk sensitive instruments investors have a much higher percentage of evaluating the market risk exposed. 

Answer: 3


Question: Statement: federal surpluses and deficits differ? Choices: 1. Is there a difference between federal surpluses and deficits? 2. Is there a large difference between federal surpluses and deficits? 3. Is there a difference between federal taxes and deficits?

Answer:
2