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: A broker invested her own money in the stock market. During the first year, she increased her stock market wealth by 40 percent. In the second year, largely as a result of a slump in the stock market, she suffered a 30 percent decrease in the value of her stock investments. What was the net increase or decrease on her overall stock investment wealth by the end of the second year?

 Option A: −5%

 Option B: −2%

 Option C: 15%

 Option D: 20%

 Option E: 80%
answer:
Option B


question:
Question: On dividing 21 by a number, the quotient is 10 and the remainder is 1. Find the divisor.

 Option A: 1

 Option B: 2

 Option C: 4

 Option D: 6

 Option E: 7
answer:
Option B


question:
Question: Three positive integers a, b, and c are such that their average is 18 and a ≤ b ≤ c. If the median is (a + 11), what is the least possible value of c?

 Option A: 21

 Option B: 23

 Option C: 25

 Option D: 27

 Option E: 29
answer:

Option B