Given a math problem with context and a question and 5 answer choices, the task is to provide the correct answer choice based on the problem. You must choose one of the given answer choices by letter: a, b, c, d, or e; anything else is invalid.

[EX Q]: Problem: a solid yellow stripe is to be painted in the middle of a certain highway. if 1 gallon of paint covers an area of q square feet of highway, how many gallons of paint will be needed to paint a stripe of t inches wide on a stretch of highway m miles long ? ( 1 mile = 5,280 feet and 1 foot = 12 inches )
Options: ['a. ( 5,280 mt ) / 12 q', 'b. ( 5,280 pt ) / 12 m', 'c. ( 5,280 pmt ) / 12', 'd. ( 5,280 ) ( 12 m ) / pt', 'e. ( 5,280 ) ( 12 p ) / mt']
[EX A]: a

[EX Q]: Problem: trapezoid jklm in the x - y plane has coordinates j = ( – 3, – 4 ), k = ( – 3, 1 ), l = ( 5, 7 ), and m = ( 5, – 4 ). what is its perimeter ?
Options: a. 34, b. 36, c. 38, d. 40, e. ( f ) 42
[EX A]: a

[EX Q]: Problem: find the principle on a certain sum of money at 5 % per annum for 2 2 / 5 years if the amount being rs. 1008 ?
Options: a. 900, b. 2217, c. 2889, d. 2777, e. 2991
[EX A]:
a