TASK DEFINITION: You need to answer a given question containing a blank (_). Your answer must be one of the two objects mentioned in the question, for example "trophy" and "suitcase". Your answer must not contain a word that is not present in the question. Please don't use articles (e.g., the, a) before the answer.
PROBLEM: She counted her calories for her diet and found she needed more so she ate a brownie instead of an apple since the _ has fewer.

SOLUTION: apple

PROBLEM: When deciding between using the treadmill or the yoga mat for their exercise routine, Alex chose the _ because it was easy.

SOLUTION: yoga mat

PROBLEM: The pressure of the water from the tap could not flush the mud out of the brush because the _ is strong.

SOLUTION:
mud