instruction:
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.
question:
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']
answer:
a


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Problem: a, b, c can complete a piece of work in 24, 8,12 days. working together, they complete the same work in how many days ?
Options: a. 4, b. 4 / 5, c. 7 / 9, d. 10, e. 24 / 7
answer:
a


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Problem: on her annual road trip to visit her family in seal beach, california, traci stopped to rest after she traveled 1 ⁄ 2 of the total distance and again after she traveled 1 ⁄ 4 of the distance remaining between her first stop and her destination. she then drove the remaining 200 miles and arrived safely at her destination. what was the total distance, in miles, from traci ’ s starting point to seal beach ?
Options: a. 250, b. 300, c. 800, d. 400, e. 550
answer:

c