In this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on the general math. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.

[EX Q]: Problem: of the goose eggs laid at a certain pond , 2 / 3 hatched and 3 / 4 of the geese that hatched from those eggs survived the first month . of the geese that survived the first month , 3 / 5 did not survive the first year . if 125 geese survived the first year and if no more than one goose hatched from each egg , how many goose eggs were laid at the pond ? 
Options: a ) 280 , b ) 400 , c ) 540 , d ) 625 , e ) 840
[EX A]: d

[EX Q]: Problem: if a ( a - 2 ) = 2 and b ( b - 2 ) = 2 , where a ≠ b , then a + b = 
Options: a ) − 1 , b ) − 2 , c ) 4 , d ) 46 , e ) 48
[EX A]: a

[EX Q]: Problem: sum of the squares of 3 no . ' s is 62 and the sum of their products taken two at a time is 131 . find the sum ? 
Options: a ) 20 , b ) 24 , c ) 26 , d ) 18 , e ) 30
[EX A]:
d