TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Question: It takes eight hours for a 600 km journey, if 120 km is done by train and the rest by car. It takes 20 minutes more, if 200 km is done by train and the rest by car. The ratio of the speed of the train to that of the car is?

 Option A: 3:4

 Option B: 7:6

 Option C: 1:4

 Option D: 5:4

 Option E: 2:4

SOLUTION: Option A

PROBLEM: Question: A certain basketball team played seven games and scored an average of 50 points per game. If, in the team’s first five games, it scored 45, 39, 61, 50, and 43 points, what was the average (arithmetic mean) number of points scored over the last two games?

 Option A: 65

 Option B: 81

 Option C: 82

 Option D: 56

 Option E: Cannot be determined from the information given.

SOLUTION: Option D

PROBLEM: Question: If the price of petrol increases by 30, by how much must a user cut down his consumption so that his expenditure on petrol remains constant?

 Option A: 25%

 Option B: 23%

 Option C: 16.67%

 Option D: 33.33%

 Option E: None of these

SOLUTION:
Option B