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.

Problem: a monkey ascends a greased pole 10 meters high. he ascends 2 meters in the first minute and then slips down 1 meter in the alternate minute. if this pattern continues until he climbs the pole, in how many minutes would he reach at the top of the pole ?
Options: a. 10 th minute, b. 21 st minute, c. 17 th minute, d. 22 nd minute, e. 13 th minute
c

Problem: a certain library assesses fines for overdue books as follows. on the first day that a book is overdue, the total fine is $ 0.09. for each additional day that the book is overdue, the total fine is either increased by $ 0.30 or doubled, whichever results in the lesser amount. what is the total for a book on the fourth day it is overdue ?
Options: a. $ 0.66, b. $ 0.70, c. $ 0.80, d. $ 0.90, e. $ 1.00
a

Problem: the average salary of the employees in a office is rs. 120 / month. the avg salary of officers is rs. 430 and of non officers is rs 110. if the no. of officers is 15, then find the no of nonofficers in the office.
Options: a. 400, b. 465, c. 430, d. 450, e. 510

b