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.

Q: Problem: a sum of money at simple interest amounts to $ 645 in 3 years and to $ 690 in 4 years. the sum is :
Options: a. $ 153, b. $ 510, c. $ 598, d. $ 549, e. $ 675

A: b
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Q: Problem: solution y is 30 percent liquid x and 70 percent water. if 2 kilograms of water evaporate from 6 kilograms of solution y and 2 kilograms of solution y are added to the remaining 4 kilograms of liquid, what percent of this new solution is liquid x ?
Options: a. 33 %, b. 35 1 / 2 %, c. 37 %, d. 40 %, e. 42 %

A: d
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Q: Problem: 3 candidates in an election and received 1256, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. what % of the total votes did the winning candidate gotin that election ?
Options: a. 56.7 %, b. 55 %, c. 57 %, d. 60 %, e. 62 %

A:
a
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