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: How much more would Rs.20000 fetch, after two years, if it is put at 20% p.a. compound interest payable half yearly than if is put at 20% p.a. compound interest payable yearly?

Option A: 482

Option B: 297

Option C: 278

Option D: 298

Option E: 279

SOLUTION: Option A

PROBLEM: Question: Two trains start simultaneously from opposite ends of a 160-km route and travel toward each other on parallel tracks. Train X, traveling at a constant rate, completes the 160-km trip in 5 hours. Train Y, travelling at a constant rate, completes the 160-km trip in 3 hours. How many kilometers had Train X traveled when it met Train Y?

Option A: 56

Option B: 58

Option C: 60

Option D: 62

Option E: 64

SOLUTION: Option C

PROBLEM: Question: If it is 8:27 in the evening on a certain day, what time in the morning was it exactly 2,880,717 minutes earlier? (Assume standard time in one location.)

Option A: 8:22

Option B: 8:24

Option C: 8:27

Option D: 8:31

Option E: 8:30

SOLUTION:
Option E