Q: 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: 8 people went to a restaurant for dinner. 7 of them spent $ 10 each on their meals and the eighth spent $ 7 more than the average expenditure of all 8 people. what was the total amount of money that the 8 people spent ?
Options: a. $ 85, b. $ 88, c. $ 91, d. $ 94, e. $ 97
A:
b