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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.
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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
answer:
c

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Problem: the cost of 8 dozen pencil and 2 dozen note book is 520 rupee. if cost of 3 pencil and 4 note book is 60 rupee, then sum of the cost of 1 pencil and 1 note book will be ( in rupee.
Options: a. rs 13.51, b. rs 15.51, c. rs 16.51, d. rs 14.51, e. rs 17.51
answer:
b

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Problem: last year a certain bond price with a face value of 5000 yielded 10 % of its face value in interest. if that interest was approx 6.5 of the bond ' s selling price approx what was the bond ' s selling price ?
Options: a. 7692, b. 5325, c. 5351, d. 6000, e. 6154
answer:
a