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: if 2994 a 14.5 = 179, then 29.94 a 1.45 = ?
Options: a. 17.1, b. 17.3, c. 17.5, d. 17.7, e. 17.9
e