In this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on the gain. Gain is the value by which to multiply the input. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.
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Question: Problem: a bowl was filled with 10 ounces of water , and 0.014 ounce of the water evaporated each day during a 50 - day period . what percent of the original amount of water evaporated during this period ?
Options: a ) 0.004 % , b ) 0.04 % , c ) 0.40 % , d ) 7 % , e ) 40 %

Answer: d

Question: Problem: sue ' s trail mix is 30 % nuts and 70 % dried fruit . jane ' s trail mix is 60 % nuts and 40 % chocolate chips . if the combined mixture of sue and jane ' s trails mix contains 40 % nuts , what percent of the combined mixture is dried fruit ?
Options: a ) 16.7 % , b ) 23.33 % , c ) 25 % , d ) 33.3 % , e ) 46.7 %

Answer: e

Question: Problem: a merchant purchased a jacket for $ 42 and then determined a selling price that equalled the purchase price of the jacket plus a markup that was 30 percent of the selling price . during a sale , the merchant discounted the selling price by 20 percent and sold the jacket . what was the merchant ' s gross profit on this sale ?
Options: a ) $ 0 , b ) $ 3 , c ) $ 6 , d ) $ 12 , e ) $ 15

Answer:
c