Instructions: In this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on the general math. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.
Input: Problem: a charitable woman gave one penny more than half pennies in her purse to a farmer . afterwards she came across a beggar whom she gave 2 pennies more than half of what she had in her purse . in the end she gave 3 pennies more than half of what she had in her purse and left with a penny with her to a boy . find what she had in the beginning ?
Options: a ) 41 , b ) 42 , c ) 43 , d ) 44 , e ) 45
Output:
b