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: exactly 35 % of the reporters for a certain wire service cover local politics in country x. if 30 % of the reporters who cover politics for the wire service do not cover local politics in country x, what percent of the reporters for the wire service do not cover politics ?
Options: a. 20 %, b. 42 %, c. 44 %, d. 50 %, e. 84 %
d

Problem: x does a work in 20 days. y does the same work in 40 days. in how many days they together will do the same work ?
Options: a. 10, b. 12, c. 20, d. 30, e. 13.33
e

Problem: a can do a half of certain work in 70 days and b one third of the same in 35 days. they together will do the whole work in ?
Options: a. 1 / 65, b. 1 / 62, c. 1 / 63, d. 1 / 60, e. 1 / 61
d