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'.

[EX Q]: Problem: a money lender finds that due to a fall in the annual rate of interest from 8 % to 7 2 / 7 % his yearly income diminishes by rs . 61.50 . his capital is
Options: a ) 22.378 , b ) 87.86 , c ) 246.0 , d ) 78.88 , e ) 127.71
[EX A]: b

[EX Q]: Problem: the workforce of company x is 60 % female . the company hired 24 additional male workers , and as a result , the percent of female workers dropped to 55 % . how many employees did the company have after hiring the additional male workers ?
Options: a ) 160 , b ) 220 , c ) 288 , d ) 360 , e ) 420
[EX A]: c

[EX Q]: Problem: fox jeans regularly sell for $ 15 a pair and pony jeans regularly sell for $ 18 a pair . during a sale these regular unit prices are discounted at different rates so that a total of $ 3 is saved by purchasing 5 pairs of jeans : 3 pairs of fox jeans and 2 pairs of pony jeans . if the sum of the two discounts rates is 18 percent , what is the discount rate on pony jeans ?
Options: a ) 9 % , b ) 56.6 % , c ) 11 % , d ) 12 % , e ) 15 %
[EX A]:
b