instruction:
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.
question:
Problem: in a mayoral election, candidate x received 1 / 2 more votes than candidate y, and candidate y received 2 / 5 fewer votes than z. if z received 25000 votes how many votes did candidate x received ?
Options: a. 18000, b. 22500, c. 24000, d. 26000, e. 32000
answer:
b

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Problem: a merchant marks goods up by 80 % and then offers a discount on the marked price. the profit that the merchant makes after offering the discount is 35 %. what % discount did the merchant offer ?
Options: a. 20 %, b. 25 %, c. 30 %, d. 35 %, e. 40 %
answer:
b

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Problem: john and david can finish a job together in 2 hours. if john can do the job by himself in 3 hours, what percent of the job does david do ?
Options: a. 36.33 %, b. 33.33 %, c. 39.33 %, d. 40.33 %, e. 33 %
answer:
b