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'.

Example Input: Problem: working alone , mary can pave a driveway in 4 hours and hillary can pave the same driveway in 3 hours . when they work together , mary thrives on teamwork so her rate increases by 33.33 % , but hillary becomes distracted and her rate decreases by 50 % . if they both work together , how many hours will it take to pave the driveway ?
Options: a ) 2 hours , b ) 4 hours , c ) 5 hours , d ) 6 hours , e ) 7 hours
Example Output: a

Example Input: Problem: today joelle opened an interest - bearing savings account and deposited $ 5,000 . if the annual interest rate is 5 percent compounded interest , and she neither deposits nor withdraws money for exactly 2 years , how much money will she have in the account ?
Options: a ) $ 6512.50 , b ) $ 7512.50 , c ) $ 5512.50 , d ) $ 4512.50 , e ) $ 5250.00
Example Output: c

Example Input: Problem: a furniture dealer purchased a desk for $ 100 and then set the selling price equal to the purchase price plus a markup that was 40 % of the selling price . if the dealer sold the desk at the selling price , what was the amount of the dealer ' s gross profit from the purchase and the sale of the desk ?
Options: a ) 40 % , b ) 45 % , c ) 50 % , d ) 55 % , e ) 60 %
Example Output:
a