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.

[Q]: Problem: at garage sale, all of the prices of the items sold were different. if the price of a radio sold at the garage sale was both the 9 th highest price and the 35 th lowest price among the prices of the items sold, how many items were sold at the garage sale ?
Options: a. 43, b. 28, c. 44, d. 49, e. 46
[A]: a

[Q]: Problem: there are 750 male and female participants in a meeting. half the female participants and one - quarterof the male participants are democrats. one - third of all the participants are democrats. how many of the democrats are female ?
Options: a. 75, b. 100, c. 125, d. 175, e. 225
[A]: c

[Q]: Problem: a sum of money at simple interest amounts to $ 645 in 3 years and to $ 690 in 4 years. the sum is :
Options: a. $ 153, b. $ 510, c. $ 598, d. $ 549, e. $ 675
[A]:
b