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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.
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Problem: the average age of 17 persons in a office is 15 years. out of these, the average age of 5 of them is 14 years and that of the other 9 persons is 16 years. the age of the 15 th person is ?
Options: a. 39, b. 41, c. 45, d. 42, e. 50
answer:
b

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Problem: if the range q of the 6 numbers 4, 314, 710 and x is 12, what is the difference between the greatest possible value of x and least possible value of x ?
Options: a. 0, b. 2, c. 12, d. 13, e. 15
answer:
d

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Problem: in a certain country 1 / 5 of 8 = 4. assuming the same proportion, what would be the value of 1 / 4 of 16 ?
Options: a. 13, b. 12, c. 10, d. 16, e. 14
answer:
c