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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'.
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Problem: shawn invested one half of his savings in a bond that paid simple interest for 2 years and received $ 550 as interest . he invested the remaining in a bond that paid compound interest , interest being compounded annually , for the same 2 years at the same rate of interest and received $ 605 as interest . what was the value of his total savings before investing in these two bonds ?
Options: a ) $ 2,750 , b ) $ 5,500 , c ) $ 11,000 , d ) $ 22,000 , e ) $ 44,000
answer:
a

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Problem: company p had 15 percent more employees in december than it had in january . if company p had 480 employees in december , how many employees did it have in january ?
Options: a ) 391 , b ) 417 , c ) 410 , d ) 423 , e ) 445
answer:
b

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Problem: sales price is $ 91 , gross profit is 160 % of cost , what is the value of gross profit ?
Options: a ) 32 , b ) 33 , c ) 39 , d ) 40 , e ) 56
answer:
e