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'.

Q: Problem: a merchant purchased a jacket for $ 54 and then determined a selling price that equalled the purchase price of the jacket plus a markup that was 40 percent of the selling price . during a sale , the merchant discounted the selling price by 20 percent and sold the jacket . what was the merchant ’ s gross profit on this sale ? 
Options: a ) $ 0 , b ) $ 3 , c ) $ 4 , d ) $ 12 , e ) $ 18

A: e
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Q: Problem: sarah operated her lemonade stand monday through friday over a two week period and made a total profit of 210 dollars . on hot days she sold cups of lemonade for a price that was 25 percent higher than the regular days . each cup she sold had a total cost of 75 cents and sarah did not incur any other costs . if every day she sold exactly 32 cups and 3 of the days were hot , then what was the price of 1 cup on a hot day ? 
Options: a ) $ 1.50 , b ) $ 1.64 , c ) $ 2.25 , d ) $ 2.50 , e ) $ 3.25

A: b
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Q: Problem: peter invested a certain sum of money in a simple interest bond whose value grew to $ 300 at the end of 3 years and further to $ 400 at the end of another 5 years . what was the rate of interest in which he invested his sum ? 
Options: a ) 12 % , b ) 12.5 % , c ) 6.67 % , d ) 6.25 % , e ) 8.33 %

A:
e
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