Final answer:
The student's question was a maths problem about the number of sheets torn from a book, given pages 7, 8, 50, 51, 100, 101, 175, 176, 222, 223, 300, 301. By understanding that each sheet represents two printed pages and considering typical book printing patterns, the answer is eight sheets, which is not listed in the multiple-choice options provided.
Step-by-step explanation:
The subject question pertains to determining the count of sheets of paper a boy tore out from a book. When we consider a book typical to the one described, each leaf (or folio) of paper printed on both sides would represent two pages. Thus, tearing out a sequence of pages like 7, 8 would imply a single sheet has been removed because the numbers are consecutive and would be printed on the front and back of one sheet. When we look at the list of pages removed - 7, 8, 50, 51, 100, 101, 175, 176, 222, 223, 300, 301 - we can pair them up as consecutive numbers representing a single sheet: (7-8), (50-51), (100-101), (175-176), (222-223), (300-301).
This results in six sheets of paper being removed. However, the sequence also has some special cases: pages 50 and 51, as well as 100 and 101, are facing pages but are from different sheets (as they are divisible by 50). Each of the mentioned pairs is a continuation of a sequence, suggesting that there is an additional sheet for each of them that contains pages 49 and 52, 99 and 102. Therefore, those pairs account for two sheets each, taking the total number of sheets torn out to eight. The final answer is eight sheets, not reflected in any of the given options (a) through (d).