question: Anmol can eat 27 pastries in a hour.
Aakriti can eat 2 pastries in 10 minutes.
Divya can eat 7 pastries in 20 minutes.
How long will it take them to eat a 420 pastries ?
Options:
(A) 2 hours.
(B) 1 hours.
(C) 5 hours.
(D) 4 hours.
(E) 7 hours.
answer: Stream of consciousness: In one hour, Anmol eats 27 pastries, Aakriti eats 12, and Divya eats 21. A total of 60 pastries. Therefore 420 pastries would take 420 ÷ 60 = 7 hours. The answer is (E).


q: A and B can do a work in 5 days and 10 days respectively. A starts the work and B joins him after 3 days. In how many days can they complete the remaining work?
Options:
(A) 4/3 days
(B) 2 days
(C) 8 days
(D) 3 days
(E) 9 days
a: Stream of consciousness: Work done by A in 3 days = 3/5
Remaining work = 2/5
Work done by both A and B in one day = 1/5 + 1/10 = 3/10
Remaining work = 2/5 * 10/3 = 4/3 days. The answer is (A).


question: In how many ways can you seat 4 people on a bench if one of them, Rohit, does not want to sit on the middle seat or at either end?
Options:
(A) 720
(B) 6
(C) 2880
(D) 5040
(E) 10080
answer: Stream of consciousness: Since Rohit does not want to sit on the middle seat or at either end (3 chairs), then he can choose 1 chairs to sit. The remaining 3 people can sit in 3! ways. Thus the # of arrangements is 1*3! = 6. The answer is (B).


q: How much 60% of 50 is greater than 30% of 30?
Options:
(A) 21
(B) 91
(C) 11
(D) 17
(E) 12
a: Stream of consciousness: (60/100) * 50 – (30/100) * 30
30 - 9 = 21 The answer is (A).


question: Which of the following CANNOT be weighed using a balance scale and these unit weights: 2, 4, 7, and 10
Options:
(A) 16
(B) 15
(C) 18
(D) 19
(E) 21
answer: Stream of consciousness: A. 13 (can be weighed by keeping weights of 10, 2 and 4 )
B. 15 (cannot be weighed)
C. 17 (can be weighed by keeping weights of 10 and 7 kg)
D. 19(can be weighed by keeping weights of 10, 2 and 7 kg)
E. 21 (can be weighed by keeping weights of 10, 7 and 4 kg) The answer is (B).


question: In what time a sum of money double itself at 3% per annum simple interest?
Options:
(A) 36 1/3%
(B) 33 1/3%
(C) 33 1/6%
(D) 63 1/3%
(E) 23 1/3%
answer:
Stream of consciousness: P = (P*3*R)/100
R = 33 1/3% The answer is (B).
question: Anmol can eat 27 pastries in a hour.
Aakriti can eat 2 pastries in 10 minutes.
Divya can eat 7 pastries in 20 minutes.
How long will it take them to eat a 420 pastries ?
Options:
(A) 2 hours.
(B) 1 hours.
(C) 5 hours.
(D) 4 hours.
(E) 7 hours.
answer: Stream of consciousness: In one hour, Anmol eats 27 pastries, Aakriti eats 12, and Divya eats 21. A total of 60 pastries. Therefore 420 pastries would take 420 ÷ 60 = 7 hours. The answer is (E).


q: A and B can do a work in 5 days and 10 days respectively. A starts the work and B joins him after 3 days. In how many days can they complete the remaining work?
Options:
(A) 4/3 days
(B) 2 days
(C) 8 days
(D) 3 days
(E) 9 days
a: Stream of consciousness: Work done by A in 3 days = 3/5
Remaining work = 2/5
Work done by both A and B in one day = 1/5 + 1/10 = 3/10
Remaining work = 2/5 * 10/3 = 4/3 days. The answer is (A).


question: In how many ways can you seat 4 people on a bench if one of them, Rohit, does not want to sit on the middle seat or at either end?
Options:
(A) 720
(B) 6
(C) 2880
(D) 5040
(E) 10080
answer: Stream of consciousness: Since Rohit does not want to sit on the middle seat or at either end (3 chairs), then he can choose 1 chairs to sit. The remaining 3 people can sit in 3! ways. Thus the # of arrangements is 1*3! = 6. The answer is (B).


q: How much 60% of 50 is greater than 30% of 30?
Options:
(A) 21
(B) 91
(C) 11
(D) 17
(E) 12
a: Stream of consciousness: (60/100) * 50 – (30/100) * 30
30 - 9 = 21 The answer is (A).


question: Which of the following CANNOT be weighed using a balance scale and these unit weights: 2, 4, 7, and 10
Options:
(A) 16
(B) 15
(C) 18
(D) 19
(E) 21
answer: Stream of consciousness: A. 13 (can be weighed by keeping weights of 10, 2 and 4 )
B. 15 (cannot be weighed)
C. 17 (can be weighed by keeping weights of 10 and 7 kg)
D. 19(can be weighed by keeping weights of 10, 2 and 7 kg)
E. 21 (can be weighed by keeping weights of 10, 7 and 4 kg) The answer is (B).


question: In what time a sum of money double itself at 3% per annum simple interest?
Options:
(A) 36 1/3%
(B) 33 1/3%
(C) 33 1/6%
(D) 63 1/3%
(E) 23 1/3%
answer:
user
Stream of consciousness: P = (P*3*R)/100
R = 33 1/3% The answer is (B).
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question: Anmol can eat 27 pastries in a hour.
Aakriti can eat 2 pastries in 10 minutes.
Divya can eat 7 pastries in 20 minutes.
How long will it take them to eat a 420 pastries ?
Options:
(A) 2 hours.
(B) 1 hours.
(C) 5 hours.
(D) 4 hours.
(E) 7 hours.
answer: Stream of consciousness: In one hour, Anmol eats 27 pastries, Aakriti eats 12, and Divya eats 21. A total of 60 pastries. Therefore 420 pastries would take 420 ÷ 60 = 7 hours. The answer is (E).


q: A and B can do a work in 5 days and 10 days respectively. A starts the work and B joins him after 3 days. In how many days can they complete the remaining work?
Options:
(A) 4/3 days
(B) 2 days
(C) 8 days
(D) 3 days
(E) 9 days
a: Stream of consciousness: Work done by A in 3 days = 3/5
Remaining work = 2/5
Work done by both A and B in one day = 1/5 + 1/10 = 3/10
Remaining work = 2/5 * 10/3 = 4/3 days. The answer is (A).


question: In how many ways can you seat 4 people on a bench if one of them, Rohit, does not want to sit on the middle seat or at either end?
Options:
(A) 720
(B) 6
(C) 2880
(D) 5040
(E) 10080
answer: Stream of consciousness: Since Rohit does not want to sit on the middle seat or at either end (3 chairs), then he can choose 1 chairs to sit. The remaining 3 people can sit in 3! ways. Thus the # of arrangements is 1*3! = 6. The answer is (B).


q: How much 60% of 50 is greater than 30% of 30?
Options:
(A) 21
(B) 91
(C) 11
(D) 17
(E) 12
a: Stream of consciousness: (60/100) * 50 – (30/100) * 30
30 - 9 = 21 The answer is (A).


question: Which of the following CANNOT be weighed using a balance scale and these unit weights: 2, 4, 7, and 10
Options:
(A) 16
(B) 15
(C) 18
(D) 19
(E) 21
answer: Stream of consciousness: A. 13 (can be weighed by keeping weights of 10, 2 and 4 )
B. 15 (cannot be weighed)
C. 17 (can be weighed by keeping weights of 10 and 7 kg)
D. 19(can be weighed by keeping weights of 10, 2 and 7 kg)
E. 21 (can be weighed by keeping weights of 10, 7 and 4 kg) The answer is (B).


question: In what time a sum of money double itself at 3% per annum simple interest?
Options:
(A) 36 1/3%
(B) 33 1/3%
(C) 33 1/6%
(D) 63 1/3%
(E) 23 1/3%
answer:
Stream of consciousness: P = (P*3*R)/100
R = 33 1/3% The answer is (B).