question: The total population of city A and city B is 5000 more than the total population of city B and city C. How much lesser is the population in city C as compared to city A?
Options:
(A) 8500
(B) 3500
(C) 4500
(D) 5000
(E) 1500
answer: Stream of consciousness: (A + B) - (B + C) = 5000
A - C = 5000 The answer is (D).

q: A can do a job in 18 days and B can do it in 30 days. A and B working together will finish twice the amount of work in ------- days?
Options:
(A) 22 1/8
(B) 22 1/2
(C) 22 1/1
(D) 22 1/5
(E) 22 1/9
a: Stream of consciousness: 1/18 + 1/30 = 8/90 = 4/45
45/4 = 11 *2 = 22 1/2 days The answer is (B).

question: A corporation triples its annual bonus to 50 of its employees. What percent W of the employees' new bonus is the increase?
Options:
(A) 50%
(B) 6623%
(C) 100%
(D) 200%
(E) 300%
answer: Stream of consciousness: W of the employees' new bonus is the increase Hence The answer is (B).

q: Anil can do a work in 15 days while Sunil can do it in 25 days. How long will they take if both work together?
Options:
(A) 3 4/9 days
(B) 8 4/9 days
(C) 9 3/8 days
(D) 6 3/8 days
(E) none of these
a: Stream of consciousness: 1/15 + 1/25 = 8/75
75/8 = 9 3/8 days The answer is (C).

question: In a school of 450 boys, 44% of Muslims, 28% Hindus, 10% Sikhs and the remaining of other communities. How many belonged to the other communities?
Options:
(A) 72
(B) 75
(C) 80
(D) 81
(E) 90
answer: Stream of consciousness: 44 + 28 + 10 = 82%
100 82 = 18%
450 * 18/100 = 81 The answer is (D).

question: in how many ways can six members be selected from a group of ten members?
Options:
(A) 10C6
(B) 10C4
(C) 10C9
(D) 10C2
(E) 10C1
answer:
Stream of consciousness: Six members can be selected from ten members in
10C6 = 10C4 ways. The answer is (B).