q: Find 96 98
Options:
(A) 93/198
(B) 93/12
(C) 93/13
(D) 93/10
(E) 93/8
a: Stream of consciousness: Here both numbers are less than 100. So they are deficient of - 4 and - 1 compared with 100. So The answer is (E).
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q: At what rate percent on simple interest will a sum of money double itself in 40 years?
Options:
(A) 3 1/3%
(B) 2 1/2%
(C) 3 9/3%
(D) 3 2/3%
(E) 3 6/3%
a: Stream of consciousness: P = (P*40*R)/100
R = 2 1/2% The answer is (B).
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q: In an office, 20 percent of the workers have at least 5 years of service, and a total of 16 workers have at least 10 years of service. If 90 percent of the workers have fewer than 10 years of service, how many of the workers have at least 5 but fewer than 10 years of service?
Options:
(A) 32
(B) 64
(C) 50
(D) 144
(E) 160
a:
Stream of consciousness: (10/100)Workers = 16 = > number of workers = 160
(20/100)*Workers = x+16 = > x = 32 The answer is (A).
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