question: If a company allocates 25 percent of its budget to advertising, 15 percent to capital improvements, and 55 percent to salaries, what fraction of its budget remains for other allocations?
Options:
(A) 4/5
(B) 3/5
(C) 3/10
(D) 1/20
(E) 1/40
answer: Stream of consciousness: 25 + 15 + 55 = 95% 100 - 95 = 5% to all others The answer is (D).

q: A football field is 9600 square yards. If 1200 pounds of fertilizer are spread evenly across the entire field, how many pounds of fertilizer were spread over an area of the field totaling 5600 square yards?
Options:
(A) 450
(B) 600
(C) 700
(D) 2400
(E) 3200
a: Stream of consciousness: Answer C) 9600 yards need 1200 lbs
1 Yard will need 1200/9600 = 1/8 lbs
3600 Yards will need 1/8* 5600 Yards = 700lbs The answer is (C).

question: 25 children are going to a picnic. What is the smallest number of cakes that must be brought to the picnic so that each child receives the same number of cakes?
Options:
(A) 35
(B) 40
(C) 15
(D) 75
(E) 9
answer: Stream of consciousness: The number of children going to the picnic are 25
The answer will be D because only 75 is divisible by 25 The answer is (D).

q: An analyst will recommend a combination of 2 industrial stocks, 2 transportation stocks, and 2 utility stocks. If the analyst can choose from 5 industrial stocks, 4 transportation stocks, and 3 utility stocks, how many different combinations of 6 stocks are possible?
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Options:
(A) 12
(B) 19
(C) 60
(D) 180
(E) 720
a: Stream of consciousness: 5C2 * 4C2 * 3C2 = 10*6*3 = 180. The answer is (D).

question: A man took loan from a bank at the rate of 12% p.a. simple interest. After 3 years he had to pay Rs. 5400 interest only for the period. The principal amount borrowed by him was.
Options:
(A) 15000
(B) 2655
(C) 16888
(D) 6677
(E) 1871
answer: Stream of consciousness: Principal = Rs. (100 x 5400)/(12*3) = Rs. 15000. The answer is (A).

question: The average of 11 results is 53, if the average of first six results is 49 and that of the last six is 52. Find the sixth result?
Options:
(A) A) 46
(B) B) 23
(C) C) 66
(D) D) 76
(E) E) 74
answer:
Stream of consciousness: 1 to 11 = 11 * 53 = 583
1 to 6 = 6 * 49 = 294
6 to 11 = 6 * 52 = 312
6th = 294 + 312 583 = 23 The answer is (B).