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

question: The compound ratio of 2/3, 6/7, 1/3 and 1/9 is given by?
Options:
(A) 7/98
(B) 1/48
(C) 4/189
(D) 1/96
(E) 1/68
answer: Stream of consciousness: 2/3 * 6/7 * 1/3 * 1/9 = 12/567 = 4/189 The answer is (C).

q: You are filling up your car with gas. Your tank can hold 19 gallons. Your car started with x gallons in it. You paid $20 in gas. What was the cost of gas per gallon?
Options:
(A) 19/20
(B) x/20
(C) (19-x) /20
(D) x-19) /20
(E) 19+20/x
a: Stream of consciousness: Amount of gas you added to your car: 19-x
Price per gallon: (19-x)/20 The answer is (C).

question: A carpenter is building a frame for a wall painting. The painting is in the shape of a rectangle. If the sides of the rectangle are in the ratio of 3:2 and the shorter side has a length of 22 inches, how many inches of framing material does the carpenter need to frame the painting?
Options:
(A) 12
(B) 22 1/2
(C) 37 1/2
(D) 50
(E) 28
answer: Stream of consciousness: (22/2) ( 2+3) * 2 = 28 = The answer is (E).

q: The length of a rectangle is increased by 15% and its breadth is decreased by 20%. What is the effect on its area?
Options:
(A) 1288
(B) 1299
(C) 1000
(D) 10000
(E) 9200
a: Stream of consciousness: 100 * 100 = 10000
115 * 80 = 9200 The answer is (E).

q: Efrida and Frazer who live 15 miles apart, meet at a restaurant that is directly north of Efrida's home and directly east of Frazer's home. If the restaurant is two miles closer to Efrida's home, than to Frazer's home, how many miles is the restaurant from Frazer's home?
Options:
(A) 6
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 10
(E) 13
a:
Stream of consciousness: It's a simple geometry problem. Look at the diagram below: The answer is (E).