question: A man, a woman and a boy can complete a job in 3, 4 and 12 days respectively. How many boys must assist 1 man and 1 woman to complete the job in 1/4 of a day?
Options:
(A) 22
(B) 77
(C) 12
(D) 41
(E) 76
answer: Stream of consciousness: (1 man + 1 woman)'s 1 day work = (1/3 + 1/4) = 7/12 Work done by 1 man and 1 woman in 1/4 day = (7/12 * 1/4) = 7/48
Remaining work = (1 - 7/48) = 41/48
Work done by 1 boy in 1/4 day = ( 1/12 * 1/4) = 1/48
Number of boys required = 41/48 * 41 = 41. The answer is (D).

q: Ravi can do a piece of work in 25 days while Prakash can do it in 35 days. In how many days will they finish it together?
Options:
(A) 15 7/9 days
(B) 16 17/9 days
(C) 15 1/19 days
(D) 14 7/12 days
(E) 14 7/9 days
a: Stream of consciousness: 1/25 + 1/35 = 12/175
175/12 = 14 7/12 days The answer is (D).

question: What is the are of an equilateral triangle of side 10 cm?
Options:
(A) 663 cm2
(B) 253 cm2
(C) 643 cm2
(D) 645 cm2
(E) 143 cm2
answer: Stream of consciousness: Area of an equilateral triangle = 3/4 S2
If S = 10, Area of triangle = 3/4 * 10 * 10 = 253 cm2; The answer is (B).

q: 10 men and 15 women together can complete a work in 3 days. It takes 100 days for one man alone to complete the same work. How many days will be required for one woman alone to complete the same work?
Options:
(A) 1 2/7 days
(B) 64 2/7 days
(C) 1 7/7 days
(D) 1 8/7 days
(E) 62 2/5 days
a: Stream of consciousness: 1 man's 1 day work = 1/100
(10 men + 15 women)'s 1 day work = 1/3
15 women's 1 day work = (1/3- 10/100) = 7/30
1 woman's 1 day work = 7/450
1 woman alone can complete the work in 64 2/7 days. The answer is (B).

question: The purchase price of an article is $48. In order to include 30% of cost for overhead and to provide $12 of net profit, the markup should be
Options:
(A) 15%
(B) 25%
(C) 35%
(D) 40%
(E) 55%
answer: Stream of consciousness: Cost price of article = 48$
% of overhead cost = 30
Net profit = 12 $
We need to calculate % markup
Net profit as % of cost price = (12/48)*100 = 25%
Total markup should be = 25 + 30 = 55% The answer is (E).

question: Sarah's seafood restaurant gets a delivery of fresh seafood every day, 6 days per week, and her delivery company charges her dollars per delivery plus cents per item delivered. If lst week Sarah's seafood restaurant had an average of x items per day delivered, then which of the following is the total cost, in dollars, of last week's deliveries ?
Options:
(A) 6cdx/100
(B) d + 6cx/100
(C) 6d + xc/100
(D) 6d + 6xc/100
(E) 6cdx
answer:
Stream of consciousness: Answer will be D. Straightforward question. The answer is (D).