question:Eddy and Freddy start simultaneously from city A and they travel to City B and City C respectively. Eddy takes 3 hours and Freddy takes 4 hours to complete the journey. If the distance between City A and City B is 600 kms and City A and City C is 460 kms. What is the ratio of their average speed of travel? (Eddy: Freddy)
Options:
(A) 8/3
(B) 3/8
(C) 8/5
(D) 5/8
(E) 40/23
answer:(E)
Stream of consciousness:Distance traveled by Eddy = 600 km
Time taken by Eddy = 3 hours
Average speed of Eddy = 600/3 = 200 km/hour
Distance traveled by Freddy = 460 km
Time taken by Freddy = 4 hours
Average speed of Freddy = 460/4 = 115 km/hour
Ratio of average speed of Eddy to Freddy = 200/115 = 40/23

question:30 pens and 75 pencils were purchased for 690. If the average price of a pencil was 2.00, find the average price of a pen.
Options:
(A) 10
(B) 11
(C) 18
(D) 13
(E) 14
answer:(C)
Stream of consciousness:Since average price of a pencil = 2
Price of 75 pencils = 150
Price of 30 pens = (690 150) = 540
Average price of a pen = 54060 = 18

question:Some persons can do a piece of work in 16 days. Two times the number of these people will do half of that work in?
Options:
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
(E) 8
answer:
(B)
Stream of consciousness:16/ (2 * 2) = 4 days