question: 80 ? 860 1550 2440 3530
Options:
(A) 370
(B) 840
(C) 750
(D) 860
(E) 960
answer: Stream of consciousness: 10^2 - 20 = 80
20^2 - 30 = 370
30^2 - 40 = 860
40^2 - 50 = 1550
50^2 - 60 = 2440
60^2 - 70 = 3530. The answer is (A).

q: The distance between West-Town to East-Town is 15 kilometers. Two birds start flying simultaneously towards one another, the first leaving from West-Town at a speed of 2 kilometers per minute and the second bird, leaving from East-Town, at a speed of 1 kilometers per minute. What will be the distance, in kilometers, between the meeting point and West-Town?
Options:
(A) 3.
(B) 7.
(C) 10.
(D) 12.
(E) 15.
a: Stream of consciousness: Time taken by the birds to meet = 15/(2 + 1) = 5 mins
Distance traveled by the bird traveling from West-Town = 2 * 5 = 10 The answer is (C).

question: A can do a job in 18 days and B can do it in 30 days. A and B working together will finish twice the amount of work in ------- days?
Options:
(A) 22 1/8
(B) 22 1/2
(C) 22 1/1
(D) 22 1/5
(E) 22 1/9
answer: Stream of consciousness: 1/18 + 1/30 = 8/90 = 4/45
45/4 = 11 *2 = 22 1/2 days The answer is (B).

q: Find the largest 4 digit number which isexactly divisible by 88?
Options:
(A) 8560
(B) 8950
(C) 9944
(D) 10000
(E) 10200
a: Stream of consciousness: Largest 4 digit number is 9999
After doing 9999 88 we get remainder 55
Hence largest 4 digit number exactly divisible by 88 = 9999 - 55 = 9944 The answer is (C).

question: An equity analyst needs to select 2 stocks for the upcoming year and rank these securities in terms of their investment potential. If the analyst has narrowed down the list of potential stocks to 5, in how many ways can she choose and rank her top 2 picks?
Options:
(A) 20
(B) 30
(C) 10
(D) 40
(E) 80
answer: Stream of consciousness: Number of ways of choosing 2 stocks = 5C2
Number of ways of ranking the chosen stocks = 2!
Hence total ways of chosing and ranking = 5C2 * 2! = 20 The answer is (A).

question: Find the least number must be subtracted from 531742 so that remaining no.is divisible by 3?
Options:
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 1
(D) 2
(E) 3
answer:
Stream of consciousness: On dividing 531742 by 3 we get the remainder 1, so 1 should be subtracted The answer is (C).