q: John left home and drove at the rate of 35 mph for 2 hours. He stopped for lunch then drove for another 3 hours at the rate of 55 mph to reach his destination. How many miles did John drive?
Options:
(A) 235 miles.
(B) 245 miles.
(C) 255 miles.
(D) 265 miles.
(E) 275 miles.
a: Stream of consciousness: The total distance D traveled by John is given by
D = 35 * 2 + 3 * 55 = 235 miles. The answer is (A).

question: Solve below question 6x - 1 = -13
Options:
(A) -8
(B) -2
(C) -5
(D) -4
(E) 1
answer: Stream of consciousness: 1. Subtract 1 from both sides: 6x - 1 + 1 = -13 + 1 2. Simplify both sides: 6x = -12 3. Divide both sides by 6: 4. Simplify both sides: x = -2 The answer is (B).

q: Find the product of the local value and absolute value of 4 in 20468?
Options:
(A) 1000
(B) 1100
(C) 1200
(D) 1340
(E) 1600
a: Stream of consciousness: Local value of 4 = 4 x 100 = 400
Place value of 4 = 4
There fore = 4 x 400 = 1600 The answer is (E).

question: A can do a piece of work in 4 hours; B and C together can do it in 3 hours, which A and C together can do it in 2 hours. How long will B alone take to do it?
Options:
(A) 1/19
(B) 1/11
(C) 1/12
(D) 1/17
(E) 1/14
answer: Stream of consciousness: A's 1 hour work = 1/4;
(B + C)'s 1 hour work = 1/3;
(A + C)'s 1 hour work = 1/2
(A + B + C)'s 1 hour work = (1/4 + 1/3) = 7/12
B's 1 hour work = (7/12 + 1/2) = 1/12
B alone will take 12 hours to do the work. The answer is (C).

q: A train 240 m in length crosses a telegraph post in 16 seconds. The speed of the train is?
Options:
(A) 22
(B) 71
(C) 54
(D) 77
(E) 99
a: Stream of consciousness: S = 240/16 * 18/5 = 54 kmph The answer is (C).

q: There are 3 teams each with 8 basket players. How many combinations are there if we were to pick 2 players from the 3 teams such that no team was picked twice?
Options:
(A) 50
(B) 23
(C) 192
(D) 28
(E) 45
a:
Stream of consciousness: There are altogether three arrangements, which are we can select two members each from team A and B, each from team A and C, and each from team B and C. For each arrangement, there are altogether 64 possibilities (8*8) since each team has 8 players. So there are a total of 192 possibilities (64*3). I hope this method is easier for you to understand. The answer is (C).