q: A man can buy a new house in 4 years with all of his earnings. But he spend the same amount in household expenses in 8 years and for savings in 12 years. How many time needed for buying the house?
Options:
(A) 12
(B) 20
(C) 30
(D) 15
(E) 24
a: Stream of consciousness: His savings in 1 year = 1/4 - (1/8+ 1/12) = 1/24
He can buy a new house in 24 years The answer is (E).

question: If a square and a rhombus stand on the same base, then the ratio of the areas of the square and the rhombus is?
Options:
(A) 1:1
(B) 1:2
(C) 1:9
(D) 1:6
(E) 1:4
answer: Stream of consciousness: A square and a rhombus on the same base are equal in are The answer is (A).

q: If 6x = 8y = 10z, then what is a possible sum of positive integers x, y, and z?
Options:
(A) 52
(B) 58
(C) 84
(D) 94
(E) 168
a: Stream of consciousness: 6x = 8y = 10z
3x = 4y = 5z
3(4*5) = 4(3*5) = 5(3*4)
Addition = 20+15+12 = 47
Answer would be multiple of 47 which is 94 The answer is (D).

question: The no. of girls in a class are seven times the no. of boys, which value cannever be the of total students?
Options:
(A) 10
(B) 15
(C) 30
(D) 34
(E) 36
answer: Stream of consciousness: Let the boys are X, then girls are 7X, total = X+7X = 8X
So it should be multiple of 8, 30 is not a multiple of 8. The answer is (C).

q: A train 540 meters long is running with a speed of 54 kmph. The time taken by it to cross a tunnel 180 meters long is?
Options:
(A) 18 sec
(B) 28 sec
(C) 48 sec
(D) 29 sec
(E) 24 sec
a: Stream of consciousness: D = 540 + 180 = 720
S = 54 * 5/18 = 15 mps
T = 720/15 = 48 se The answer is (C).

q: The average age of 6 men increases by 2 years when two women are included in place of two men of ages 20 and 24 years. Find the average age of the women?
Options:
(A) 24
(B) 25
(C) 26
(D) 27
(E) 28
a:
Stream of consciousness: 20 + 24 + 6 * 2 = 56/2 = 28 The answer is (E).