q: If a company allocates 10 percent of its budget to advertising, 10 percent to capital improvements, and 72 percent to salaries, what fraction of its budget remains for other allocations?
Options:
(A) 4/5
(B) 2/25
(C) 3/10
(D) 1/5
(E) 1/10
a: OK... 10 + 10 + 72 = 92% 100 - 92 = 8% to all others
The answer is (B).

q: A merchant can place 8 large boxes or 10 small boxes into a carton for shipping. In one shipment, he sent a total of 96 boxes. If there are more large boxes than small boxes, how many cartons did he ship?
Options:
(A) 13
(B) 25
(C) 17
(D) 12
(E) 11
a: OK... 11 cartons total
7 large boxes (7 * 8 = 56 boxes)
4 small boxes (4 *10 = 40 boxes
11 total cartons and 96 boxes
The answer is (E).

q: If 4 men can colour 48 m long cloth in 2 days, then 2 men can colour 36 m long cloth in
Options:
(A) 1 day
(B) 2 days
(C) 3 days
(D) 4 days
(E) 5 days
a:
OK... The length of cloth painted by one man in one day = 48 / 4 2 = 6 m
No. of days required to paint 36 m cloth by 6 men = 36/ 6 2 = 3 day.
The answer is (C).