Question: John makes $60 a week from his job. He earns a raise andnow makes $78 a week. What is the % increase?
Options:
(A) 16.12%
(B) 16.66%
(C) 30%
(D) 17.66%
(E) 18.1%
Answer: Increase = (18/60)*100 = (3/10)*100 = 30%.
The answer is (C).

Question: In 2005, 30 percent of the math department's 40 students were female, and in 2007, 40 percent of the math department's 65 students were female. What was the percent increase from 2005 to 2007 in the number of female students in the department?
Options:
(A) 15%
(B) 116%
(C) 136%
(D) 155%
(E) 160%
Answer: Female students in 2005 = 30% of 40 = 12
Female students in 2007 = 40% of 65 = 26
Percentage increase = [(26 - 12)/12] *100 % = 116%
The answer is (B).

Question: 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) 287 sec
(B) 288 sec
(C) 48 sec
(D) 16 sec
(E) 17 sec
Answer: D = 540 + 180 = 720
S = 54 * 5/18 = 15 mps
T = 720/15 = 48 se
The answer is (C).

Question: The average amount with a group of seven numbers is Rs. 30. If the newly joined member has Rs. 60 with him, what was the average amount with the group before his joining the group?
Options:
(A) s. 25.6
(B) s. 25
(C) s. 16.6
(D) s. 26
(E) s. 25.6
Answer:
Total members in the group = 7
Average amount = Rs. 30
Total amount with them = 7 * 30 = Rs. 210
One number has Rs. 60. So, the amount with remaining 6 people = 210 - 60 = Rs. 150
The average amount with them = 150/6 = Rs. 25
The answer is (B).