q: Three grades of milk are 2 percent, 3 percent and 5 percent fat by volume. If x gallons of the 2 percent grade, y gallons of the 3 percent grade, and z gallons of the 5 percent grade are mixed to give x+y+z gallons of a 4 percent grade, what is x in terms of y and z?
Options:
(A) y + 3z
(B) (y +z) / 4
(C) 2y + 3z
(D) z/2
(E) 3y + 4.5z
a: Stream of consciousness: Based on the given information, the following equation could be dervied: 2% * x + 4% * y + 5% * z = 4% * (x+y+z) Then use algebra to figure out -2%*x = 0%*y - 1%*z. Thus, 2x = z. The answer is (D).

question: Ronald and Elan are working on an assignment. Ronald takes 6 hours to type 32 pages on a computer, while Elan takes 5 hours to type 40 pages. How much time will they take, working together on two different computers to type an assignment of 110 pages?
Options:
(A) 3 hours
(B) 6 hours
(C) 4 hours
(D) 8 hours
(E) 10 hours
answer: Stream of consciousness: Number of pages typed by Ronald in one hour = 32/6 = 16/3
Number of pages typed by Elan in one hour = 40/5 = 8
Number of pages typed by both in one hour = ((16/3) + 8) = 40/3
Therefore, time taken by both to type 110 pages = 110 x 3/40 = 8 hours. The answer is (D).

q: The average of first four prime numbers greater than 50 is?
Options:
(A) 50
(B) 57
(C) 89
(D) 56
(E) 60
a: Stream of consciousness: 53 + 59 + 61 + 67 = 240/4 = 60 The answer is (E).

question: There are 10 female and 15 male in a work place. In how many ways can a person can be selected?
Options:
(A) 20
(B) 15
(C) 18
(D) 40
(E) 25
answer: Stream of consciousness: No of ways = 10+ 15 = 25 The answer is (E).

q: Imagine a disk spinning like a record player turn table. Half of the disk is black and the other is white. Assume you have an unlimited number of color sensors. How many sensors would you have to place around the disk to determine the direction the disk is spinning? Where would they be placed?
Options:
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
a: Stream of consciousness: 1 sensor between the black and white border on the edge of disk
1 is enough to determine the drection The answer is (A).

q: How many seconds will a train 100 meters long take to cross a bridge 150 meters long if the speed of the train is 36 kmph?
Options:
(A) 22
(B) 28
(C) 25
(D) 77
(E) 88
a:
Stream of consciousness: D = 100 + 150 = 250
S = 36 * 5/18 = 10 mps
T = 250/10 = 25 se The answer is (C).