question: The compound ratio of 2/3, 6/7, 1/3 and 1/8 is given by?
Options:
(A) 1/48
(B) 1/42
(C) 1/46
(D) 1/47
(E) 1/43
answer: Stream of consciousness: 2/3 * 6/7 * 1/3 * 1/8 = 1/42 The answer is (B).
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question: Find the product of the localvalue and absolutevalue of 5 in 20568?
Options:
(A) 1000
(B) 2500
(C) 1200
(D) 5000
(E) 1600
answer: Stream of consciousness: Local value of 5 = 5 x 100 = 500
Place value of 5 = 5
There fore = 5 x 500 = 2500 The answer is (B).
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question: What is the difference between 80% of 170 and 35% of 300.
Options:
(A) 30
(B) 29
(C) 37
(D) 36
(E) 31
answer: Stream of consciousness: (80/100) * 170 (35/100) * 300
136 - 105 = 31 The answer is (E).
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question: There are 3 fictions and 6 non-fictions. How many cases are there such that 2 fictions and 2 non-fictions are selected from them?
Options:
(A) 90
(B) 120
(C) 45
(D) 180
(E) 200
answer:
Stream of consciousness: Number of ways of selecting 2 fiction books = 3C2
Number of ways of selecting 2 non fiction books = 6C2
3C2 * 6C2 = 3 * 15 = 45 The answer is (C).
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