q: The volume of a certain substance is always directly proportional to its weight. If 48 cubic inches of the substance weigh 114 ounces, what is the volume, in cubic inches, of 63 ounces of this substance?
Options:
(A) 27
(B) 26
(C) 42
(D) 64
(E) 147
a: Stream of consciousness: 112 ounces of a substance has a volume of 48 cubic inches
63 ounces of a substance has a volume of (48/114)*63 = 26 cubic inches The answer is (B).

question: Every day, Fred takes the train to travel from his work back to Alkmaar, his place of residence. Usually, he arrives at the station of Alkmaar at six o'clock, and exactly at that moment, his wife picks him up by car. Yesterday evening, Fred took an earlier train, without informing his wife, and therefore he already was at the station of Alkmaar at five o'clock. He decided to walk part of the way to meet his wife. When he met the car with his wife, he drove home with her. In this way, they were home ten minutes earlier than normal. Fred's wife always drives the entire way between home and station at the same constant speed.How long did Fred walk yesterday evening?
Options:
(A) 55
(B) 45
(C) 58
(D) 65
(E) 59
answer: Stream of consciousness: Fred's wife needed to drive ten minutes less than usual, which is five minutes less in the direction of the station and five minutes less back home. Therefore, Fred met his wife at five minutes to six. He had walked already since five o'clock, so he walked 55 minutes in total. The answer is (A).

q: Find the odd man out
253, 136, 352, 329, 631, 244
Options:
(A) 329
(B) 136
(C) 352
(D) 631
(E) 531
a: Stream of consciousness: The sum all three digits comes to 10 except 329 The answer is (A).

question: If n is the smallest integer such that 432 times n is the square of an integer, what is the value of n?
Options:
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 6
(D) 12
(E) 24
answer: Stream of consciousness: The prime factorization of a square has to have even powers of all its prime factors. If the original number has a factor, say of 7, then when it's squared, the square will have a factor of 7^2. Another way to say that is: any positive integer all of whose prime factors have even powers must be a perfect square of some other integer. Look at the prime factorization of 432
432 = (2^4)*(3^3)
The factor of 2 already has an even power - that's all set. The factor of 3 currently has an odd power. If n = 3, then 432*n would have an even power of 2 and an even power of 3; therefore, it would be a perfect square. Thus, n = 3 is a choice that makes 432*n a perfect square. The answer is (B).

q: A train 210 meters long is running with a speed of 54 kmph. The time taken by it to cross a tunnel 120 meters long is?
Options:
(A) 29
(B) 22
(C) 48
(D) 99
(E) 11
a: Stream of consciousness: D = 210 + 120 = 330
S = 54 * 5/18 = 15 mps
T = 330/15 = 22 sec The answer is (B).

q: A certain debt will be paid in 52 installments from January 1 to December 31 of a certain year. Each of the first 25 payments is to be $500; each of the remaining payments is to be $100 more than each of the first 25 payments. What is the average (arithmetic mean) payment that will be made on the debt for the year?
Options:
(A) 500
(B) 450
(C) 552
(D) 600
(E) 400
a:
Stream of consciousness: Total = 500(25) + 600(27)
Number of installments = 52
Average = Total/Number of installments = 552 approximately The answer is (C).