q: The no. of girls in a class are seven times the no. of boys, which value cannever be the of total students?
Options:
(A) 23
(B) 25
(C) 30
(D) 36
(E) 39
a: Stream of consciousness: Let the boys are X, then girls are 7X, total = X+7X = 8X
So it should be multiple of 8, 30 is not a multiple of 8. The answer is (C).

question: Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 15 and 30 minutes respectively, and a third pipe C can empty it in 40 minutes. How long will it take to fill the cistern if all the three are opened at the same time?
Options:
(A) 17 1/4 min
(B) 28 1/7 min
(C) 17 1/7 min
(D) 13 3/7 min
(E) 17 5/7 min
answer: Stream of consciousness: 1/15 + 1/30 - 1/40 = 9/120
120/9 = 13 3/7 The answer is (D).

q: If the given two numbers are respectively 6% and 18% of a third number, then what percentage is the first of the second ?
Options:
(A) 20%
(B) 25%
(C) 18%
(D) 33 1/3%
(E) none of these
a: Stream of consciousness: Here, l = 6 and m = 18
Therefore, first number = l/m x 100% of second number = 6/18 x 100% of second number = 33 1/3% of second number The answer is (D).

question: If a man can cover 12 metres in one second, how many kilometres can he cover in 3 hours 45 minutes?
Options:
(A) 192 km
(B) 162 km
(C) 172 km
(D) 168 km
(E) 112 km
answer: Stream of consciousness: 12 m/s = 12 * 18/5 kmph
3 hours 45 minutes = 3 3/4 hours = 15/4 hours
Distance = speed * time = 12 * 18/5 * 15/4 km = 162 km. The answer is (B).

q: If man pays 20 for each km which he travels by taxi
and 10 for each km which he travels by bus. If in one
week he payed 800 for traveling 60 km. How many kilometers did he travel by taxi ?
Options:
(A) 23
(B) 78
(C) 27
(D) 29
(E) 20
a: Stream of consciousness: Let the distance covered by the taxi be 'x' km. Then, distance covered by bus = (60 x) km. 20x + 10 (60 x)20x + 600 10x = 800 10x = 200 x = 20 km. He traveled 20 km by taxi. The answer is (E).

q: Grace has 17 jellybeans in her pocket. She has 9 red ones, 4 green ones, and 4 blue ones. What is the minimum number of jellybeans she must take out of her pocket to ensure that she has one of each color?
Options:
(A) 4
(B) 8
(C) 12
(D) 14
(E) 16
a:
Stream of consciousness: The worst scenario is when she takes 9 red and 4 green, total of 13 jellybeans, and still doesn't have 3 distinct colors. But the next draw (14th) will surely be the third color jellybean (blue) as there is no other color jellybeans left in pocket. The answer is (D).