q: How much 50% of 56 is greater than 30% of 50?
Options:
(A) 18
(B) 99
(C) 13
(D) 55
(E) 71
a: Stream of consciousness: (50/100) * 56 (30/100) * 50
28 - 15 = 13 The answer is (C).

question: On average, the bottle-nosed dolphin comes up for air once every three minutes; the beluga whale, a close relative, comes up for air on average once every six minutes. The number of times a bottle-nosed dolphin would come up for air in a 24 hour period is approximately what percent greater than the number of times a beluga whale would come up for air in that same period?
Options:
(A) 25%
(B) 50%
(C) 75%
(D) 100%
(E) 150%
answer: Stream of consciousness: Dolphin once in 3 min;
Beluga once in 6 min;
So, dolphin comes up 2 times frequently than beluga, which is 150% (6-3)/2*100. The answer is (E).

q: If Rs. 510 be divided among A, B, C in such a way that A gets 2/3 of what B gets and B gets 1/4 of what C gets, then their shares are respectively:
Options:
(A) Rs. 60, Rs. 90, Rs. 389
(B) Rs. 60, Rs. 90, Rs. 360
(C) Rs. 60, Rs. 90, Rs. 368
(D) Rs. 60, Rs. 90, Rs. 329
(E) Rs. 60, Rs. 30, Rs. 329
a: Stream of consciousness: (A = 2/3 B and B = 1/4 C) = A/B = 2/3 and B/C = 1/4
A:B = 2:3 and B:C = 1:4 = 3:12
A:B:C = 2:3:12
A;s share = 510 * 2/17 = Rs. 60
B's share = 510 * 3/17 = Rs. 90
C's share = 510 * 12/17 = Rs. 360. The answer is (B).

question: Solve below question 3x - 5 = -20
Options:
(A) -8
(B) -9
(C) -5
(D) -4
(E) 1
answer: Stream of consciousness: 1. Subtract 1 from both sides: 3x - 5 + 5 = -20 + 5 2. Simplify both sides: 3x = -15 3. Divide both sides by 3: 4. Simplify both sides: x = -5 The answer is (C).

q: A man rows his boat 120 km downstream and 92 km upstream, taking 4 hours each time. Find the speed of the stream?
Options:
(A) 6 kmph
(B) 4 kmph
(C) 2 kmph
(D) 8 kmph
(E) 1 kmph
a: Stream of consciousness: Speed downstream = d/t = 120/(4) = 30 kmph
Speed upstream = d/t = 92/(4) = 23 kmph
The speed of the stream = (30 - 23)/2 = 4 kmph The answer is (B).

q: A train 400 meters long completely crosses a 300 meters long bridge in 45 seconds. What is the speed of the train is?
Options:
(A) 32
(B) 56
(C) 29
(D) 27
(E) 21
a:
Stream of consciousness: S = (400 + 300)/45 = 700/45 * 18/5 = 56 The answer is (B).