question: A train 540 meters long is running with a speed of 54 kmph. The time taken by it to cross a tunnel 180 meters long is?
Options:
(A) 66 sec
(B) 46 sec
(C) 48 sec
(D) 65 sec
(E) 64 sec
answer: Stream of consciousness: D = 540 + 180 = 720
S = 54 * 5/18 = 15 mps
T = 720/15 = 48 se The answer is (C).

q: If x is an odd integer, which of the following is an even integer?
Options:
(A) 2x-x
(B) x+1
(C) 2x+3
(D) x^3
(E) 3x+2x
a: Stream of consciousness: Plug in an odd integer; in this case 3
(2*3)-3 = 3 Odd
3+1 = 4 Even
(2*3)+3 = 9 Odd
3^3 = 27 Odd
(3*3)+(2*3) = 9 + 6 = 15 Odd The answer is (B).

question: Resident of town X participated in a survey to determine the number of hours per week each resident spent watching television. The distribution of the results of the survey had a mean of 21 hours and std deviation of 2 hrs. The number of hours that pat, a resident of town X, watched television last week was between 1 and 2 standard deviation below the mean. Which of the following could be the number of hours that Pat watched television last week?
Options:
(A) 30
(B) 20
(C) 18
(D) 22
(E) 6
answer: Stream of consciousness: 21-12 < no of hrs < 21-2
9< no of hrs < 19. The answer is (C).

q: 80 white and black tiles will be used to form a 10x10 square pattern. If there must be at least one black tile in every row and at least one white tile in every column, what is the maximum difference between the number of black and white tiles that can be used?
Options:
(A) 75
(B) 80
(C) 85
(D) 90
(E) 60
a: Stream of consciousness: Answer = E
Please refer diagram below
70 - 10 = 60 The answer is (E).

question: John makes $40 a week from his job. He earns a raise and now makes $70 a week. What is the % increase?
Options:
(A) 16%
(B) 16.66%
(C) 18%
(D) 21%
(E) 75%
answer: Stream of consciousness: Increase = (30/40)*100 = 75%. The answer is (E).

question: 10, 14, 16, 18, 21, 24, 26
Options:
(A) 17
(B) 20
(C) 21
(D) 25
(E) 26
answer:
Stream of consciousness: Each of the numbers except 21 is an even number The answer is (C).