question: A, B, C and D enter into partnership. A subscribes 1/3 of the capital B 1/4, C 1/5 and D the rest. How much share did A get in a profit of Rs.2460?
Options:
(A) 750
(B) 888
(C) 261
(D) 787
(E) 17'
answer: Stream of consciousness: 1/2:1/3:1/4 = 6:4:3
Ram = 6/13 * 3250 = 1500
Shyam = 4/13 * 3250 = 1000
Mohan = 3/13 * 3250 = 750 The answer is (A).

q: A certain car uses 12 gallons of gasoline in traveling 300 miles. In order for the car to travel the same distance using 10 gallons of gasoline, by how many miles per gallon must the car's gas mileage be increased?
Options:
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 8
(E) 10
a: Stream of consciousness: 300/10 = 30. The difference is 30 - 25 = 5. The answer is (C).

question: A teacher has to choose the maximum different groups of three students from a total of six students. Of these groups, in how many groups there will be included in a particular student?
Options:
(A) 6
(B) 8
(C) 10
(D) 12
(E) 15
answer: Stream of consciousness: If students are A, B, C, D, E and F; we can have 6C3 groups in all. However, if we have to count groups in which a particular student (say A) is always selected we would get 5C2 = 10 ways of doing it. The answer is (C).

q: A company organized a recruiting process for 3 vacant positions of assistant manager for its product launches. The company's efforts yielded 15 eligible candidates. How many sets of 3 candidates can the company choose to fill the 3 assistant manager positions?
Options:
(A) 2,060
(B) 1,320
(C) 455
(D) 315
(E) 220
a: Stream of consciousness: 15*14*13/3*2*1 = 455 The answer is (C).

question: Three 6 faced dice are thrown together. The probability that exactly two dice show the same number on them is -.
Options:
(A) 5/12
(B) 4/13
(C) 5/17
(D) 3/12
(E) 8/9
answer: Stream of consciousness: Using question number 11 and 12, we get the probability as
1 - (1/36 + 5/9) = 5/12 The answer is (A).

question: A no. when divided by the sum of 555 and 445 gives 2times their difference as quotient & 30 as remainder. Find the no. is?
Options:
(A) 125786
(B) 158799
(C) 564323
(D) 344567
(E) 220030
answer:
Stream of consciousness: (555 + 445) * 2 * 110 + 30 = 220000 + 30 = 220030 The answer is (E).