q: Eddy and Freddy start simultaneously from city A and they travel to City B and City C respectively. Eddy takes 3 hours and Freddy takes 4 hours to complete the journey. If the distance between City A and City B is 600 kms and City A and City C is 460 kms. What is the ratio of their average speed of travel? (Eddy: Freddy)
Options:
(A) 8/3
(B) 3/8
(C) 8/5
(D) 5/8
(E) 40/23
a: Stream of consciousness: Distance traveled by Eddy = 600 km
Time taken by Eddy = 3 hours
Average speed of Eddy = 600/3 = 200 km/hour
Distance traveled by Freddy = 460 km
Time taken by Freddy = 4 hours
Average speed of Freddy = 460/4 = 115 km/hour
Ratio of average speed of Eddy to Freddy = 200/115 = 40/23 The answer is (E).

question: The purchase price of an article is $48. In order to include 20% of cost for overhead and to provide $12 of net profit, the markup should be
Options:
(A) 15%
(B) 25%
(C) 35%
(D) 40%
(E) 45%
answer: Stream of consciousness: Cost price of article = 48$
% of overhead cost = 20
Net profit = 12 $
We need to calculate % markup
Net profit as % of cost price = (12/48)*100 = 25%
Total markup should be = 25 + 20 = 45% The answer is (E).

q: If y is the smallest positive integer such that 3,150 multiplied by y is the square of an integer, then y must be
Options:
(A) 2
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7
(E) 14
a: Stream of consciousness: 3150*y = A^2
3 * 1050 * y = A^2
3*5*210*y = A^2
3*5*7*3*2*5*y = A^2
2*3^2*5^2*7*y = A^2
Concept: The factors of squared integer should occur in pair. So, the only numbers left are 2*7
Hence 14 ; The answer is (E).

question: A person spends 1/3rd of the money with him on clothes, 1/5th of the remaining on food and 1/4th of the remaining on travel. Now, he is left with Rs 200. How much did he have with him in the beginning?
Options:
(A) s 200
(B) s 500
(C) s 300
(D) s 450
(E) s 550
answer: Stream of consciousness: Suppose the amount in the beginning was Rs 'x'
Money spent on clothes = Rs 1x/3 Balance = Rs 2x/3
Money spent on food = 1/5 of 2x/3 = Rs 2x/15
Balance = 2x/3 - 2x/15 = Rs 8x/15
Money spent on travel = 1/4 of 8x/15 = Rs 2x/15 = 8x/15 - 2x/15 = 6x/15 = Rs2x/5
Therefore 2x/5 = 200 = 500 The answer is (B).

q: A train 240 m in length crosses a telegraph post in 16 seconds. The speed of the train is?
Options:
(A) 22 kmph
(B) 77 kmph
(C) 54 kmph
(D) 71 kmph
(E) 88 kmph
a: Stream of consciousness: S = 240/16 * 18/5 = 54 kmph The answer is (C).

q: If the average (arithmetic mean) of the four numbers K, 2K + 3, 3K 4 and 5K + 1 is 63, what is the value of K?
Options:
(A) 22 10/11
(B) 15 3/4
(C) 22
(D) 23
(E) 25 3/10
a:
Stream of consciousness: K + 2K +3 + 3K - 4 + 5K +1 = 11K
(11K -1)/4 = 63
11K = 63 * 4 = 252
K = 252 / 11 = 22 10/11 The answer is (A).