Q: The rowing athletes in a rowing conference voted for coach of the year. Each rower who voted chose exactly 3 coaches to vote for among the 36 coaches in the conference. If each of the 36 coaches received exactly 5 votes (a 36 way tie), how many rowers voted for coach of the year?
Options:
(A) 60
(B) 70
(C) 75
(D) 84
(E) 90
A: OK... Stream of consciousness: There were 36*5 = 180 total votes made. If each voter picked 3 coaches, there were 180/3 = 60 voters.
The answer is (A).

Q: In Sam's hanger there are 22 boxes, 16 out of the boxes are filled with toys and the rest are filled with electrical appliances. 8 boxes are for sale, 5 of them are filled with toys. How many boxes with electrical appliances are in Sam's hanger that is not for sale?
Options:
(A) 1.
(B) 2.
(C) 3.
(D) 4.
(E) 5.
A: OK... Stream of consciousness: Total boxes = 22
Filled with toys = 16
Filled with appliance = 6
Total boxes for sale = 8
Toy boxes for sale = 5
Appliance boxes for sale = 3
Appliance boxes not for sale = 6 - 3 = 3
The answer is (C).

Q: The total number of problems in the mathematics and algebra books is 28 more than the total number of problems in the algebra and geometry books. How much lesser is the number of problems in the geometry book as compared to the mathematics book?
Options:
(A) 30
(B) 18
(C) 28
(D) 25
(E) 32
A: OK... Stream of consciousness: (Mathematics + Algebra) - (Algebra + Geometry) = 28
Mathematics - Geometry = 28
The answer is (C).

Q: Steve traveled the first 5 hours of his journey at 40 mph and the last 3 hours of his journey at 80 mph. What is his average speed of travel for the entire journey?
Options:
(A) 53.33 mph
(B) 88 mph
(C) 60 mph
(D) 64 mph
(E) 66.67 mph
A:
OK... Stream of consciousness: Average Speed = Total distance/ Total time = (40 * 5 + 80 * 3)/(5 + 3) = 440/5 = 88
The answer is (B).