Question: A man, a woman and a boy can complete a job in 3, 4 and 12 days respectively. How many boys must assist 1 man and 1 woman to complete the job in 1/4 of a day?
Options:
(A) 41
(B) 43
(C) 31
(D) 84
(E) 81
Answer: (1 man + 1 woman)'s 1 day work = 1/3 + 1/4 = 7/12
Work done by 1 man and 1 women in 1/4 day = ((7/12) x (1/4)) = 7/48
Remaining work = 1 - 7/48 = 41/48
Work done by 1 boy in 1/4 day = ((1/12) x (1/4)) = 1/48
Therefore, Number of boys required = ((41/48) x 48) = 41
The answer is (A).

Question: Solve below question 3x - 5 = -20
Options:
(A) -8
(B) -9
(C) -5
(D) -4
(E) 1
Answer: 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).

Question: How much is 65% of 40 is greater than 4/5 of 25?
Options:
(A) 29
(B) 776
(C) 66
(D) 12
(E) 6
Answer: (65/100) * 40 (4/5) * 25
26 - 20 = 6
The answer is (E).

Question: If it costs d dollars to make the first 100 copies of a poster and e dollars for each poster after that, what is the total cost of 125 posters?
Options:
(A) 25d + 100e
(B) 100d + 25e
(C) 125de
(D) d + 25e
(E) 125/(de)
Answer:
Dollars needed for first 100 copies = d
Dollars needed for each successive copy = e
Cost of 125 copies = cost of 100 copies + cost of 25 copies = d + 25e
The answer is (D).