question:The number of people at Ovations Bar in the hour from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. was 25% greater than the number of people there from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. The number of the people at the bar from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. was 25% less than the number there from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. If 135 people were at the bar from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., which of the following is the number of people in the bar from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.?
Options:
(A) 10
(B) 20
(C) 30
(D) 40
(E) 80
answer:(E)
Stream of consciousness:No of people from 10 - 11 is x
No of people from 11 - 12 is 3x/4
No of people from 12 to 1 is (5/4)(3x/4)
Given that 3x/4 + (5/4)(3x/4) = 27x/16 = 135
Then x = 80

question:A no.when divided by 158 gives a remainder 50, what remainder will be obtainedby dividingthe same no.16?
Options:
(A) 10
(B) 11
(C) 12
(D) 13
(E) 14
answer:(D)
Stream of consciousness:158 + 50 = 208/16 = 13 (Remainder)

question:In what time a sum of money double itself at 8% per annum simple interest?
Options:
(A) 33 1/8%
(B) 33 1/3%
(C) 83 1/3%
(D) 33 4/3%
(E) 12 1/2%
answer:
(E)
Stream of consciousness:P = (P*8*R)/100
R = 12 1/2%