question: Resident of town X participated in a survey to determine the number of hours per week each resident spent watching television. The distribution of the results of the survey had a mean of 21 hours and std deviation of 7 hrs. The number of hours that pat, a resident of town X, watched television last week was between 1 and 2 standard deviation below the mean. Which of the following could be the number of hours that Pat watched television last week?
Options:
(A) 30
(B) 20
(C) 18
(D) 12
(E) 6
answer: Stream of consciousness: 21-12 < no of hrs < 21-6
9< no of hrs < 14. The answer is (D).

q: A man sells two articles for Rs.3600 each and he gains 40% on the first and loses 40% on the next. Find his total gain or loss?
Options:
(A) 16% loss
(B) 400
(C) 4000
(D) 324
(E) 8% LOSS
a: Stream of consciousness: (40*40)/100 = 16%loss The answer is (A).

question: The average of 13 numbers is 60. Average of the first 7 of them is 57 and that of the last 7 is 61. Find the 8th number?
Options:
(A) 46
(B) 83
(C) 45
(D) 53
(E) 64
answer: Stream of consciousness: Sum of all the 13 numbers = 13 * 60 = 780
Sum of the first 7 of them = 7 * 57 = 399
Sum of the last 7 of them = 7 * 61 = 427
So, the 8th number = 427 + 399 - 780 = 46. The answer is (A).

q: What is theleast number should be added to 1056, so the sum of the number is completely divisible by 23?
Options:
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
a: Stream of consciousness: (1056 / 23) gives remainder 21
21 + 2 = 23, So we need to add 2 The answer is (B).

question: Find the value of y from (12)^3 x 6^4 432 = y?
Options:
(A) 2456
(B) 3456
(C) 4578
(D) 4290
(E) 5184
answer: Stream of consciousness: Given Exp. = (12)3 x 64 = (12)3 x 64 = (12)2 x 62 = (72)2 = 5184
432 12 x 62 The answer is (E).

question: Look at this series: 53, 53, 40, 40, 27, 27, ... What number should come next?
Options:
(A) 12
(B) 15
(C) 14
(D) 18
(E) 17
answer:
Stream of consciousness: In this series, each number is repeated, then 13 is subtracted to arrive at the next number. The answer is (C).