q: If x<0, y<0, and |x| > |y|, which of the following must be true?
Options:
(A) x > y
(B) y^2 > x^2
(C) x^3 > y^2
(D) x < y
(E) x < y
a: Stream of consciousness: Correct Answer: (E)
Let's go through each answer choice: (A) can never be true, since no negative is greater than a positive. (B) doesn't have to be true consider what would happen if x = -2 and y = 1. (C) can never be true, as x^3 must be negative, and y^2 must be positive. (D) can never be true, since if x < 0, -x is the same thing as |x|, and |x| > y. (E) can be manipulated by multiplying both sides by -1, which gives us x > y. Remember that x < 0, so x = |x|, and y is positive, so |y| = y. Thus x < y is the same statement as |x| > |y|, and (D) must be true. The answer is (D).

question: A pipe can fill a cistern in 18 minutes whereas the cistern when fill can be emptied by a leak in 36 minutes. When both pipes are opened, find when the cistern will be full?
Options:
(A) 17
(B) 36
(C) 70
(D) 13
(E) 12
answer: Stream of consciousness: 1/18 - 1/36 = 1/36
36 minutes The answer is (B).

q: 10 men and 15 women together can complete a work in 5 days. It takes 100 days for one man alone to complete the same work. How many days will be required for one woman alone to complete the same work?
Options:
(A) 127 days
(B) 150 days
(C) 177 days
(D) 187 days
(E) 225 days
a: Stream of consciousness: 1 man's 1 day work = 1/100
(10 men + 15 women)'s 1 day work = 1/5
15 women's 1 day work = (1/5 - 10/100) = 1/10
1 woman's 1 day work = 1/150
1 woman alone can complete the work in 150 days. The answer is (B).

question: The average of first 16 even numbers is?
Options:
(A) 19
(B) 18
(C) 16
(D) 11
(E) 17
answer: Stream of consciousness: Sum of 16 even numbers = 16 * 17 = 272
Average = 272/16 = 17 The answer is (E).

q: In a bucket there are 3 green balls and 2 yellow balls. What is the probability of drawing at least one green ball when drawing two consecutive balls randomly?
Options:
(A) 16/20
(B) 9/10
(C) 2/5
(D) 3/5
(E)
a: Stream of consciousness: P(at least one green) = 1 - P(no green, so 2 yellow) = 1- 2/5*1/4 = 9/10. The answer is (B).

q: A and B can do a work in 5 days, B and C in 15 days and C and A in 25 days. In how many days will the work be completed, if all three of them work together?
Options:
(A) 26/18
(B) 42/15
(C) 48/63
(D) 12/36
(E) 150/23
a:
Stream of consciousness: One day work of A and B = 1/5
One day work of B and C = 1/15
One day work of C and A = 1/25
2(A + B + C) = 1/5+ 1/15 + 1/25
2(A + B + C) = 23/75
(A + B + C) = 23/150
Number of days required = 150/23 days. The answer is (E).