question: If one type of tobacco costs Re.1/- per kg and other type costs Rs. 5/- per kg. What quantity of first type and second type are mixed so that 100 kg of mixture costs Rs. 100/-?
Options:
(A) 50 kg
(B) 100 kg
(C) 150 kg
(D) 200 kg
(E) 250 kg
answer: Stream of consciousness: 100 kg of first type. The answer is (B).

q: Find the amount on Rs.8000 in 9 months at 20% per annum, if the interest being compounded quarterly?
Options:
(A) 9269
(B) 9261
(C) 9262
(D) 9231
(E) 9263
a: Stream of consciousness: A = 8000(21/20)3 = 9261 The answer is (B).

question: Steve traveled the first 2 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) 61mph
(B) 62mph
(C) 63mph
(D) 64mph
(E) 65mph
answer: Stream of consciousness: (2*40+3*80)/5 = 64mph The answer is (D).

q: What is the are of an equilateral triangle of side 20 cm?
Options:
(A) 645
(B) 649
(C) 644
(D) 643
(E) 1003
a: Stream of consciousness: Area of an equilateral triangle = 3/4 S2
If S = 20, Area of triangle = 3/4 * 20 * 20 = 1003 cm2; The answer is (E).

question: A train 90 m long running at 56 kmph crosses a platform in 18 sec. What is the length of the platform?
Options:
(A) 190
(B) 200
(C) 180
(D) 881
(E) 271
answer: Stream of consciousness: D = 56 * 5/18 = 25 = 280 90 = 190 The answer is (A).

question: There are seven thieves. They stole diamonds from a diamond merchant and ran away. While running, night sets in and they decide to rest in the jungle.
When everybody was sleeping, two of them woke up and decided to divide the diamonds equally among themselves. But when they divided the diamonds equally, one diamond is left.
So they woke up the 3rd thief and tried to divide the diamonds equally again but still one diamond was left. Then they woke up the 4th thief to divide the diamonds equally again, and again one diamond was left. This happened with the 5th and 6th thief one diamond was still left.
Finally, they woke up the 7th thief and this time the diamonds were divided equally.
How many diamonds did they steal in total?
Options:
(A) 1101
(B) 1141
(C) 1120
(D) 1130
(E) None
answer:
Stream of consciousness: We need a number that is a multiple of 7 that will give a remainder of 1 when divided by 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. The least common multiple of these numbers is 60. So, we need a multiple of 7 that is 1 greater than a multiple of 60. The answer is (B).