question:A train 260 m long is running at a speed of 45 km/hr. In what time will it pass a bridge 140 m long?
Options:
(A) 40
(B) 32
(C) 26
(D) 21
(E) 14
answer:(B)
Stream of consciousness:Speed = 45 * 5/18 = 25/2 m/sec
Total distance covered = 260 + 140 = 400 m
Required time = 400 * 2/25 = 32 sec

question:What approximate value should come in place of question mark (?) in the following equation
287.532 + 1894.029 657.48 = 843.095 + ?
Options:
(A) 870
(B) 790
(C) 680
(D) 770
(E) 890
answer:(C)
Stream of consciousness:? = 285 + 1895 655 845 or, ? = 680

question:Two pipes can fill a tank in 20 and 24 minutes respectively and a waste pipe can empty 1 gallons per minute. All the three pipes working together can fill the tank in 15 minutes. The capacity of the tank is?
Options:
(A) 40 gallons
(B) 100 gallons
(C) 120 gallons
(D) 180 gallons
(E) 130 gallons
answer:
(A)
Stream of consciousness:Work done by the waste pipe in 1 minute = 1/15 - (1/20 + 1/24) = - 1/40
Volume of 1/40 part = 1 gallonsVolume of whole = 1 * 40 = 40 gallons.