Q: At what rate percent on simple interest will a sum of money double itself in 30 years?
Options:
(A) 3 1/9%
(B) 3 7/3%
(C) 7 1/3%
(D) 5 1/3%
(E) 1 1/3%
A: OK... Stream of consciousness: P = (P*30*R)/100
R = 3 1/3%
The answer is (A).

Q: In a photography exhibition, some photographs were taken by Octavia the photographer, and some photographs were framed by Jack the framer. Jack had framed 24 photographs taken by Octavia, and 12 photographs taken by other photographers. If 36 of the photographs in the exhibition were taken by Octavia, how many photographs were either framed by Jack or taken by Octavia?
Options:
(A) 36
(B) 48
(C) 72
(D) 96
(E) 108
A: OK... Stream of consciousness: The number of photographs either framed by Jack or taken by Octavia = {Jack} + {Octavia} - {overlap} = 36 + 36 - 24 = 48 ({overlap} is green box).
The answer is (B).

Q: What is the next number of the following sequence.
8, 8, 6, 2,.... ?
Options:
(A) -4
(B) -5
(C) -6
(D) -7
(E) -8
A: OK... Stream of consciousness: 8-(2*0) = 8
8-(2*1) = 6
6-(2*2) = 2
2-(2*3) = -4
The answer is (A).

Q: The average age of applicants for a new job is 10, with a standard deviation of 8. The hiring manager is only willing to accept applicants whose age is within one standard deviation of the average age. Assuming that all applicants' ages are integers and that the endpoints of the range are included, what is the maximum number of different ages of the applicants?
Options:
(A) 8
(B) 16
(C) 17
(D) 18
(E) 34
A:
OK... Stream of consciousness: Minimum age = Average - 1 Standard deviation = 10 - 8 = 2
Maximum age = average + 1 Standard deviation = 10+ 8 = 18
Maximum number of different ages of the applicants = 18 - 2 + 1 = 17
The answer is (C).