question: An analyst will recommend a combination of 3 industrial stocks, 2 transportation stocks, and 2 utility stocks. If the analyst can choose from 4 industrial stocks, 5 transportation stocks, and 3 utility stocks, how many different combinations of 7 stocks are possible?
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Options:
(A) 12
(B) 19
(C) 60
(D) 180
(E) 720
answer: Stream of consciousness: 4C3 * 5C2 * 3C2 = 4*60*3 = 720. The answer is (E).
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question: 3 candidates in an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What % of the total votes did the winning candidate gotin that election?
Options:
(A) 40%
(B) 55%
(C) 57%
(D) 60%
(E) 62%
answer: Stream of consciousness: Total number of votes polled = (1136 + 7636 + 11628) = 20400
So, Required percentage = 11628/20400 * 100 = 57% The answer is (C).
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question: A can do a work in 9 days and B can do the same work in 27 days. If they work together, in how many days will they complete the work?
Options:
(A) 6 3/4 days
(B) 7 3/4 days
(C) 5 3/4 days
(D) 6 1/4 days
(E) 6 2/4 days
answer: Stream of consciousness: One day's work of A and B = 1/9 + 1/27 = (3+1)/27 = 4/27 So, the time taken to complete the work is 6 3/4 days. The answer is (A).
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question: The average of 13 result is 20. Average of the first 8 of them is 20 and that of the last 8 is 40. Find the 8th result?
Options:
(A) 35
(B) 37
(C) 46
(D) 90
(E) 100
answer:
Stream of consciousness: Sum of all the 13 results = 13 * 20 = 260
Sum of the first 7 of them = 8 * 20 = 160
Sum of the last 7 of them = 8 * 40 = 320
So, the 8th number = 260 + 160 - 320 = 100. The answer is (E).
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