question: If O is the center of the circle in the figure above and the area of the unshaded sector is 5, what is the area of the shaded region?
Options:
(A) 25/
(B) 30/
(C) 20
(D) twenty five (25)
(E) 30
answer: Stream of consciousness: 60/360 = 1/6
1/6 of total area = 5
5/6 of total area = 5*5 = 25 The answer is (D).

q: What should come in the place of the question mark(?) in the following equation?
2125 920 512 1017
Options:
(A) 7 77125
(B) 11 910
(C) 119450
(D) 1 2990
(E) None of these
a: Stream of consciousness: ? = 2125 209 512 1710 = 11990 = 12990 The answer is (D).

question: John's grade was 80th percentile of the 100 grades for his class. Of the 60 grades from another class, 20 were higher than John's, and the rest were lower. If no other grade was the same as John's grade, then John's grade was what percentile of the grades of the two classes of two classes combined?
Options:
(A) 72nd
(B) 75th
(C) 83rd
(D) 85th
(E) 94th
answer: Stream of consciousness: 72nd/75th/83rd/85th/94th The answer is (B).

q: Jasmine has a toaster with two slots that toasts one side of each piece of bread at a time, and it takes one minute to do so.
If she wants to make 3 pieces of toast, what is the least amount of time she needs to toast them on both sides?
Options:
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3 min
(D) 4
(E) 5
a: Stream of consciousness: 3 minutes. She puts two pieces in the toaster, toasting one side of each. Then she flips one of them, takes one out, and puts the completely untoasted piece into the toaster. Finally, she takes out the toasted piece and puts the two half-toasted pieces of bread into the toaster for a minute and she's done. The answer is (C).

question: An seller earns an income of Re 3 on the first day of his business. On every subsequent day, he earns an income which is just thrice of that made on the previous day. On the 15th day of business, he earns an income of:
Options:
(A) 19
(B) 22
(C) 25
(D) 20
(E) 36
answer: Stream of consciousness: 2nd day he earns = 3(2 3)
3rd day he earns = 3(3 3)
On 15th day he earns 3(15 -3) = 36 rupees The answer is (E).

question: In wardrobe Marry has 3trousers. One of them is grey the 2nd blue and the 3rd brown. In his wardrobe he also has 4shirts. One of them is grey and the other 3are white. He openshiswardrobe in the dark and pick out one shirt trouser pair without examination the color. What is the likelihood that neither the shirt nor the trouser is grey?
Options:
(A) 1/2
(B) 2/3
(C) 3/5
(D) 4/7
(E) 4/9
answer:
Stream of consciousness: Probability that trouser is not grey = 2/3
Probability that shirt is not grey = 3/4
Required probability = 2/3 x 3/4 = 1/2 The answer is (A).