q: 85% of the population of a city is 85000. The total population of the city is?
Options:
(A) 95000
(B) 97500
(C) 100000
(D) 105000
(E) 102500
a: Stream of consciousness: X * (85/100) = 85000
X = 1000 * 100
X = 100000 The answer is (C).
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q: How much is 60% of 40 is greater than 4/5 of 30?
Options:
(A) 8
(B) 3
(C) 7
(D) 0
(E) 1
a: Stream of consciousness: (60/100) * 40 (4/5) * 30
24 - 24 = 0 The answer is (D).
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q: 5,9,19,31,51,__
Options:
(A) 84
(B) 80
(C) 81
(D) 82
(E) 83
a:
Stream of consciousness: (9+5) +5 = 19
(16+9) +6 = 31
(28+16)+7 = 51
(48+28)+8 = 84 The answer is (A).
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