Q: 2 44 4 41 6 38 8 - Look carefully for the pattern, and then choose which pair of numbers comes next.
Options:
(A) 35 10
(B) 12 10
(C) 9 34
(D) 52 10
(E) 34 89
A: OK... Stream of consciousness: Here, there are two alternating patterns, one addition and one subtraction. The first starts with 2 and increases by 2; the second starts with 44 and decreases by 3.
The answer is (D).

Q: What is the least number should be added to 1056, so the sum of the number is completely divisible by 29?
Options:
(A) 17
(B) 27
(C) 37
(D) 47
(E) 57
A: OK... Stream of consciousness: (1056 / 29) gives remainder 12
17 + 12 = 29, So we need to add 17
The answer is (A).

Q: The floor of a rectangular room is 15 m long and 12 m wide. The room is surrounded by a verandah of width 2 m on all its sides. The area of the verandah is :
Options:
(A) 124 m2
(B) 120 m2
(C) 108 m2
(D) 58 m2
(E) None of these
A: OK... Stream of consciousness: Area of the outer rectangle = 19 16 = 304 m2
Area of the inner rectangle = 15 12 = 180 m2
Required area = (304 180) = 124 m2
The answer is (A).

Q: Each of three charities in Novel Grove Estates has 8 persons serving on its board of directors. If exactly 4 persons serve on 3 boards each and each pair of charities has 5 persons in common on their boards of directors, then how many distinct persons serve on one or more boards of directors?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Options:
(A) 8
(B) 13
(C) 16
(D) 24
(E) 27
A:
OK... Stream of consciousness: Each group has 8 = 8+8+8 = 24 max
4 people are in 2 groups, subtract 4 people twice as they are counted twice
Each pair of groups has 5 in common, so in addition to the 4 people subtract 1 from each group
Ans: 8+8+8-(2(4)) - 3 = 13
The answer is (B).