question: Eddy and Freddy start simultaneously from city A and they travel to City B and City C respectively. Eddy takes 3 hours and Freddy takes 4 hours to complete the journey. If the distance between City A and City B is 450 kms and City A and City C is 300 kms. What is the ratio of their average speed of travel? (Eddy: Freddy)
Options:
(A) 8/3
(B) 2
(C) 8/5
(D) 5/8
(E) 5/3
answer: Stream of consciousness: Distance traveled by Eddy = 450 km
Time taken by Eddy = 3 hours
Average speed of Eddy = 450/3 = 150 km/hour
Distance traveled by Freddy = 300 km
Time taken by Freddy = 4 hours
Average speed of Freddy = 300/4 = 75 km/hour
Ratio of average speed of Eddy to Freddy = 150/75 = 2 The answer is (B).

q: Which of the following is a prime number ?
Options:
(A) 33
(B) 81
(C) 97
(D) 93
(E) none
a: Stream of consciousness: Clearly, 97 is a prime number The answer is (C).

question: George's car calls for 8 ounces of oil for each cylinder used. His car's engine has 6 cylinders. If 16 ounces of oil has already been put into the engine used, then how many additional ounces of oil are needed?
Options:
(A) 16
(B) 48
(C) 64
(D) 32
(E) 8
answer: Stream of consciousness: Number of ounces per cylinder 8
Number of cylinders 6
Ounces needed 48
Ounces used 16 The answer is (D).

q: The edge of a cube is 5a cm. Find its surface?
Options:
(A) 24a8
(B) 150a2
(C) 24a1
(D) 24a2
(E) 24a7
a: Stream of consciousness: 6a2 = 6 * 5a * 5a = 150a2 The answer is (B).

question: How much 60% of 50 is greater than 30% of 30?
Options:
(A) 21
(B) 91
(C) 11
(D) 17
(E) 12
answer: Stream of consciousness: (60/100) * 50 (30/100) * 30
30 - 9 = 21 The answer is (A).

question: A technician makes a round-trip to and from a certain service center by the same route. If the technician completes the drive to the center and then completes 10 percent of the drive from the center, what percent of the round-trip has the technician completed?
Options:
(A) 5%
(B) 10%
(C) 25%
(D) 40%
(E) 55%
answer:
Stream of consciousness: Assuming that the technician makes a round-trip of 40 miles (each way is 20 miles), then the technician would have completed 20 miles + 2 miles (10% of the remaining 20 miles). Therefore, the total is 22 miles. 22miles/40 miles is 55% of the entire trip. The answer is (E).