q: John makes $50 a week from his job. He earns a raise and now makes $80 a week. What is the % increase?
Options:
(A) 16%
(B) 16.66%
(C) 17.9%
(D) 18.12%
(E) 60%
a: Stream of consciousness: Increase = (30/50)*100 = (3/5)*100 = 60%. The answer is (E).

question: A train 200 meters long completely crosses a 300 meters long bridge in 45 seconds. What is the speed of the train is?
Options:
(A) 32
(B) 28
(C) 40
(D) 27
(E) 21
answer: Stream of consciousness: S = (200 + 300)/45 = 500/45 * 18/5 = 40 The answer is (C).

q: When tossed, a certain coin has equal probability of landing on either side. If the coin is tossed 4 times, what is the probability that it will land on the same side each time?
Options:
(A) 1/8
(B) 1/4
(C) 1/16
(D) 1/2
(E) 1/32
a: Stream of consciousness: Must be either 4 tails or 4 heads
1/2*1/2*1/2*1/2+1/2*1/2*1/2*1/2
1/16 + 1/16 = 1/8 The answer is (A).

question: How many factors does 25^2 have?
Options:
(A) 2
(B) 8
(C) 24
(D) 25
(E) 26
answer: Stream of consciousness: 36^2 = 6*6*6*6 = 2^4*3^4
Total factors = (4+1)*(4+1) = 4*2 = 8 The answer is (B).

q: A class consists of 100 students, 25 of them are girls and 75 boys; 20 of them are rich and remaining poor; 30 of them are fair complexioned. The probability of selecting a fair complexioned rich girl is
Options:
(A) 3/200
(B) 1/59
(C) 1/56
(D) 1/54
(E) 1/53
a: Stream of consciousness: The probability of selecting girl is: 25/100 = 1/4
The probability of selecting rich is: 20/100 = 1/5
The probability of selecting fair complexioned is: 30/100 = 3/10
Three are independent;probability of rich and fair complexioned girl is:
(1/4) (1/5) (3/10) = 3/200 The answer is (A).

q: John makes $40 a week from his job. He earns a raise and now makes $70 a week. What is the % increase?
Options:
(A) 16%
(B) 16.66%
(C) 18%
(D) 21%
(E) 75%
a:
Stream of consciousness: Increase = (30/40)*100 = 75%. The answer is (E).