q: Efrida and Frazer who live 12 miles apart, meet at a restaurant that is directly north of Efrida's home and directly east of Frazer's home. If the restaurant is two miles closer to Efrida's home, than to Frazer's home, how many miles is the restaurant from Frazer's home?
Options:
(A) 6
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 10
(E) 11
a: Stream of consciousness: It's a simple geometry problem. Look at the diagram below: The answer is (D).

question: A no. when divided by the sum of 555 and 445 gives 2times their difference as quotient & 30 as remainder. Find the no. is?
Options:
(A) 124432
(B) 145366
(C) 157768
(D) 178432
(E) 220030
answer: Stream of consciousness: (555 + 445) * 2 * 110 + 30 = 220000 + 30 = 220030 The answer is (E).

q: If rupee one produces rupees nine over a period of 40 years, find the rate of simple interest?
Options:
(A) 22 1/2 %
(B) 22%
(C) 21 %
(D) 30%
(E) 40 %
a: Stream of consciousness: 9 = (1*40*R)/100
R = 22 1/2 % The answer is (A).

question: A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 sec. What is the length of the train?
Options:
(A) 118
(B) 150
(C) 277
(D) 258
(E) 191
answer: Stream of consciousness: Speed = 60 * 5/18 = 50/3 m/sec
Length of the train = speed * time = 50/3 * 9 = 150 m The answer is (B).

q: If 4 girls can color 48 m long cloth in 2 days, then 6 girls can color 36 m long cloth in
Options:
(A) 1 1/5 days
(B) 1/5 day
(C) 1 day
(D) 2 days
(E) 3 days
a: Stream of consciousness: The length of cloth painted by one girl in one day = 48 / 4 2 = 6 m
No. of days required to paint 36 m cloth by 6 girls = 36/ 6 6 = 1 day. The answer is (C).

q: Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?
Options:
(A) 57%
(B) 60%
(C) 90%
(D) 65%
(E) 70%
a:
Stream of consciousness: Req percentage = 11628/20400*100 = 57% The answer is (A).