q: A 600 meter long train crosses a signal post in 40 seconds. How long will it take to cross a 3 kilometer long bridge, at the same speed?
Options:
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7
(E) 8
a: S = 600/40 = 15 mps
S = 3600/15 = 240 sec = 4 min The answer is (A).
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q: John makes $40 a week from his job. He earns a raise andnow makes $70 a week. What is the % increase?
Options:
(A) 16%
(B) 16.66%
(C) 76.69%
(D) 76.98%
(E) 75%
a: Increase = (30/40)*100 = (3/4)*100 = 75%. The answer is (E).
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q: An equity analyst needs to select 5 stocks for the upcoming year and rank these securities in terms of their investment potential. If the analyst has narrowed down the list of potential stocks to 10, in how many ways can she choose and rank her top 5 picks?
Options:
(A) 21548
(B) 31502
(C) 21250
(D) 30240
(E) 84045
a: Number of ways of choosing 5 stocks = 10C5
Number of ways of ranking the chosen stocks = 5!
Hence total ways of chosing and ranking = 10C5 * 5! = 30240 The answer is (D).
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q: In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'PREPTY' be arranged?
Options:
(A) 230
(B) 240
(C) 260
(D) 280
(E) 360
a:
Number of ways = 61/21 6X5X4X3X2X1 - 360 The answer is (E).
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