q: There are 5 sweets - Jammun, kaju, Peda, Ladu, Jilebi which can be consumed in 5 consecutive days. Monday to Friday. A person eats one sweet a day, based on the following constraints.
(i) Ladu not eaten on monday
(ii) If Jamun is eaten on Monday, Ladu should be eaten on friday.
(iii) Peda is eaten the day following the day of eating Jilebi
(iv) If Ladu eaten on tuesday, kaju should be eaten on monday
based on above, peda can be eaten on any day except
Options:
(A) monday
(B) tuesday
(C) tuWesday
(D) wednesday
(E) friday
a: Stream of consciousness: From the (iii) clue, peda must be eaten after jilebi. so Peda should not be eaten on monday. The answer is (A).

question: One copy machine can make 30 copies a minute, and a second copy machine makes 20 copies a minute. If the two copiers work together, how long would it take them to make 2,000 copies?
Options:
(A) 20 minutes
(B) 40 minutes
(C) 45 minutes
(D) 50 minutes
(E) 55 minutes
answer: Stream of consciousness: Total work done by both machines in a minute = 30 + 20 = 50 copies
Total number of copies required = 2000
Time = 2000/50 = 40 mins The answer is (B).

q: A cricket bat is sold for $850, making a profit of $225. The profit percentage would be
Options:
(A) 24%
(B) 25%
(C) 30%
(D) 36%
(E) 40%
a: Stream of consciousness: 225/(850 - 225) = 225/625 = 9/25 bit more than 33%. The answer is (D).

question: If 17m n = p, then which of the following represents the average (arithmetic mean) of m, n, and p, in terms of m?
Options:
(A) 2m 1
(B) 4m
(C) 6m
(D) m/5
(E) 6m/5
answer: Stream of consciousness: 17m - n = p
Add n to both sides:
17m = n + p
Add m to both sides:
18m = n + p + m
Now, divide both sides by 3
6m = (n + p + m)/3 = the average of n, p, and m The answer is (C).

q: A plane flies 500 miles at a speed of r mph. If the plane flies at a speed of r + 250 miles per hour, it would fly the same distance in 1 hour less. What is the value of r?
Options:
(A) 250 mph
(B) 200 mph
(C) 205 mph
(D) 300 mph
(E) 425 mph
a: Stream of consciousness: Equation: 500/r = 500/(r+50) + 1
Plug options into the equation
A fits: 500/250 = 500/(250+250) + 1 The answer is (A).

q: What is theleast number should be added to 1056, so the sum of the number is completely divisible by 23?
Options:
(A) 20
(B) 23
(C) 25
(D) 27
(E) 28
a:
Stream of consciousness: (1056 / 23) gives remainder 21
21 + 2 = 23, So we need to add 2 The answer is (B).