question: How many seconds will a train 100 meters long take to cross a bridge 150 meters long if the speed of the train is 36 kmph?
Options:
(A) 22
(B) 28
(C) 25
(D) 77
(E) 88
answer: Stream of consciousness: D = 100 + 150 = 250
S = 36 * 5/18 = 10 mps
T = 250/10 = 25 se The answer is (C).

q: The average of seven numbers is 18. The average of first three numbers is 14 and the average of last three numbers is 19. What is the middle number?
Options:
(A) 26
(B) 27
(C) 29
(D) 32
(E) 36
a: Stream of consciousness: The total of seven numbers = 7X18 = 126
The total of first 3 and last 3 numbers is = 3 X 14+3 X 19 = 99
So, the middle number is (126 - 99 ) = 27 The answer is (B).

question: The radius of a cone is 4 m, height 5 m. Find the curved surface area?
Options:
(A) 1
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) 7
(E) 9
answer: Stream of consciousness: Cone curved surface area = rl = 22/7 4 5 = 440/7 = 62 6/7
Slant height (l) = r(power2)+h(power2) = 16+9 = 25 = 5 The answer is (C).

q: A wheel rotates 20 times every minute and moves 35 cm during each rotation. How many metres does the wheel move in one hour?
Options:
(A) 6 metre
(B) 120 metre
(C) 220 metre
(D) 1200 metre
(E) 420 metre
a: Stream of consciousness: Number of times wheel moves in 1 hour = 20 * 60 = 1200
:. Distance moves = (1200*35) cms = 42000 cms
In metres = 420 metr The answer is (E).

question: The volume of a certain substance is always directly proportional to its weight. If 48 cubic inches of the substance weigh 112 ounces, what is the volume, in cubic inches, of 84 ounces of this substance?
Options:
(A) 27
(B) 36
(C) 42
(D) 64
(E) 147
answer: Stream of consciousness: 112 ounces of a substance has a volume of 48 cubic inches
84 ounces of a substance has a volume of (48/112)*84 = 36 cubic inches The answer is (B).

question: If x>0, y>0, and |x| > |y|, which of the following must be true?
Options:
(A) x > y
(B) y^2 > x^2
(C) x^3 > y^2
(D) x < y
(E) x < y
answer:
Stream of consciousness: Correct Answer: (E)
Let's go through each answer choice: (A) can never be true, since no negative is greater than a positive. (B) doesn't have to be true consider what would happen if x = -2 and y = 1. (C) can never be true, as x^3 must be negative, and y^2 must be positive. (D) can never be true, since if x < 0, -x is the same thing as |x|, and |x| > y. (E) can be manipulated by multiplying both sides by -1, which gives us x > y. Remember that x < 0, so x = |x|, and y is positive, so |y| = y. Thus x > y is the same statement as |x| > |y|, and (A) must be true. The answer is (A).