q: A can do a work in 9 days and B can do the same work in 18 days. If they work together, in how many days will they complete the work?
Options:
(A) 6 days
(B) 7 days
(C) 5 days
(D) 3 days
(E) 2 days
a: Stream of consciousness: One day's work of A and B = 1/9 + 1/8 = (2+1)/18 = 1/6 So, the time taken to complete the work is 6 days. The answer is (A).

question: A, B, C and D enter into partnership. A subscribes 1/3 of the capital B 1/4, C 1/5 and D the rest. How much share did A get in a profit of Rs.2460?
Options:
(A) 750
(B) 888
(C) 261
(D) 787
(E) 17'
answer: Stream of consciousness: 1/2:1/3:1/4 = 6:4:3
Ram = 6/13 * 3250 = 1500
Shyam = 4/13 * 3250 = 1000
Mohan = 3/13 * 3250 = 750 The answer is (A).

q: A, B, C together started a business. A invested Rs.6000 for 5 months B invested Rs.3600 for 6 months and C Rs.7500 for 3 months. If they get a total profit of Rs.7410. Find the share of A?
Options:
(A) 2277
(B) 3000
(C) 2682
(D) 7222
(E) 2682
a: Stream of consciousness: 60*5:36*6:75*3
100: 72: 75
100/247 * 7410 = 3000 The answer is (B).

question: 3 candidates in an election and received 4136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What % of the total votes did the winning candidate got in that election?
Options:
(A) 45%
(B) 49%
(C) 50%
(D) 59%
(E) 61%
answer: Stream of consciousness: Total number of votes polled = (4136 + 7636 + 11628) = 23400
So, Required percentage = 11628/23400 * 100 = 50% The answer is (C).

q: Last year, Company X made q dollars in profit. One thrid of the profit went to the company's founder. The rest was split evenly among his four other partners. In terms of q, how much did each of the other partners receive?
Options:
(A) q/4
(B) q/5
(C) q/8
(D) q/6
(E) q/7
a: Stream of consciousness: Profit = q
Profit to company founder = q/3
Profit to other partners = 2q/3
Number of other partners = 4
Profit to each partner = (2q/3)/4 = q/6 The answer is (D).

q: What is the are of an equilateral triangle of side 20 cm?
Options:
(A) 645
(B) 649
(C) 644
(D) 643
(E) 1003
a:
Stream of consciousness: Area of an equilateral triangle = 3/4 S2
If S = 20, Area of triangle = 3/4 * 20 * 20 = 1003 cm2; The answer is (E).