question: A tyre has two punctures. The first puncture along would have made the tyre flat in 9 minutes and the second alone would have done it in 6 minutes. If air leaks out at a constant rate, how long does it take both the punctures together to make it flat?
Options:
(A) 1 12 minutes
(B) 3 12 minutes
(C) 3 35 minutes
(D) 4 14 minutes
(E) None of these
answer: Stream of consciousness: 1 minute's work of both the punctures = (19 + 16) = 518
So, both the punctures will make the tyre flat in 185 = 335 min. The answer is (C).

q: If the cost price of 50 articles is equal to the selling price of 20 articles, then the gain or loss percent is?
Options:
(A) 16
(B) 127
(C) 12
(D) 18
(E) 150
a: Stream of consciousness: Percentage of profit = 30/20 * 100 = 150% The answer is (E).

question: Three friends-whose walking rates are 1 ft./sec., 3ft./sec.,and 6ft./sec. start together walking in the same direction around a circular track that is 420 feet in circumference.After how many minutes are the three of them together again?
Options:
(A) 5 mins
(B) 10 mins
(C) 15 mins
(D) 3 mins
(E) 7 mins
answer: Stream of consciousness: The time they take will be what the 1st friend takes to complete one circumference as he is the slowest and that is the point all 3 of them will be together at the end of 7 mins. The answer is (E).

q: What is the sum of all the prime numbers greater than 10 but less than 40?
Options:
(A) 190
(B) 189
(C) 180
(D) 199
(E) 1981
a: Stream of consciousness: Required sum = (11 +13 + 17 + 19 + 23+ 29 + 31 + 37) = 180
Note: 1 is not a prime number The answer is (C).

question: If 12 men can reap 120 acres of land in 16 days, how many acres of land can 36 men reap in 32 days?
Options:
(A) 269
(B) 512
(C) 369
(D) 720
(E) 450
answer: Stream of consciousness: 12 men 120 acres 16 days
36 men ? 32 days
120 * 36/12 * 32/16
120 * 3 * 2
120 * 6 = 720 The answer is (D).

question: The no. of girls in a class are seven times the no. of boys, which value cannever be the of total students?
Options:
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 8
(D) 9
(E) 12
answer:
Stream of consciousness: Let the boys are X, then girls are 7X, total = X+7X = 8X
So it should be multiple of 8, 30 is not a multiple of 8. The answer is (C).