[Ques]: The length W of a rectangle is decreased by 15% and its width is increased by 40%. Does the area of the rectangle decrease or increase and by what percent?
Options:
(A) Decreases by 19%
(B) Decreases by 25%
(C) Increases by 6%
(D) Increases by 19%
(E) Increases by 25%
*Ans*: (D)
--CoT--: Let the length W of the rectangle be 100x, and width be 100y. Area = 100x * 100y = 10000xy
Now after the change Length = 85x, and width = 140 y. Area = 11900xy
% Change = (11900xy - 10000xy)/(10000xy) = 19 % Increase. Hence

[Ques]: There are different 6 circles. What is the number of the greatest possible points with which the circles intersect?
Options:
(A) 90
(B) 100
(C) 110
(D) 180
(E) 30
*Ans*: (E)
--CoT--: Maximum points of intersection between n different circles = n*(n - 1) = 6*5 = 30

[Ques]: Working alone, Printers X, Y, and Z can do a certain printing job, consisting of a large number of pages, in 12, 40, and 50 hours, respectively. What is the ratio of the time it takes Printer X to do the job, working alone at its rate, to the time it takes Printers Y and Z to do the job, working together at their individual rates?
Options:
(A) 4/11
(B) 1/2
(C) 15/22
(D) 200/9
(E) 11/4
*Ans*: (D)
--CoT--: P1 takes 12 hrs
Rate for P2P3 together = 1/40 + 1/50 = 9/200
Therefore they take 200/9
Ratio = 200/9 =

[Ques]: An equity analyst needs to select 2 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 5, in how many ways can she choose and rank her top 2 picks?
Options:
(A) 20
(B) 30
(C) 10
(D) 40
(E) 80
*Ans*: (A)
--CoT--: Number of ways of choosing 2 stocks = 5C2
Number of ways of ranking the chosen stocks = 2!
Hence total ways of chosing and ranking = 5C2 * 2! = 20