q: If 2^4, 3^3, and 13^3 are factors of the product of 1,452 and w, where w is a positive integer, what is the smallest possible value of w?
Options:
(A) 198
(B) 288
(C) 363
(D) 396
(E) 468
a: Stream of consciousness: I will go with E (pending elements to match is 2^2*3^2*13^1 = 468 The answer is (E).

question: A team of eight entered for a shooting competition. The best marks man scored 82 points. If he had scored 92 points, the average scores for. The team would have been 85. How many points altogether did the team score?
Options:
(A) 662
(B) 672
(C) 652
(D) 642
(E) 670
answer: Stream of consciousness: 8 * 85 = 680 10 = 670 The answer is (E).

q: What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?
45789+ 34567 = 610+ ?
Options:
(A) 96543
(B) 13678
(C) 23456
(D) 56789
(E) 79746
a: Stream of consciousness: 45789+ 34567 = 610+ ?
45789+ 34567 610 = 79746 The answer is (E).

question: Ravi can do a piece of work in 30 days while Prakash can do it in 40 days. In how many days will they finish it together?
Options:
(A) 17 1/7
(B) 17 1/9
(C) 17 1/2
(D) 17 1/7
(E) 17 1/5
answer: Stream of consciousness: 1/30 + 1/40 = 7/120
120/7 = 17 1/7 days The answer is (A).

q: In Sam's hanger there are 23 boxes, 19 out of the boxes are filled with toys and the rest are filled with electrical appliances. 8 boxes are for sale, 5 of them are filled with toys. How many boxes with electrical appliances are in Sam's hanger that is not for sale?
Options:
(A) 1.
(B) 2.
(C) 3.
(D) 4.
(E) 5.
a: Stream of consciousness: Total boxes = 23
Filled with toys = 19
Filled with appliance = 4
Total boxes for sale = 8
Toy boxes for sale = 5
Appliance boxes for sale = 3
Appliance boxes not for sale = 4 - 3 = 1 The answer is (A).

q: Find the invalid no.from the following series 13, 18, 25, 30, 37, 40
Options:
(A) 21
(B) 25
(C) 40
(D) 47
(E) 58
a:
Stream of consciousness: The differences between two successive terms from the beginning are 7, 5, 7, 5, 7, 5. So, 40 is wrong. The answer is (C).