question: Rs. 5600 is divided into three parts A, B and C. How much A is more than C if their ratio is 1/7:1/7:1/14?
Options:
(A) 300
(B) 992
(C) 1120
(D) 552
(E) 312
answer: Stream of consciousness: 1/7:1/7:1/14 = 2:2:1
1/5*5600 = 1120
2240-1120 = 1120 The answer is (C).

q: John makes $40 a week from his job. He earns a raise andnow makes $70 a week. What is the % increase?
Options:
(A) 16%
(B) 16.66%
(C) 76.69%
(D) 76.98%
(E) 75%
a: Stream of consciousness: Increase = (30/40)*100 = (3/4)*100 = 75%. The answer is (E).

question: There are 20 balls in a jar. You take out 2 blue balls without putting them back inside, and now the probability of pulling out a blue ball is 1/5. How many blue balls were there in the beginning?
Options:
(A) 12.
(B) 9.
(C) 8.
(D) 7.
(E) 6.
answer: Stream of consciousness: 12 = 3 blue balls + 18 / 2 The answer is (A).

q: Twenty five percent of Country Y's yearly exports come from fruit exports. One-fifth of all fruit exports from Country Y are orange exports. If country Y generates $10 million from its orange exports, how much money does it generate from its yearly total of exports?
Options:
(A) $2125m
(B) $25m
(C) $200m
(D) $300m
(E) $153m
a: Stream of consciousness: 25/100*1/5*(total) = 10
1/20*(total) = 10
(total) = 10*20 = 200 The answer is (C).

question: The average of seven numbers is 18. The average of first three numbers is 14 and the average of last three numbers is 16. What is the middle number?
Options:
(A) 27
(B) 29
(C) 36
(D) 34
(E) 35
answer: 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 16 = 90
So, the middle number is (126 - 90 ) = 36 The answer is (C).

question: Find the value of y from given equation: (12)^3 x 6^4 432 = y?
Options:
(A) 2568
(B) 3468
(C) 4500
(D) 4876
(E) 5184
answer:
Stream of consciousness: Given Exp. = (12)3 x 64 = (12)3 x 64 = (12)2 x 62 = (72)2 = 5184
432 12 x 62 The answer is (E).