q: If P(32, 6) = kC (32, 6), then what is the value of k?
Options:
(A) 6
(B) 32
(C) 120
(D) 720
(E) None
a: Stream of consciousness: Since 32P6 = k32C6
32/ ( 32-6 ) = k(32/ ( 32-6 )
k = 6! = 720 The answer is (D).
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q: A pharmaceutical company received $5 million in royalties on the first $40 million in sales of and then $9 million in royalties on the next $210million in sales. By approximately what percentage did the ratio of royalties to sales decrease from the first $40 million in sales to the next $210 million in sales?
Options:
(A) 8%
(B) 15%
(C) 45%
(D) 52%
(E) 66%
a: Stream of consciousness: (9/210)/(5/40) = 12/35 = 34% it means that 9/210 represents only 34%. Therefore a decrease of 66%. The answer is (E).
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q: 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) 5
(C) 8
(D) 9
(E) 11
a:
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).
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