q: A telephone company needs to create a set of 3-digit area codes. The company is entitled to use only digits 2, 4 and 6, which can be repeated. If the product of the digits in the area code must be even, how many different codes can be created?
Options:
(A) 27
(B) 22
(C) 24
(D) 26
(E) 30
a: Stream of consciousness: Total # of codes possible is 3*3*3 = 27. Oit of those 27 codes The answer is (A).

question: Dacid obtained 76, 65, 82, 67 and 85 marks (out of 100) in English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. What are his average marks?
Options:
(A) 32
(B) 88
(C) 77
(D) 99
(E) 75
answer: Stream of consciousness: Average = (76 + 65 + 82 + 67 + 85)/5 = 375/5 = 75. The answer is (E).

q: Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 20 and 30 minutes respectively, and a third pipe C can empty it in 40 minutes. How long will it take to fill the cistern if all the three are opened at the same time?
Options:
(A) 17 1/9
(B) 17 1/0
(C) 17 1/7
(D) 17 1/2
(E) 17 1/3
a: Stream of consciousness: 1/20 + 1/30 - 1/40 = 7/120
120/7 = 17 1/7 The answer is (C).

question: If Rs.7500 are borrowed at C.I at the rate of 4% per annum, then after 4 years the amount to be paid is?
Options:
(A) 3377
(B) 2688
(C) 2688
(D) 8774
(E) 1268
answer: Stream of consciousness: A = 7500(26/25)^4 = 8774 The answer is (D).

q: A football field is 10800 square yards. If 1200 pounds of fertilizer are spread evenly across the entire field, how many pounds of fertilizer were spread over an area of the field totaling 3600 square yards?
Options:
(A) 400
(B) 600
(C) 750
(D) 2400
(E) 3200
a: Stream of consciousness: Answer A) 10800 yards need 1200 lbs
1 Yard will need 1200/10800 = 1/9 lbs
3600 Yards will need 1/9* 3600 Yards = 400lbs The answer is (A).

q: At 15:00 there were 20 students in the computer lab. At 15:03 and every three minutes after that, 4 students entered the lab. If at 15:10 and every ten minutes after that 8 students left the lab, how many students were in the computer lab at 15:44 ?
Options:
(A) 7
(B) 14
(C) 25
(D) 27
(E) 30
a:
Stream of consciousness: Initial no of students + 3 * (1 + No of possible 3 minute intervals between 15:03 and 15:44) -
8 *(1 + No of possible 10 minute intervals between 15:10 and 15:44)
20 + 3*14 -8 * 4 = 27 The answer is (D).