question: John makes $60 a week from his job. He earns a raise andnow makes $72 a week. What is the % increase?
Options:
(A) 20%
(B) 16.66%
(C) 16.56%
(D) 17.66%
(E) 18.1%
answer: Stream of consciousness: Increase = (12/60)*100 = (1/5)*100 = 20%. The answer is (A).


q: The average of first 10 even numbers is?
Options:
(A) 19
(B) 18
(C) 16
(D) 11
(E) 17
a: Stream of consciousness: Sum of 10 even numbers = 10 * 11 = 110
Average = 110/10 = 11 The answer is (D).


question: What is the are of an equilateral triangle of side 16 cm?
Options:
(A) 64√5
(B) 64√9
(C) 44√3
(D) 64√3
(E) 14√3
answer: Stream of consciousness: Area of an equilateral triangle = √3/4 S2
If S = 16, Area of triangle = √3/4 * 16 * 16 = 64√3 cm2; The answer is (D).


q: A wheel rotates 20 times every minute and moves 15 cm during each rotation. How many metres does the wheel move in one hour?
Options:
(A) 6 metre
(B) 18 metre
(C) 180 metre
(D) 1200 metre
(E) 130 metre
a: Stream of consciousness: Number of times wheel moves in 1 hour = 12 * 60 = 1200
:. Distance moves = (1200*15) cms = 18000 cms
In metres = 180 metre The answer is (C).


question: A small company employs 3 men and 5 women. If a team of 4 employees is to be randomly selected to organize the company retreat, what is the probability that the team will have exactly 2 men?
Options:
(A)  1/14
(B)  1/7
(C)  3/7
(D)  2/7
(E)  1/2
answer: Stream of consciousness: Total ways to choose 4 employees from 8 employees = 8C4
Two women = 5C2
Two Men = 3C2
P = (5C2 * 3C2)/8C2 = 3/7 hence The answer is (C).


question: People standing in a straight line are wearing alternating colored shirts. The pattern of shirts begins with red, followed by green, blue, white and yellow. This pattern continues (red, green, blue, white and yellow) until it ends with a white shirt. If there are more than 5 people in line, which of the following cannot be the number of people in the line?
Options:
(A) 29
(B) 39
(C) 54
(D) 64
(E) 75
answer:

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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Stream of consciousness: The correct answer should not take the form: 5x + 4. Hence, it is The answer is (E).