q: (998-1)(998-2)(998-3)........(998-n)=....... when n>1000
Options:
(A) 4
(B) 3
(C) 2
(D) 1
(E) 0
a: Stream of consciousness: The term (998-998) makes the whole expression = 0. The answer is (E).


question: 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
answer: 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: A is the son of C; C and Q are sisters; Z is the mother of Q and P is the son of Z. Which of the following statements is true?
Options:
(A) P and A are cousins
(B) P is the maternsl uncle of A
(C) Q is the maternal grandfather of A
(D) C and P are sisters
(E) none
a: Stream of consciousness: P is the maternsl uncle of A The answer is (B).


question: Calculate the circumference of a circular field whose radius is 6 centimeters.
Options:
(A) 2 π cm
(B) 1 π cm
(C) 15 π cm
(D) 12 π cm
(E) 19 π cm
answer: Stream of consciousness: Circumference C is given by
C = 2πr = 2π*6 = 12 π cm The answer is (D).


q: The average of 11 results is 50, if the average of first five results is 49 and that of the last seven is 52. Find the fifth result?
Options:
(A) 55
(B) 56
(C) 57
(D) 58
(E) 59
a: Stream of consciousness: 1 to 11 = 11 * 50 = 550
1 to 5 = 5 * 49 = 245
5 to 11 = 7 * 52 = 364
5th = 245 + 364 – 550 = 59 The answer is (E).


q: A train which has 400 m long, is running 50 kmph. In what time will it cross a person moving at 14 kmph in same direction ?
Options:
(A) 40 sec
(B) 35 sec
(C) 33 sec
(D) 42 sec
(E) 41 sec
a:

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: Time taken to cross a moving person = length of train/ relative speed
Time taken = 400/((50-14) (5/18) = 400/ 36*(5/18) = 400/10 = 40 sec The answer is (A).