question:An businessman earns an income of Re 2 on the first day of his business. On every subsequent day, he earns an income which is just double of that made on the previous day. On the 20th day of business, he earns an income of:
Options:
(A) 21
(B) 22
(C) 36
(D) 20
(E) 30
answer:(C)
Stream of consciousness:2nd day he earns = 2(2 – 2)
3rd day he earns = 2(3 – 2)
On 20th day he earns 2(20 -2) = 36 rupees


question:A train 150 meters long completely crosses a 240 meters long bridge in 42 seconds. What is the speed of the train is?
Options:
(A) 32
(B) 33
(C) 88
(D) 66
(E) 09
answer:(B)
Stream of consciousness:S = (150 + 240)/42 = 390/42 * 18/5 = 33


question:If x<0, y<0, and |x| > |y|, which of the following must be true?
Options:
(A) x > y
(B) y^2 > x^2
(C) x^3 > y^2
(D) x < y
(E) x < –y
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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(D)
Stream of consciousness:Correct Answer: (E)
Let’s go through each answer choice: (A) can never be true, since no negative is greater than a positive. (B) doesn’t have to be true – consider what would happen if x = -2 and y = 1. (C) can never be true, as x^3 must be negative, and y^2 must be positive. (D) can never be true, since if x < 0, -x is the same thing as |x|, and |x| > y. (E) can be manipulated by multiplying both sides by -1, which gives us –x > y. Remember that x < 0, so –x = |x|, and y is positive, so |y| = y. Thus x < y is the same statement as |x| > |y|, and (D) must be true.