2 44 4 41 6 38 8 - Look carefully for the pattern, and then choose which pair of numbers comes next.
Options:
(A) 35 10
(B) 12 10
(C) 9 34
(D) 52 10
(E) 34 89
Answer and stream of consciousness: (D)
Stream of consciousness: Here, there are two alternating patterns, one addition and one subtraction. The first starts with 2 and increases by 2; the second starts with 44 and decreases by 3.


A certain league has three divisions. The respective divisions had 8, 10, and 11 teams qualify for the playoffs. Each division held its own double-elimination tournament -- where a team is eliminated from the tournament upon losing two games -- in order to determine its champion. The four division champions then played in a single-elimination tournament -- where a team is eliminated upon losing one game -- in order to determine the overall league champion. Assuming that there were no ties and no forfeits, what is the maximum number of games that could have been played in order to determine the overall league champion?
Options:
(A)  51
(B)  52
(C)  54
(D)  56
(E)  57
Answer and stream of consciousness: (E)
Stream of consciousness: Overall, there can be 57 minuses. Tus, it is


Lisa's grade was 75th percentile of the 40 grades for her class. Of the 50 grades from another class, 8 were higher than Lisa's, and the rest were lower. If no other grade was the same as Lisa's grade, then Lisa's grade was what percentile of the grades of the two classes of two classes combined?
Options:
(A) 62nd
(B) 74th
(C) 80th
(D) 87th
(E) 92nd
Answer and stream of consciousness: (C)
Stream of consciousness: 62nd/74th/80th/87th/92nd


Express 35 mps in kmph?
Options:
(A) 122
(B) 188
(C) 126
(D) 140
(E) 124
Answer and stream of consciousness:

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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(C)
Stream of consciousness: 35 * 18/5 = 126 kmph