q: What is the probability that Company E's advertisement will be one of the first two be shown during the first commercial break?
Options:
(A)  1/ 225
(B)  1 / 30
(C)  1 /15
(D)  2 / 15
(E)  4 /15
a: Stream of consciousness: E 1/15 + (14/15) * 1/14 = 2/15 The answer is (D).
--
q: The purchase price of an article is $48. In order to include 5% of cost for overhead and to provide $12 of net profit, the markup should be
Options:
(A) 15%
(B) 25%
(C) 30%
(D) 40%
(E) 45%
a: Stream of consciousness: Cost price of article = 48$
% of overhead cost = 5
Net profit = 12 $
We need to calculate % markup
Net profit as % of cost price = (12/48)*100 = 25%
Total markup should be = 25 + 5 = 30% The answer is (C).
--
q: If 4 women can color 48 m long cloth in 2 days, then 6 women can color 36 m long cloth in
Options:
(A) 2 days
(B) 1 day
(C) 4 days
(D) 3 days
(E) 2 1/5 days
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.
user
Stream of consciousness: The length of cloth painted by one woman in one day = 48 / 4 × 2 = 6 m
No. of days required to paint 36 m cloth by 6 women = 36/ 6 × 6 = 1 day. The answer is (B).
--