q: A person spends 40% of his salary on food, 25% on house rent, 15% on entertainment and 15% on conveyance. If his savings at the end of the month is Rs. 1200, then his salary per month in rupees is:
Options:
(A) 4000
(B) 24000
(C) 8000
(D) 10000
(E) None of these
a: Stream of consciousness: Total expenditure = 40 + 25 + 15 + 15 = 95%
Saving = (100 - 95) = 5%
5/100 × Salary = 1200, Salary = 24000 Rs. The answer is (B).


question: A river 2m deep and 45 m wide is flowing at the rate of 3 kmph the amount of water that runs into the sea per minute is?
Options:
(A) 4500 M3
(B) 27000 M3
(C) 3000 M3
(D) 2700 M3
(E) 3700 M3
answer: Stream of consciousness: (3000 * 2 * 5)/60 = 4500 M3 The answer is (A).


q: Find the area of a parallelogram with base 24 cm and height 16 cm.
Options:
(A) 384 cm^2
(B) 200 cm^2
(C) 250 cm^2
(D) 350 cm^2
(E) 400 cm^2
a: Stream of consciousness: Area of a parallelogram = base * height = 24 * 16 = 384 cm2 The answer is (A).


question: The length E of a rectangle is decreased by 15% and its width is increased by 40%. Does the area of the rectangle decrease or increase and by what percent?
Options:
(A) Decreases by 19%
(B) Decreases by 25%
(C) Increases by 6%
(D) Increases by 19%
(E) Increases by 25%
answer: Stream of consciousness: Let the length E of the rectangle be 100x, and width be 100y. Area = 100x * 100y = 10000xy
Now after the change Length = 85x, and width = 140 y. Area = 11900xy
% Change = (11900xy - 10000xy)/(10000xy) = 19 % Increase. Hence The answer is (D).


q: Rectangular tile each of size 25cm by 65cm must be laid horizontally on a rectangular floor of size 150cm by 390cm,such that the tiles do not overlap and they are placed with edges jutting against each other on all edges. A tile can be placed in any orientation so long as its edges are parallel to the edges of floor. No tile should overshoot any edge of the floor. The maximum number of tiles that can be accommodated on the floor is:
Options:
(A) 50
(B) 40
(C) 25
(D) 36
(E) 45
a: Stream of consciousness: Area of tile = 25*65 = 1625
Area of floor = 150*390 = 58500
No of tiles = 58500/1625 = 36
So, the no of tile = 36 The answer is (D).


q: In what time a sum of money double itself at 6% per annum simple interest?
Options:
(A) 33 1/8%
(B) 33 1/3%
(C) 83 1/3%
(D) 33 4/3%
(E) 16 2/3%
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: P = (P*6*R)/100
R = 16 2/3% The answer is (E).