question: John left home and drove at the rate of 45 mph for 2 hours. He stopped for lunch then drove for another 3 hours at the rate of 50 mph to reach his destination. How many miles did John drive?
Options:
(A) 235 miles.
(B) 245 miles.
(C) 240 miles.
(D) 265 miles.
(E) 275 miles.
answer: Stream of consciousness: The total distance D traveled by John is given by
D = 45 * 2 + 3 * 50 = 240 miles. The answer is (C).


q: A 360 meter long train crosses a man standing on the platform in 6 sec. What is the speed of the train?
Options:
(A) 229
(B) 108
(C) 278
(D) 216
(E) 112
a: Stream of consciousness: S = 360/6 * 18/5 = 216 kmph The answer is (D).


question: A train 420 m long, running with a speed of 63 km/hr will pass a tree in?
Options:
(A) 36 sec
(B) 16 sec
(C) 17 sec
(D) 88 sec
(E) 12 sec
answer: Stream of consciousness: Speed = 63 * 5/18 = 35/2 m/sec
Time taken = 420 * 2/35 = 36 sec The answer is (A).


q: If the cost price of 50 articles is equal to the selling price of 15 articles, then the gain or loss percent is?
Options:
(A) 16
(B) 127
(C) 12
(D) 18
(E) 233
a: Stream of consciousness: Percentage of profit = 35/15 * 100 = 233% The answer is (E).


question: Anmol can eat 27 pastries in a hour.
Aakriti can eat 2 pastries in 10 minutes.
Divya can eat 7 pastries in 20 minutes.
How long will it take them to eat a 300 pastries ?
Options:
(A) 2 hours.
(B) 1 hours.
(C) 5 hours.
(D) 4 hours.
(E) 3 hours.
answer: Stream of consciousness: In one hour, Anmol eats 27 pastries, Aakriti eats 12, and Divya eats 21. A total of 60 pastries. Therefore 300 pastries would take 300 ÷ 60 = 5 hours. The answer is (C).


question: Find the odd man out
4, 10, 22, 40, 84, 94
Options:
(A) 22
(B) 40
(C) 94
(D) 84
(E) 10
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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Stream of consciousness: Differnce is multiple of 6
4 and 10 diff is 6
10 and 22 diff is 12
22 and 40 diff is 18
40+24 = 64 but in series it is mentioned as 84
64+30 = 94 The answer is (D).