q: Scotty B is helping his brother Jimmy B with math patterns. Jimmy's paper has 12, 24, 36, 48, and a blank space.
What number should Jimmy B put in the blank space?
Options:
(A) 50
(B) 58
(C) 60
(D) 62
(E) 96
a: Stream of consciousness: C) 60- because the pattern is adding 12 each time. The answer is (C).
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q: If it costs d dollars to make the first 100 copies of a poster and e dollars for each poster after that, what is the total cost of 125 posters?
Options:
(A) 25d + 100e
(B) 100d + 25e
(C) 125de
(D) d + 25e
(E) 125/(de) 
a: Stream of consciousness: Dollars needed for first 100 copies = d
Dollars needed for each successive copy = e
Cost of 125 copies = cost of 100 copies + cost of 25 copies = d + 25e The answer is (D).
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q: How much more would Rs.20000 fetch, after two years, if it is put at 20% p.a. compound interest payable half yearly than if is put at 20% p.a. compound interest payable yearly?
Options:
(A) 482
(B) 725
(C) 992
(D) 837
(E) 923
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: 20000(11/10)4 - 20000(6/5)2 = 482 The answer is (A).
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