q: A person deposits 1/16 of his income as Provident Fund and 1/15 of the remaining as insurance premium. If he spends 5/7 of the balance on domestic needs and deposits an amount of Rs. 50 in the bank, his total income would be
Options:
(A) 150
(B) 200
(C) 250
(D) 300
(E) 350
a: Stream of consciousness: (1-(1/16))(1-(1/15))(1-(5/7)) of Income = 50
Hence income = 200 The answer is (B).


question: 3 friends A, B, C went for week end party to McDonald’s restaurant and there they measure there weights in some order In 7 rounds. A, B, C, AB, BC, AC, ABC. Final round measure is 140kg then find the average weight of all the 7 rounds?
Options:
(A) 98.5 kgs
(B) 80 kgs
(C) 76.5 kgs
(D) 67.5 kgs
(E) 58.2 kgs
answer: Stream of consciousness: Average weight = [(a + b + c + (a+b) + (b+c) + (c+a)+(a+b+c)] / 7 = 4 (a+b+c) /7 = 4 x 140/7 = 80 kgs The answer is (B).


q: John makes $60 a week from his job. He earns a raise andnow makes $75 a week. What is the % increase?
Options:
(A) 16.12%
(B) 25%
(C) 16.56%
(D) 17.66%
(E) 18.1%
a: Stream of consciousness: Increase = (15/60)*100 = (1/4)*100 = 25%. The answer is (B).


question: Find the least number must be subtracted from 378461 so that remaining no.is divisible by 13?
Options:
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 7
(D) 6
(E) 8
answer: Stream of consciousness: On dividing 378461 by 13 we get the remainder 5, so 5 should be subtracted The answer is (B).


q: How much is 80% of 40 is greater than 4/5 of 25?
Options:
(A) 17
(B) 19
(C) 11
(D) 12
(E) 10
a: Stream of consciousness: (80/100) * 40 – (4/5) * 25
32 - 20 = 12 The answer is (D).


q: The average of first 13 even numbers is?
Options:
(A) 10
(B) 11
(C) 12
(D) 13
(E) 14
a:

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Stream of consciousness: Sum of 13 even numbers = 13 * 14 = 110
Average = 182/13 = 14 The answer is (E).