Question: Last year, Company Z made q dollars in profit. Half of the profit went to the company’s founder. The rest was split evenly among his two other partners. In terms of q, how much did each of the other partners receive?
Options:
(A) q/4
(B) q/5
(C) q/6
(D) q/7
(E) q/8
Ans: (A)
CoT: Profit = q
Profit to company founder = q/2
Profit to other partners = q/2
Number of other partners = 2
Profit to each partner = (q/2)/2 = q/4
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Question: On average, the bottle-nosed dolphin comes up for air once every three minutes; the beluga whale, a close relative, comes up for air on average once every six minutes. The number of times a bottle-nosed dolphin would come up for air in a 24 hour period is approximately what percent greater than the number of times a beluga whale would come up for air in that same period?
Options:
(A) 25%
(B) 50%
(C) 75%
(D) 100%
(E) 150%
Ans: (E)
CoT: Dolphin once in 3 min;
Beluga once in 6 min;
So, dolphin comes up 2 times frequently than beluga, which is 150% (6-3)/2*100.
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Question: A train 300 m long is running at a speed of 99 km/hr. In what time will it pass a bridge 195 m long?
Options:
(A) 17
(B) 18
(C) 19
(D) 20
(E) 21
Ans: (B)

CoT: Speed = 99 * 5/18 = 55/2 m/sec
Total distance covered = 300 + 195 = 495 m
Required time = 495 * 2/55 = 18 sec
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