PiCat Verification test Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2025)
The graph shows changes over time in a population of
bacteria added to a test tube of growth medium. What
activity characterizes the growth cycle during phase 2? -
Correct Answers ✅Bacteria are dividing regularly by binary
fission
Which of the following is a true principle of inertia? - Correct
Answers ✅It is proportional to the mass of an object.
Which human system contains the thyroid gland? - Correct
Answers ✅Endocrine
At an airport, 25% of the flights arrive from within the state,
35% from out of state, and the rest from other countries. How
many flights arrived from out of state if a total of 240 flights
arrive? - Correct Answers ✅84
Equation to find the percent of a number - Correct Answers
✅make the percentage a decimal (35% = 0.35 or 79% =
0.79) then forget the decimal and multiply the percentage by
the number you are trying to get a percentage from (35 x 240
= 8,400) then move the answer back the same number of
decimal points you had before which in this case would be
two (8,400 to 84.00) 84 is your answer.
A friend gives a neighbor 13 2/3 feet of twine from a brand
new spool, leaving 38 2/5 feet of spine on the spool. How
,PiCat Verification test Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2025)
many feet of twine were originally on the spool? - Correct
Answers ✅52 1/15
If an employee invests 5% of his pre-tax salary into a
retirement plan, the company will match 25% of that amount.
How much will the company contribute to the plan if the
employee earns $50,000 before taxes? - Correct Answers
✅625
Two tanks are each partially filled with 96 gallons of water, as
shown in the illustration. Tank A is 4/5 full, and Tank B is 2/3
full. What is the maximum amount of water that can be held
in both tanks together? - Correct Answers ✅264 (/5,
80%, or 0.80 = 120) and (/3, 66%, or 0.66 = 144) (144
+ 120 = 264)
A wooden box is 1 foot high, 3 feet wide, and 5 feet long. Bob
is going to use it for a table top and plans to paint the 4 sides
and the top. How many square feet will be painted? - Correct
Answers ✅31
What is the approximate surface area of a box that is 8
inches wide, 12 inches long, and 9 inches tall? - Correct
Answers ✅552 ( 2(lw + lh + hw) )
A structure in 1:20 scale drawing has a height of 36 cm. If the
ratio of the height of the structure to the width is 4:1 What is
, PiCat Verification test Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2025)
the width of the actual structure, to the nearest tenth of a
meter? - Correct Answers ✅1.8
Julia earns $68,000 per year and wants to begin investing her
money. She figures she can afford to invest 40% of her annual
salary. Of that, 60% will be invested in corporate bonds, while
40% will be invested into securities. If the corporate bonds
and securities yield 7% and 12% annual interest,
respectively, how much interest will Julia earn in 1 year. -
Correct Answers ✅$2,448
A $15 minimum payment was made on a credit card balance
of $480. The card was not used the following month, but the
new statement showed an ending balance of $548.70 What
percent is the credit card company charging to carry the
balance? - Correct Answers ✅18%
Maria exercises for 1 5/6 every Saturday. If she runs for 3/4 of
that time, how many hours does she run each Saturday? -
Correct Answers ✅1 3/8
A decorator removes equal-sized corners from a rectangular
piece of fabric to create a tablecloth, as shown in the
illustration. What is the area of the tablecloth? - Correct
Answers ✅24 square feet
Answers (Latest Update 2025)
The graph shows changes over time in a population of
bacteria added to a test tube of growth medium. What
activity characterizes the growth cycle during phase 2? -
Correct Answers ✅Bacteria are dividing regularly by binary
fission
Which of the following is a true principle of inertia? - Correct
Answers ✅It is proportional to the mass of an object.
Which human system contains the thyroid gland? - Correct
Answers ✅Endocrine
At an airport, 25% of the flights arrive from within the state,
35% from out of state, and the rest from other countries. How
many flights arrived from out of state if a total of 240 flights
arrive? - Correct Answers ✅84
Equation to find the percent of a number - Correct Answers
✅make the percentage a decimal (35% = 0.35 or 79% =
0.79) then forget the decimal and multiply the percentage by
the number you are trying to get a percentage from (35 x 240
= 8,400) then move the answer back the same number of
decimal points you had before which in this case would be
two (8,400 to 84.00) 84 is your answer.
A friend gives a neighbor 13 2/3 feet of twine from a brand
new spool, leaving 38 2/5 feet of spine on the spool. How
,PiCat Verification test Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2025)
many feet of twine were originally on the spool? - Correct
Answers ✅52 1/15
If an employee invests 5% of his pre-tax salary into a
retirement plan, the company will match 25% of that amount.
How much will the company contribute to the plan if the
employee earns $50,000 before taxes? - Correct Answers
✅625
Two tanks are each partially filled with 96 gallons of water, as
shown in the illustration. Tank A is 4/5 full, and Tank B is 2/3
full. What is the maximum amount of water that can be held
in both tanks together? - Correct Answers ✅264 (/5,
80%, or 0.80 = 120) and (/3, 66%, or 0.66 = 144) (144
+ 120 = 264)
A wooden box is 1 foot high, 3 feet wide, and 5 feet long. Bob
is going to use it for a table top and plans to paint the 4 sides
and the top. How many square feet will be painted? - Correct
Answers ✅31
What is the approximate surface area of a box that is 8
inches wide, 12 inches long, and 9 inches tall? - Correct
Answers ✅552 ( 2(lw + lh + hw) )
A structure in 1:20 scale drawing has a height of 36 cm. If the
ratio of the height of the structure to the width is 4:1 What is
, PiCat Verification test Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2025)
the width of the actual structure, to the nearest tenth of a
meter? - Correct Answers ✅1.8
Julia earns $68,000 per year and wants to begin investing her
money. She figures she can afford to invest 40% of her annual
salary. Of that, 60% will be invested in corporate bonds, while
40% will be invested into securities. If the corporate bonds
and securities yield 7% and 12% annual interest,
respectively, how much interest will Julia earn in 1 year. -
Correct Answers ✅$2,448
A $15 minimum payment was made on a credit card balance
of $480. The card was not used the following month, but the
new statement showed an ending balance of $548.70 What
percent is the credit card company charging to carry the
balance? - Correct Answers ✅18%
Maria exercises for 1 5/6 every Saturday. If she runs for 3/4 of
that time, how many hours does she run each Saturday? -
Correct Answers ✅1 3/8
A decorator removes equal-sized corners from a rectangular
piece of fabric to create a tablecloth, as shown in the
illustration. What is the area of the tablecloth? - Correct
Answers ✅24 square feet
