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Arithmetic Reasoning PICAT Questions
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Jerry walked a dog from 6:40 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. one day. If he was
paid at the rate of $6 per hour, how much did he earn that day?
Ans: B. $5.00
A woman is looking for a bigger square office. She finds an office
twice the area of her current office. If the perimeter of her current
office is 88 feet, how many square feet is the new office?
Ans: C. 968 sq. ft.
How many feet of chain fence are necessary to enclose a dog pen
that is square and has an area of 64 square feet?
Ans: C. 32
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A train goes twice as fast downhill as it can go uphill, and 2/3 as fast
uphill as it can go on level ground. If it goes 120 mph downhill, how
long will it take to travel 45 miles on flat land?
Ans: C. 1-1/2 hours
The pet store had 6 puppies selling for $104 each and 12 kittens
selling for $24 each. Today, only 2 puppies and 8 kittens were left. In
dollar terms, what was the ratio of sales of puppies to kittens?
Ans: A. 13 to 3
There are 9 red and 6 green marbles in a bag. A child reaches in the
bag and randomly takes one marble. What is the probability of that
child getting a green marble?
Ans: B. .40
Arithmetic Reasoning PICAT Questions
and Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
Jerry walked a dog from 6:40 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. one day. If he was
paid at the rate of $6 per hour, how much did he earn that day?
Ans: B. $5.00
A woman is looking for a bigger square office. She finds an office
twice the area of her current office. If the perimeter of her current
office is 88 feet, how many square feet is the new office?
Ans: C. 968 sq. ft.
How many feet of chain fence are necessary to enclose a dog pen
that is square and has an area of 64 square feet?
Ans: C. 32
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A train goes twice as fast downhill as it can go uphill, and 2/3 as fast
uphill as it can go on level ground. If it goes 120 mph downhill, how
long will it take to travel 45 miles on flat land?
Ans: C. 1-1/2 hours
The pet store had 6 puppies selling for $104 each and 12 kittens
selling for $24 each. Today, only 2 puppies and 8 kittens were left. In
dollar terms, what was the ratio of sales of puppies to kittens?
Ans: A. 13 to 3
There are 9 red and 6 green marbles in a bag. A child reaches in the
bag and randomly takes one marble. What is the probability of that
child getting a green marble?
Ans: B. .40
