PICAT VERIFICATION AR & MK
EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
A radar is designed to report the track of an aircraft every second. If this
radar reports 30 tracks in one minute, what percentage of the time did the
radar track the aircraft?
A. 3%
B. 30%
C. 40%
D. 50% ( correct answers ) 50%
Jerry walked a dog from 6:40am to 7:30am one day. If he was paid at the
rate of 6$ per hour, how much did he earn that day?
E. $4.50
F. $5.00
G. $5.40
H. $5.90
I. $6.60 ( correct answers ) $5
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?
J. 176 sq feet
K. 352 sq feet
L. 968 sq feet
M. 1,200 sq feet ( correct answers ) 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?
N. 256
O. 64
P. 32
Q. 16 ( correct answers ) 32
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?
R. 1/2 hour
S. 2/3 hour
T. 1-1/2 hours
U. 2 hours ( correct answers ) 1/2
GRADED
A+
, Each August, a restaurant's rent is adjusted to the cost of living index. The
rent has been 1,550 a month, and the cost of living index for this August
was 3.7%. What is the new rent per month?
A. $1,594.28
B. $1,607.35
C. $2,123.50
D. $5,735.00 ( correct answers ) $1,607.35
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?
E. .66
F. .40
G. .33
H. .10 ( correct answers ) 0.40
Shawn purchased a shirt for $22.05. If this includes a 5% sales tax, what was
the actual price of the shirt?
I. $17.50
J. $20.95
K. $21.00
L. $23.15 ( correct answers ) $20.95
The pet store had 6 puppies selling for $104 each and 12 kittens selling for
$24 each. Today, only 2 puppies and 8 kittens were left. In dollar terms,
what was the ratio of sales of puppies to kittens?
M.13 to 3
N. 11 to 1
O. 8 to 7
P. 1 to 3 ( correct answers ) 13:3
If the ratio of sides of two squares is 3:1, what is the ratio of their
perimeters?
Q. 3:1
R. 4:1
S. 9:1
T. 12:1 ( correct answers ) 3:1
Jamie just bought two boxes. The first box is square, with each side
measuring 10 units, and is 4 units high. The second box is rectangular and
has twice the volume of the square box. If the height of the second box is 5
A. 10 and the width is 10 units, what is the length of the second box?
units,
units
B. 12
units ( correct answers )
C. 16 16 units
units
D. 18
units
GRADED
A+
EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
A radar is designed to report the track of an aircraft every second. If this
radar reports 30 tracks in one minute, what percentage of the time did the
radar track the aircraft?
A. 3%
B. 30%
C. 40%
D. 50% ( correct answers ) 50%
Jerry walked a dog from 6:40am to 7:30am one day. If he was paid at the
rate of 6$ per hour, how much did he earn that day?
E. $4.50
F. $5.00
G. $5.40
H. $5.90
I. $6.60 ( correct answers ) $5
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?
J. 176 sq feet
K. 352 sq feet
L. 968 sq feet
M. 1,200 sq feet ( correct answers ) 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?
N. 256
O. 64
P. 32
Q. 16 ( correct answers ) 32
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?
R. 1/2 hour
S. 2/3 hour
T. 1-1/2 hours
U. 2 hours ( correct answers ) 1/2
GRADED
A+
, Each August, a restaurant's rent is adjusted to the cost of living index. The
rent has been 1,550 a month, and the cost of living index for this August
was 3.7%. What is the new rent per month?
A. $1,594.28
B. $1,607.35
C. $2,123.50
D. $5,735.00 ( correct answers ) $1,607.35
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?
E. .66
F. .40
G. .33
H. .10 ( correct answers ) 0.40
Shawn purchased a shirt for $22.05. If this includes a 5% sales tax, what was
the actual price of the shirt?
I. $17.50
J. $20.95
K. $21.00
L. $23.15 ( correct answers ) $20.95
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?
M.13 to 3
N. 11 to 1
O. 8 to 7
P. 1 to 3 ( correct answers ) 13:3
If the ratio of sides of two squares is 3:1, what is the ratio of their
perimeters?
Q. 3:1
R. 4:1
S. 9:1
T. 12:1 ( correct answers ) 3:1
Jamie just bought two boxes. The first box is square, with each side
measuring 10 units, and is 4 units high. The second box is rectangular and
has twice the volume of the square box. If the height of the second box is 5
A. 10 and the width is 10 units, what is the length of the second box?
units,
units
B. 12
units ( correct answers )
C. 16 16 units
units
D. 18
units
GRADED
A+
