PICAT/ASVAB NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM 262 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of these is the best explanation of how a smooth round stone
became smooth? - CORRECT ANSWER It was in a stream for a long
When a lobster grows a claw to replace one that was lost, the process
is called - CORRECT ANSWER regeneration.
Any astronomical body that revolves around a larger body is called -
CORRECT ANSWER a satellite.
In chemistry, to be classified as an organic substance, a substance
must contain - CORRECT ANSWER Carbon atoms.
Which element does NOT contain any neutrons? - CORRECT ANSWER
hydrogen
The chemical formula of a compound describes the elements the
compound contains and the - CORRECT ANSWER ratio of elements in
the compound.
What is the symbol for the hydroxyl ion? - CORRECT ANSWER Н30
Which of the following is a renewable resource? - CORRECT ANSWER
natural gas
How many atoms are in a single molecule of water (H20)? - CORRECT
ANSWER 3
Regeneration in man is limited to - CORRECT ANSWER healing of
wounds.
,When scientists measure a liquid's resistance to flow, they are
measuring the liquid's - CORRECT ANSWER viscosity.
When sodium atoms form sodium ions, they - CORRECT ANSWER lose
electrons.
A perpetual-motion machine can never be built because it is not
possible to eliminate - CORRECT ANSWER inertia,
A human skin cell divides by - CORRECT ANSWER mitosis.
The filament in an electric light bulb is made from - CORRECT
ANSWER tungsten.
Terry earns a $250 salary plus $5 per sale. How many sales must Terry
make to earn $765 altogether? - CORRECT ANSWER 103
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? - CORRECT
ANSWER $5.00
How many feet of chain fence are necessary to enclose a dog pen that
is square and has an area of 64 square feet? - CORRECT ANSWER 32
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? - CORRECT
ANSWER 968 sq ft
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 miles per hour
downhill, how long will it take to travel 45 miles on flat land? -
CORRECT ANSWER 1/2 hour
ART 2 - Arithmetic Reasoning 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? - CORRECT ANSWER $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? - CORRECT ANSWER .66
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? -
CORRECT ANSWER 13 to 3
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 units, and the width is 10 units, what is the length of
the second box? - CORRECT ANSWER 16 units
If the ratio of the sides of two squares is 3:1, what is the ratio of their
perimeters? - CORRECT ANSWER 4:1
If the perimeter of a square garden feet, what is the area of the
garden? - CORRECT ANSWER 441 sq ft
The price of salmon at a fish market is $5.40 per pound. This is 150%
of its cost at a supermarket. How much would it cost per pound at the
supermarket? - CORRECT ANSWER $3.60
A printing press will print 6,000 copies in 20 minutes. second press
can print 15,000 copies in 60 minutes. How many more copies per
minute will the faster press print than the slower press? - CORRECT
ANSWER 50
If the population of a certain city increased 25% in two years, the new
population was what percent of the old? - CORRECT ANSWER 125%
Debra and Ian shared in a $1,000,000 estate. If lan received $125.000,
and Debra the rest, what fraction of the estate did Debra receive? -
CORRECT ANSWER 7/8
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of these is the best explanation of how a smooth round stone
became smooth? - CORRECT ANSWER It was in a stream for a long
When a lobster grows a claw to replace one that was lost, the process
is called - CORRECT ANSWER regeneration.
Any astronomical body that revolves around a larger body is called -
CORRECT ANSWER a satellite.
In chemistry, to be classified as an organic substance, a substance
must contain - CORRECT ANSWER Carbon atoms.
Which element does NOT contain any neutrons? - CORRECT ANSWER
hydrogen
The chemical formula of a compound describes the elements the
compound contains and the - CORRECT ANSWER ratio of elements in
the compound.
What is the symbol for the hydroxyl ion? - CORRECT ANSWER Н30
Which of the following is a renewable resource? - CORRECT ANSWER
natural gas
How many atoms are in a single molecule of water (H20)? - CORRECT
ANSWER 3
Regeneration in man is limited to - CORRECT ANSWER healing of
wounds.
,When scientists measure a liquid's resistance to flow, they are
measuring the liquid's - CORRECT ANSWER viscosity.
When sodium atoms form sodium ions, they - CORRECT ANSWER lose
electrons.
A perpetual-motion machine can never be built because it is not
possible to eliminate - CORRECT ANSWER inertia,
A human skin cell divides by - CORRECT ANSWER mitosis.
The filament in an electric light bulb is made from - CORRECT
ANSWER tungsten.
Terry earns a $250 salary plus $5 per sale. How many sales must Terry
make to earn $765 altogether? - CORRECT ANSWER 103
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? - CORRECT
ANSWER $5.00
How many feet of chain fence are necessary to enclose a dog pen that
is square and has an area of 64 square feet? - CORRECT ANSWER 32
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? - CORRECT
ANSWER 968 sq ft
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 miles per hour
downhill, how long will it take to travel 45 miles on flat land? -
CORRECT ANSWER 1/2 hour
ART 2 - Arithmetic Reasoning 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? - CORRECT ANSWER $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? - CORRECT ANSWER .66
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? -
CORRECT ANSWER 13 to 3
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 units, and the width is 10 units, what is the length of
the second box? - CORRECT ANSWER 16 units
If the ratio of the sides of two squares is 3:1, what is the ratio of their
perimeters? - CORRECT ANSWER 4:1
If the perimeter of a square garden feet, what is the area of the
garden? - CORRECT ANSWER 441 sq ft
The price of salmon at a fish market is $5.40 per pound. This is 150%
of its cost at a supermarket. How much would it cost per pound at the
supermarket? - CORRECT ANSWER $3.60
A printing press will print 6,000 copies in 20 minutes. second press
can print 15,000 copies in 60 minutes. How many more copies per
minute will the faster press print than the slower press? - CORRECT
ANSWER 50
If the population of a certain city increased 25% in two years, the new
population was what percent of the old? - CORRECT ANSWER 125%
Debra and Ian shared in a $1,000,000 estate. If lan received $125.000,
and Debra the rest, what fraction of the estate did Debra receive? -
CORRECT ANSWER 7/8
