PiCat Verification test
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1. The graph shows changes over time in a population of Bacteria are dividing reg-
bacteria added to a test tube of growth medium. What ularly by binary fission
activity characterizes the growth cycle during phase 2?
2. Which of the following is a true principle of inertia? It is proportional to the
mass of an object.
3. Which human system contains the thyroid gland? Endocrine
4. At an airport, 25% of the flights arrive from within the 84
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?
5. Equation to find the percent of a number make the percentage a
decimal (35% = 0.35 or
79% = 0.79) then forget
the decimal and multi-
ply 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.
6. A friend gives a neighbor 13 2/3 feet of twine from a 52 1/15
brand new spool, leaving 38 2/5 feet of spine on the
spool. How many feet of twine were originally on the
spool?
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7. If an employee invests 5% of his pre-tax salary into a 625
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?
8. Two tanks are each partially filled with 96 gallons of 264 (/5, 80%, or
water, as shown in the illustration. Tank A is 4/5 full, 0.80 = 120) and (/3,
and Tank B is 2/3 full. What is the maximum amount 66%, or 0.66 = 144) (144
of water that can be held in both tanks together? + 120 = 264)
9. A wooden box is 1 foot high, 3 feet wide, and 5 feet 31
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?
10. What is the approximate surface area of a box that is 552 ( 2(lw + lh + hw) )
8 inches wide, 12 inches long, and 9 inches tall?
11. A structure in 1:20 scale drawing has a height of 36 cm. 1.8
If the ratio of the height of the structure to the width
is 4:1 What is the width of the actual structure, to the
nearest tenth of a meter?
12. Julia earns $68,000 per year and wants to begin invest- $2,448
ing 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.
13. 18%
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A $15 minimum payment was made on a credit card
balance of $480. The card was not used the follow-
ing month, but the new statement showed an ending
balance of $548.70 What percent is the credit card
company charging to carry the balance?
14. Maria exercises for 1 5/6 every Saturday. If she runs for 1 3/8
3/4 of that time, how many hours does she run each
Saturday?
15. A decorator removes equal-sized corners from a rec- 24 square feet
tangular piece of fabric to create a tablecloth, as
shown in the illustration. What is the area of the table-
cloth?
16. Zeke and Brandon each get $5 from their grandmoth- 80%
er every Saturday. After 13 weeks, Zeke had a total
of $13, and Brandon had $55. Approximately what
percent of his 13-week allowance did Zeke spend?
17. A house sold for $480,000 and the realtor received a 6.5%
$31,200 commission. What percent of the selling price
did the realtor earn?
18. If the 750 people that showed up for the town's annual 6,250
carnival made up 12% of the town's population, what
is the total population of the town?
19. In every healthy democracy, one will find, in addition explain the political satire
to lively discussion and a thriving press. Lots of politi- is and why it is important.
cal satire. Political satire is a genre of written, oral, and
graphic communication that pokes fun at politicians,
political parties, and the activities of government. It
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1. The graph shows changes over time in a population of Bacteria are dividing reg-
bacteria added to a test tube of growth medium. What ularly by binary fission
activity characterizes the growth cycle during phase 2?
2. Which of the following is a true principle of inertia? It is proportional to the
mass of an object.
3. Which human system contains the thyroid gland? Endocrine
4. At an airport, 25% of the flights arrive from within the 84
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?
5. Equation to find the percent of a number make the percentage a
decimal (35% = 0.35 or
79% = 0.79) then forget
the decimal and multi-
ply 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.
6. A friend gives a neighbor 13 2/3 feet of twine from a 52 1/15
brand new spool, leaving 38 2/5 feet of spine on the
spool. How many feet of twine were originally on the
spool?
, PiCat Verification test
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_h2p4rd
7. If an employee invests 5% of his pre-tax salary into a 625
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?
8. Two tanks are each partially filled with 96 gallons of 264 (/5, 80%, or
water, as shown in the illustration. Tank A is 4/5 full, 0.80 = 120) and (/3,
and Tank B is 2/3 full. What is the maximum amount 66%, or 0.66 = 144) (144
of water that can be held in both tanks together? + 120 = 264)
9. A wooden box is 1 foot high, 3 feet wide, and 5 feet 31
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?
10. What is the approximate surface area of a box that is 552 ( 2(lw + lh + hw) )
8 inches wide, 12 inches long, and 9 inches tall?
11. A structure in 1:20 scale drawing has a height of 36 cm. 1.8
If the ratio of the height of the structure to the width
is 4:1 What is the width of the actual structure, to the
nearest tenth of a meter?
12. Julia earns $68,000 per year and wants to begin invest- $2,448
ing 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.
13. 18%
, PiCat Verification test
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A $15 minimum payment was made on a credit card
balance of $480. The card was not used the follow-
ing month, but the new statement showed an ending
balance of $548.70 What percent is the credit card
company charging to carry the balance?
14. Maria exercises for 1 5/6 every Saturday. If she runs for 1 3/8
3/4 of that time, how many hours does she run each
Saturday?
15. A decorator removes equal-sized corners from a rec- 24 square feet
tangular piece of fabric to create a tablecloth, as
shown in the illustration. What is the area of the table-
cloth?
16. Zeke and Brandon each get $5 from their grandmoth- 80%
er every Saturday. After 13 weeks, Zeke had a total
of $13, and Brandon had $55. Approximately what
percent of his 13-week allowance did Zeke spend?
17. A house sold for $480,000 and the realtor received a 6.5%
$31,200 commission. What percent of the selling price
did the realtor earn?
18. If the 750 people that showed up for the town's annual 6,250
carnival made up 12% of the town's population, what
is the total population of the town?
19. In every healthy democracy, one will find, in addition explain the political satire
to lively discussion and a thriving press. Lots of politi- is and why it is important.
cal satire. Political satire is a genre of written, oral, and
graphic communication that pokes fun at politicians,
political parties, and the activities of government. It
