PiCAT EXAM 2026/2027 TEST | WITH COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | GRADED A+
A certain bag of potting soil is 1/4 P Mas, and the rest is dirt. What part is dirt? - ANSWER 3/4 or 75%
A homeowner plans to hang wallpaper on one wall of a bedroom that is 10 feet long. If a strip of
wallpaper is 20 inches wide and strips are hung vertically, how many strips of wallpaper will the
homeowner require? - ANSWER 2 1/2
A pie was cut into two equal pieces. Each piece of pie was cut into halves again, and each of those
smaller pieces was cut into two pieces. If two of the pieces of the pie were eaten, what portion of
the pie remains? - ANSWER 8 pieces in total
A raider is designed to report to track of an aircraft every second. If this raider reports 30 trucks in
one minute, what percentage of the time did the raider track in the aircraft? - ANSWER 50%
A student bought a sandwich for $.80, milk for $.20 , and a pie for $.30. How much does the milk
cost? - ANSWER $1.30
A sweater originally priced at $80 and was marked down by 25%. What was the sale price of the
sweater? - ANSWER $60
A woman is looking for a bigger square office. She finds an office twice area of her current office. If
the perimeter of her current office is 88 feet, how many square feet is the new office? - ANSWER 968
square feet
An airplane is at 32,000 feet above sea level and descends at an average rate of 1000 ft./min. How
many minutes will it take for the airplane to land at an airport 3000 feet above sea level? - ANSWER
29
Five people, each working eight hours a day can assemble 400 toys and a five day work week. What
is the average number of toys assembled per hour per person? - ANSWER 16
If a 5 foot cast a 8 foot shadow at the same time that a nearby tree cast a 48 foot shadow, how tall is
that tree? - ANSWER 30 feet
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | GRADED A+
A certain bag of potting soil is 1/4 P Mas, and the rest is dirt. What part is dirt? - ANSWER 3/4 or 75%
A homeowner plans to hang wallpaper on one wall of a bedroom that is 10 feet long. If a strip of
wallpaper is 20 inches wide and strips are hung vertically, how many strips of wallpaper will the
homeowner require? - ANSWER 2 1/2
A pie was cut into two equal pieces. Each piece of pie was cut into halves again, and each of those
smaller pieces was cut into two pieces. If two of the pieces of the pie were eaten, what portion of
the pie remains? - ANSWER 8 pieces in total
A raider is designed to report to track of an aircraft every second. If this raider reports 30 trucks in
one minute, what percentage of the time did the raider track in the aircraft? - ANSWER 50%
A student bought a sandwich for $.80, milk for $.20 , and a pie for $.30. How much does the milk
cost? - ANSWER $1.30
A sweater originally priced at $80 and was marked down by 25%. What was the sale price of the
sweater? - ANSWER $60
A woman is looking for a bigger square office. She finds an office twice area of her current office. If
the perimeter of her current office is 88 feet, how many square feet is the new office? - ANSWER 968
square feet
An airplane is at 32,000 feet above sea level and descends at an average rate of 1000 ft./min. How
many minutes will it take for the airplane to land at an airport 3000 feet above sea level? - ANSWER
29
Five people, each working eight hours a day can assemble 400 toys and a five day work week. What
is the average number of toys assembled per hour per person? - ANSWER 16
If a 5 foot cast a 8 foot shadow at the same time that a nearby tree cast a 48 foot shadow, how tall is
that tree? - ANSWER 30 feet
