PICAT EXAM NAVY Questions and Answers

Together two people can earn $28,000. One earns $2000 more than the other. How much is the smaller income? - Answer- $13,000 Jerry walked a dog from 6:40 AM to 7:30 AM one day. If he was paid at the rate of $6per hour, how much did he earn that day? - Answer- $5.00 Terry earns $250 salary plus $5 per sale. How many sales must Terry make to earn $765 altogether? - Answer- 103 A sweater originally priced at $80 was marked down by 25%. What was the sale price of the sweater? - Answer- $60 If a baker doubles a recipe that calls for 6-2/3 cups of flour, how many cups of flour will be needed in all? - Answer- 13-1/3 An airplane is at 32,000 feet above sea level and descends at an average rate of 1,000 feet per minute. How many minutes will it take for the airplane to land at the airport 3,000 feet above sea level? - Answer- 29 Minutes A certain bag of potting soil is ¼ peat moss, and the rest is dirt. What part is dirt? - Answer- 3/4 A child is 2-1/2 feet tall. The child's mother is twice as tall as the child. How tall is the child's mother? - Answer- 5 feet If a postage costs $.22 for the first ounce and $.17 for each additional ounce, what is the cost of postage for a letter weighing 3 ounces? - Answer- $0.56 If a cyclist travels at an average rate of 24 miles per day, how many days will it take the cyclist to travel 600 miles? - Answer- 25 days How many monthly payments must be made to repay an interest free loan of $1,540 if monthly payments are $55 each? - Answer- 28 payments Mario eats twice as many walnuts as Yolanda. If Yolanda eats six walnuts every day, how many walnuts does Mario eat in a week? - Answer- 84 walnuts If a package of corn chips weighs 1.2 ounces, what is the weight, in ounces, of 48 packages? - Answer- 57.6 A stereo can be purchased on the installment plan with a down payment of $35 and then 15 payments of $22.50 each. If there's no sale tax, how much will the stereo cost if purchased on the installment plan? - Answer- $372.50 James regular pay is $12 an hour, plus time and a half for overtime. How much is his pay for 40 hours of regular time and 10 hours of overtime? - Answer- $660 If A=6 and B=5, what is the value of (A2 + B2)2 - Answer- 121 If x+3y=7 and Y=2, then X equals? - Answer- 1 What is the value of 3x+5y, when X=12 and Y=4 - Answer- 56 If x+$0.05=$0.83, then x= - Answer- $0.78 Jose is n years old. How old was he 7 years ago? - Answer- n-7 If n/8=4, then n equals? - Answer- 32 Simplify the ratio 12:18 - Answer- 2/3 Which of the following fractions is less than 25%? - Answer- 1/8 If 25+4x-7, then x= - Answer- 8 If 4x2 + 1, then x= - Answer- 2 What is the volume of a rectangle box that has a length of nine units, a width of five units, and a height of six units? - Answer- 270 CU units 4(31-16) --------- solve as fraction 3 - Answer- 20