PICAT VERIFICATION AR & MK EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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 answer ✅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?
A. $4.50
B. $5.00
C. $5.40
D. $5.90
E. $6.60 - - correct answer ✅$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?
A. 176 sq feet
B. 352 sq feet
,PICAT VERIFICATION AR & MK EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
C. 968 sq feet
D. 1,200 sq feet - - correct answer ✅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?
A. 256
B. 64
C. 32
D. 16 - - correct answer ✅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?
A. 1/2 hour
B. 2/3 hour
C. 1-1/2 hours
D. 2 hours - - correct answer ✅1/2
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?
, PICAT VERIFICATION AR & MK EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A. $1,594.28
B. $1,607.35
C. $2,123.50
D. $5,735.00 - - 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?
A. .66
B. .40
C. .33
D. .10 - - correct answer ✅0.40
Shawn purchased a shirt for $22.05. If this includes a 5% sales tax,
what was the actual price of the shirt?
A. $17.50
B. $20.95
C. $21.00
D. $23.15 - - correct answer ✅$20.95
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A radar is designed to report the track of an aircraft every second. If
this radar reports 30 tracks in one minute, what percentage of the
time did the radar track the aircraft?
A. 3%
B. 30%
C. 40%
D. 50% - - correct answer ✅50%
Jerry walked a dog from 6:40am to 7:30am one day. If he was paid
at the rate of 6$ per hour, how much did he earn that day?
A. $4.50
B. $5.00
C. $5.40
D. $5.90
E. $6.60 - - correct answer ✅$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?
A. 176 sq feet
B. 352 sq feet
,PICAT VERIFICATION AR & MK EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
C. 968 sq feet
D. 1,200 sq feet - - correct answer ✅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?
A. 256
B. 64
C. 32
D. 16 - - correct answer ✅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?
A. 1/2 hour
B. 2/3 hour
C. 1-1/2 hours
D. 2 hours - - correct answer ✅1/2
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?
, PICAT VERIFICATION AR & MK EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A. $1,594.28
B. $1,607.35
C. $2,123.50
D. $5,735.00 - - 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?
A. .66
B. .40
C. .33
D. .10 - - correct answer ✅0.40
Shawn purchased a shirt for $22.05. If this includes a 5% sales tax,
what was the actual price of the shirt?
A. $17.50
B. $20.95
C. $21.00
D. $23.15 - - correct answer ✅$20.95
