PICAT NAVY EXAM 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 gets $250 salary plus $5 of every sale. How many sales does Terry have
to make in order to have $765 all in all? - ANSWER 103
A sweater had been originally tagged at $80 was marked down by 25%. How
much is the selling price of the sweater? - ANSWER $60
If a recipe calls for 6-2/3 cups of flour and a baker wishes to double it, 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
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 gets $250 salary plus $5 of every sale. How many sales does Terry have
to make in order to have $765 all in all? - ANSWER 103
A sweater had been originally tagged at $80 was marked down by 25%. How
much is the selling price of the sweater? - ANSWER $60
If a recipe calls for 6-2/3 cups of flour and a baker wishes to double it, 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
