PICAT TEST EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
Together, two people earn 28,000. One earns 2,000 more than the other.
How much is the smaller income?
A. $ 30,000
B. $26,000
C. $14,000
D. $13,000 ( correct answers ) D. $13,000
Jerry walked a dog from 6:40 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. 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
( corre
ct
answer
s ) B.
$5.00
A women is looking for a bigger square office. She finds an office twice the
area of the area of her recent office. If the perimeter of her current office is
88 feet how many square feet is the new office?
A. 176 sq ft
GRADED
B. 352
A+ sq ft
C. 968 sq ft
D. 1,200 sq ft ( correct answers ) C. 968 sq ft
,B. 64
C. 32
D. 16 ( correct answers ) C. 32
a train goes twice as fast downhill as it can go up hill, and 2/3 feet as fast
uphill as it can go on level ground. if it goes 120 miles per hour downhill, how
long will take to travel 45 miles per flat land?
A. 1/2 hours
B. 2/3 hours
C. 1-1/2 hours
D. 2 hours ( correct answers ) A. 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?
A. $1,594.28
B. $1,607.35
C. $2,123.50
D. $5,735,00 ( correct answers ) B. $1,607.35
Shawn purchased a shirt for $22.05. If this includes a 5% sales tax, what
was the price of the actual shirt?
A. $17.50
B. $20.95
C. $21.00
D. $23.35 ( correct answers ) B. $20.95
The pet store had 6 puppies selling for $104 each and 12 kittens selling for
$24 each. Today, only 2 puppies and 8 kittens were left. In dollar terms, what
was the ratio in sales from puppies to kittens?
GRADED
A+
,A. 13 to 3
B. 11 to 1
C. 8 to 7
D. 1 to 3 ( correct answers ) A. 13 to 3
Jamie just bought two boxes. The first box is square with each side
measuring 10 units, and if 4 units high, the second box is rectangular and
has twice the volume of the square box. If the height of the second box is 5
units, and the width is 10 units, what is the length of the second box?
A. 10 unit
B. 12 unit
C. 16 unit
D. 18 unit ( correct answers ) C. 16 unit
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 answers ) B. .40
if the perimeter of a square garden is 84 feet what is the area of the garden
A. 21 sq ft
B. 84 sq ft
C. 336 sq ft
D. 441 sq ft ( correct answers ) D. 441 sq ft
The price of salmon at a fish market is $5.40 per pound. This is 150% of
its cost at a supermarket. How much would it cost per pound at the
supermarket?
A. $3.20
GRADED
A+
, B. $3.60
C. $4.20
D. $4.40 ( correct answers ) B. $3.60
A printing press will print 6,000 copies in 20 minutes. A second press can
print 15,000 copies in 60 minutes. How many more copies per minute will
the faster press print than the slower press?
A. 50
B. 150
C. 420
D. 3,000 ( correct answers ) A. 50
If the ratio of the sides of two squares is 3:1, what is the ratio of their
perimeters?
A. 3:1
B. 4:1
C. 9:1
D. 12:1 ( correct answers ) A. 3:1
Debra and Ian shared in a $1,000,000 estate. If Ian received $125,000, and
Debra the rest, what fraction of the estate did Debra receive?
E. 1/8
F. 5/8
G. 3/4
H. 4/5
I.7/8 ( correct answers )
E. 7/8 Which of these reduced
friction?
J. Car brakes
GRADED
A+
ANSWERS 2025
Together, two people earn 28,000. One earns 2,000 more than the other.
How much is the smaller income?
A. $ 30,000
B. $26,000
C. $14,000
D. $13,000 ( correct answers ) D. $13,000
Jerry walked a dog from 6:40 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. 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
( corre
ct
answer
s ) B.
$5.00
A women is looking for a bigger square office. She finds an office twice the
area of the area of her recent office. If the perimeter of her current office is
88 feet how many square feet is the new office?
A. 176 sq ft
GRADED
B. 352
A+ sq ft
C. 968 sq ft
D. 1,200 sq ft ( correct answers ) C. 968 sq ft
,B. 64
C. 32
D. 16 ( correct answers ) C. 32
a train goes twice as fast downhill as it can go up hill, and 2/3 feet as fast
uphill as it can go on level ground. if it goes 120 miles per hour downhill, how
long will take to travel 45 miles per flat land?
A. 1/2 hours
B. 2/3 hours
C. 1-1/2 hours
D. 2 hours ( correct answers ) A. 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?
A. $1,594.28
B. $1,607.35
C. $2,123.50
D. $5,735,00 ( correct answers ) B. $1,607.35
Shawn purchased a shirt for $22.05. If this includes a 5% sales tax, what
was the price of the actual shirt?
A. $17.50
B. $20.95
C. $21.00
D. $23.35 ( correct answers ) B. $20.95
The pet store had 6 puppies selling for $104 each and 12 kittens selling for
$24 each. Today, only 2 puppies and 8 kittens were left. In dollar terms, what
was the ratio in sales from puppies to kittens?
GRADED
A+
,A. 13 to 3
B. 11 to 1
C. 8 to 7
D. 1 to 3 ( correct answers ) A. 13 to 3
Jamie just bought two boxes. The first box is square with each side
measuring 10 units, and if 4 units high, the second box is rectangular and
has twice the volume of the square box. If the height of the second box is 5
units, and the width is 10 units, what is the length of the second box?
A. 10 unit
B. 12 unit
C. 16 unit
D. 18 unit ( correct answers ) C. 16 unit
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 answers ) B. .40
if the perimeter of a square garden is 84 feet what is the area of the garden
A. 21 sq ft
B. 84 sq ft
C. 336 sq ft
D. 441 sq ft ( correct answers ) D. 441 sq ft
The price of salmon at a fish market is $5.40 per pound. This is 150% of
its cost at a supermarket. How much would it cost per pound at the
supermarket?
A. $3.20
GRADED
A+
, B. $3.60
C. $4.20
D. $4.40 ( correct answers ) B. $3.60
A printing press will print 6,000 copies in 20 minutes. A second press can
print 15,000 copies in 60 minutes. How many more copies per minute will
the faster press print than the slower press?
A. 50
B. 150
C. 420
D. 3,000 ( correct answers ) A. 50
If the ratio of the sides of two squares is 3:1, what is the ratio of their
perimeters?
A. 3:1
B. 4:1
C. 9:1
D. 12:1 ( correct answers ) A. 3:1
Debra and Ian shared in a $1,000,000 estate. If Ian received $125,000, and
Debra the rest, what fraction of the estate did Debra receive?
E. 1/8
F. 5/8
G. 3/4
H. 4/5
I.7/8 ( correct answers )
E. 7/8 Which of these reduced
friction?
J. Car brakes
GRADED
A+
