Arithmetic Reasoning PICAT Exam.

Arithmetic Reasoning PICAT Exam. 1. Area of a square a^2 2. If the perimeter of a square garden is 84ft what is - square has 4 sides the area? 3. How many ft of chain fence are necessary to en- close a dog pen that square and has an area of 64ft ? - 84/4= 21 - Area of a square= a^2 - 21^2= 441sq ft - Area of a square= a^2 - So the sq rt of 64=8 - Square has 4 sides= 8*4= 32 4. If a 5ft pole casts a shadow of 8ft at the same time - 8ft/5ft = 48ft/x (cross multiply) a nearby tree casts 48ft shadow. How tall is that tree? - 5*48= 240 & x*48= 48x - 240= 48x - 240/48= 30ft tall 5. A woman is looking for a bigger square office. She - Square has 4 sides finds an office twice the area of her current office. If the perimeter of her current office is 88ft. How many square ft is the new office? - 88/4= 22 - Area of a square a^2 - 22^2= 484 - Twice the area of current oflce 484*2= 968ft 6. A pie was cut into two equal pieces. Each of the pieces of pie was cut into halves again, and each of those smaller pieces was cut into two equal pieces. If two of the pieces of the pie were eaten what portion of the pie remains? 7. A pizza is cut into 8 equal pieces. A person who eats 1/2 of one piece eats what fraction of the pizza? - 8 pieces of the pie in total (2+2+4) - 2 pieces were eaten - 6 pieces are left - 6/8 = 3/4 You have 8 slices of