ARITHMETIC REASONING PICAT EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
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, ho
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w much did he earn that day? - correct answer-B. $5.00
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A woman is looking for a bigger square office. She finds an office twice the area of her current offic
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e. If the perimeter of her current office is 88 feet, how many square feet is the new office? -
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correct answer-C. 968 sq. ft. X5 X5 X5 X5
How many feet of chain fence are necessary to enclose a dog pen that is square and has an area of 64
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square feet? - correct answer-C. 32
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A train goes twice as fast downhill as it can go uphill, and 2/3 as fast uphill as it can go on level g
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rou nd. If it goes 120 mph downhill, how long will it take to travel 45 miles on flat land? -
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correct answer-
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C. 1-1/2 hours
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The pet store had 6 puppies selling for $104 each and 12 kittens selling for $24 each. Today, only 2 pu p
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pies and 8 kittens were left. In dollar terms, what was the ratio of sales of puppies to kittens? -
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correct answer-A. 13 to 3 X5 X5 X5 X5
There are 9 red and 6 green marbles in a bag. A child reaches in the bag and randomly takes one ma
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rb le. What is the probability of that child getting a green marble? - correct answer-B. .40
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Each August, a restaurant's rent is adjusted to the cost-of-
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living index. The rent has been $1,550 a month, and the cost-of-
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living for this August was 3.7%. What is the new rent per - correct answer-B. $1,607.35
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If the ratio of the sides of two squares is 3:1, what is the ratio of their perimeters? - correct answer-
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B. 4:1X5
If the perimeter of a square garden is 84 feet, what is the area of the garden? - correct answer-
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D. 441 sq. ft.
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AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
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, ho
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w much did he earn that day? - correct answer-B. $5.00
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A woman is looking for a bigger square office. She finds an office twice the area of her current offic
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e. If the perimeter of her current office is 88 feet, how many square feet is the new office? -
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correct answer-C. 968 sq. ft. X5 X5 X5 X5
How many feet of chain fence are necessary to enclose a dog pen that is square and has an area of 64
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square feet? - correct answer-C. 32
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A train goes twice as fast downhill as it can go uphill, and 2/3 as fast uphill as it can go on level g
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rou nd. If it goes 120 mph downhill, how long will it take to travel 45 miles on flat land? -
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correct answer-
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C. 1-1/2 hours
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The pet store had 6 puppies selling for $104 each and 12 kittens selling for $24 each. Today, only 2 pu p
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pies and 8 kittens were left. In dollar terms, what was the ratio of sales of puppies to kittens? -
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correct answer-A. 13 to 3 X5 X5 X5 X5
There are 9 red and 6 green marbles in a bag. A child reaches in the bag and randomly takes one ma
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rb le. What is the probability of that child getting a green marble? - correct answer-B. .40
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Each August, a restaurant's rent is adjusted to the cost-of-
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living index. The rent has been $1,550 a month, and the cost-of-
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living for this August was 3.7%. What is the new rent per - correct answer-B. $1,607.35
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If the ratio of the sides of two squares is 3:1, what is the ratio of their perimeters? - correct answer-
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B. 4:1X5
If the perimeter of a square garden is 84 feet, what is the area of the garden? - correct answer-
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D. 441 sq. ft.
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