ASVAB PICAT VERIFICATION ACTUAL TEST
PAPER ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED APLUS
●● 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
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
C. 968 sq feet
D. 1,200 sq feet
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
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
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?
A. $1,594.28
B. $1,607.35
C. $2,123.50
, D. $5,735.00
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
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
Answer: $20.95
●● The pet store had 6 puppies selling for $104 each and 12 kittens
selling for $24 each. Today, only 2 puppies and 8 kittens were left. In
dollar terms, what was the ratio of sales of puppies to kittens?
PAPER ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED APLUS
●● Jerry walked a dog from 6:40am to 7:30am one day. If he was paid at
the rate of 6$ per hour, how much did he earn that day?
A. $4.50
B. $5.00
C. $5.40
D. $5.90
E. $6.60
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
C. 968 sq feet
D. 1,200 sq feet
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
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
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?
A. $1,594.28
B. $1,607.35
C. $2,123.50
, D. $5,735.00
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
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
Answer: $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 of sales of puppies to kittens?
