Arithmetic Reasoning PICAT Study Guide
Exam.
1. Jerry walked a dog from 6:40 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. B. $5.00
one day. If he was paid at the rate of $6 per
hour, how much did he earn that day?
2. A woman is looking for a bigger square office. C. 968 sq. ft.
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?
3. How many feet of chain fence are necessary to C. 32
enclose
a dog pen that is square and has an area of 64
square
feet?
4. A train goes twice as fast downhill as it can go C. 1-1/2 hours
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?
5. The pet store had 6 puppies selling for $104 A. 13 to 3
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?
6. There are 9 red and 6 green marbles in a bag. B. .40
A child
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Exam.
1. Jerry walked a dog from 6:40 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. B. $5.00
one day. If he was paid at the rate of $6 per
hour, how much did he earn that day?
2. A woman is looking for a bigger square office. C. 968 sq. ft.
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?
3. How many feet of chain fence are necessary to C. 32
enclose
a dog pen that is square and has an area of 64
square
feet?
4. A train goes twice as fast downhill as it can go C. 1-1/2 hours
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?
5. The pet store had 6 puppies selling for $104 A. 13 to 3
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?
6. There are 9 red and 6 green marbles in a bag. B. .40
A child
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