Arithmetic Reasoning PICAT questions and answers with GRADED content 2023

Arithmetic Reasoning PICAT 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? ANSWER- B. $5.00 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? ANSWER- C. 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? ANSWER- C. 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? ANSWER- C. 1-1/2 hours 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? ANSWER- A. 13 to 3 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? ANSWER- B. .40 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 for this August was 3.7%. What is the new rent per ANSWER- B. $1,607.35 If the ratio of the sides of two squares is 3:1, what is the ratio of their perimeters? ANSWER- B. 4:1 If the perimeter of a square garden is 84 feet, what is the area of the garden? ANSWER- 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? ANSWER- B. $3.60