Picat Review Questions with Right Answers
If an employee invests 5% of his pre-tax salary into a retirement plan, the company
will match 25% of that amount. How much will the company contribute to the plan
if the employee earns $50,000 before taxes? - ✅✅ $625
Sherlyn has a small rectangular garden plot that has a 24-foot perimeter. The width
of the garden is exactly ½ of its length. What is the area of Sherlyn's garden in
square feet? - ✅✅ 32
A photograph was reduced to a width of 15.6 cm using a scale factor of 3: 2. What
was the width of the original photograph? - ✅✅ 23.4 cm
A music concert is 3 hours long. During the concert there is one 27-minute
intermission. Approximately what percentage of the concert is the intermission? -
✅✅ 15%
A wooden box is 1 foot high, 3 feet wide, and 5 feet long. Bob is going to use it for
a table top and plans to paint the 4 sides and top. How many square feet will be
painted? - ✅✅ 31
What is the approximate surface area of a box that is 8 inches wide, 12 inches long,
and 9 inches tall? - ✅✅ 552 ( 2(lw + lh + hw) )
Julia earns $68,000 per year and wants to begin investing her money. She figures
she can afford to invest 40% of her annual salary. Of that, 60% will be invested in
corporate bonds, while 40% will be invested in securities. If the corporate bonds
and securities yield 7% and 12% annual interest, respectively, how much interest
will Julia earn in 1 year? - ✅✅ $2,448
Maria exercises for 1 5/6 hours every Saturday. If she runs for
3/4 of that time, how many hours does she run each Saturday? - ✅✅ 1 3/8
A house sold for $480,000, and the realtor received a $31,200 commission. What
percent of the selling price did the realtor earn? - ✅✅ 6.5%
If an employee invests 5% of his pre-tax salary into a retirement plan, the company
will match 25% of that amount. How much will the company contribute to the plan
if the employee earns $50,000 before taxes? - ✅✅ $625
Sherlyn has a small rectangular garden plot that has a 24-foot perimeter. The width
of the garden is exactly ½ of its length. What is the area of Sherlyn's garden in
square feet? - ✅✅ 32
A photograph was reduced to a width of 15.6 cm using a scale factor of 3: 2. What
was the width of the original photograph? - ✅✅ 23.4 cm
A music concert is 3 hours long. During the concert there is one 27-minute
intermission. Approximately what percentage of the concert is the intermission? -
✅✅ 15%
A wooden box is 1 foot high, 3 feet wide, and 5 feet long. Bob is going to use it for
a table top and plans to paint the 4 sides and top. How many square feet will be
painted? - ✅✅ 31
What is the approximate surface area of a box that is 8 inches wide, 12 inches long,
and 9 inches tall? - ✅✅ 552 ( 2(lw + lh + hw) )
Julia earns $68,000 per year and wants to begin investing her money. She figures
she can afford to invest 40% of her annual salary. Of that, 60% will be invested in
corporate bonds, while 40% will be invested in securities. If the corporate bonds
and securities yield 7% and 12% annual interest, respectively, how much interest
will Julia earn in 1 year? - ✅✅ $2,448
Maria exercises for 1 5/6 hours every Saturday. If she runs for
3/4 of that time, how many hours does she run each Saturday? - ✅✅ 1 3/8
A house sold for $480,000, and the realtor received a $31,200 commission. What
percent of the selling price did the realtor earn? - ✅✅ 6.5%
