ARITHMETIC REASONING PICAT (ACTUAL 2025/2026) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS UPDATED
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 - -
--Answers_---B. $1,607.35
If the ratio of the sides of two squares is 3:1, what is the ratio
of their perimeters? - ---Answers_---B. 4:1
If the perimeter of a square garden is 84 feet, what is the area
of the garden? - ---Answers_---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? - ---Answers_---B. $3.60
Jamie just bought two boxes. The first box is square, with each
side measuring 10 units, and is 4 units high. The second box is
rectangular and has twice the volume of the square box. If the
height of the second box is 5 units, and the width is 10 units,
what is the length of the second box? - ---Answers_---C. 16
units
A printing press will print 6,000 copies in 20 minutes. A second
press can print 15,000 copies in 60 minutes. How many more
copies per minute will the faster press print than the slower
press? - ---Answers_---A. 50
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS UPDATED
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 - -
--Answers_---B. $1,607.35
If the ratio of the sides of two squares is 3:1, what is the ratio
of their perimeters? - ---Answers_---B. 4:1
If the perimeter of a square garden is 84 feet, what is the area
of the garden? - ---Answers_---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? - ---Answers_---B. $3.60
Jamie just bought two boxes. The first box is square, with each
side measuring 10 units, and is 4 units high. The second box is
rectangular and has twice the volume of the square box. If the
height of the second box is 5 units, and the width is 10 units,
what is the length of the second box? - ---Answers_---C. 16
units
A printing press will print 6,000 copies in 20 minutes. A second
press can print 15,000 copies in 60 minutes. How many more
copies per minute will the faster press print than the slower
press? - ---Answers_---A. 50
