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? - ANSB. $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? -
ANSC. 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? - ANSC. 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? - ANSC.
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? - ANSA. 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? - ANSB. .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 -
ANSB. $1,607.35
If the ratio of the sides of two squares is 3:1, what is the ratio of their perimeters? - ANSB. 4:1
If the perimeter of a square garden is 84 feet, what is the area of the garden? - ANSD. 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? - ANSB. $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? - ANSC. 16 units
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? - ANSB. $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? -
ANSC. 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? - ANSC. 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? - ANSC.
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? - ANSA. 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? - ANSB. .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 -
ANSB. $1,607.35
If the ratio of the sides of two squares is 3:1, what is the ratio of their perimeters? - ANSB. 4:1
If the perimeter of a square garden is 84 feet, what is the area of the garden? - ANSD. 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? - ANSB. $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? - ANSC. 16 units
