ARITHMETIC REASONING PICAT EXAM ACTUAL

ARITHMETIC REASONING (PICAT) EXAM ACTUAL /

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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? - ---Answers---T= 1/2 hr 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---16 units

Each August, a resentment's rent is adjusted to the cost-of- living index. The rent has been $1,550 a month, and the cost of living index for this August was 3.7%. What is the new rent per month?

A. $1,594.28

B. $1,607.35

C. $ 2,123.50

• $5,735.00 - ---Answers---B. 1,607.35

If the ratio of the sides of two squares is 3:1 , what is the ratio

of their perimeters?

A. 3:1 1 / 2

B. 4:1

C. 9:1

• 12:1 - ---Answers---A. 3:1

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?

• 50

B. 150

C. 450

• 3,000 - ---Answers---D. 3,000

Shawn purchased a shirt for $22.05. If this includes a 5% sales tax, what was the actual price of the shirt?

A. $17.50

B. $20.95

C. $21.00

• $23.15 - ---Answers---B. $20.95

Debra and Ian shared in a 1,000,000$ estate. If Ian received 125,000, and Debra the rest, what fraction of the estate did Debra receive?

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