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PICAT VERIFICATION TEST EXAM QUESTIONS
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Question 1: 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 into securities. If the corporate bonds and securities yield 7% and 12% annual interest, respectively, how much interest will Julia earn in 1 year.
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$2,448
Question 2: thin metal
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A person uses a lathe to Question 3: 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?
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625 Question 4: At an airport, 25% of the flights arrive from within the state, 35% from out of state, and the rest from other countries. How many flights arrived from out of state if a total of 240 flights arrive?
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84
Question 5: The purpose of an engines water pump is to
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pumps coolant
Question 6: What is the value of x if 2/5x - 17 = 15
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80 Question 7: Simplify: (2x^2 + 5x + 2 / x + 1) (x^2 - 1 / x + 2)
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2x^4 + 10x^3 + 3x^2 -7x - 2 / x^3 + 3x + 2 Question 8: There is a thick blue smoke coming from the tailpipe after the engine has idled for several minutes what is a possible cause
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burning engine oil, coolant leak, faulty PVC valve Question 9: Ohms law state that V = R x I if V stays the same then an increase in R would cause
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The current I would decrease.Velocity(V) = Current(I) x Resistance(R)
Question 10: gravel, soil, sand
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In the gear train shown if the driver gear rotates at 120 revolutions per minute(RPM) What RPM does the driven gear rotate.Driver gear has 12 teeth and driven gear has 36 teeth
Question 11: Centrifugal Force
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A car is moving at an initial velocity of 5m/s and then accelerates uniformly at 10m/s^2. What is the cars velocity after 2 seconds?
Question 12: Unrelenting most nearly means
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persistent
Question 13: Router
Used to bevel(round) an edge
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What tool is shown
Question 14: What is the slope 2x - 3y = 6
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2/3 Question 15: Simplify: ^3?9x24
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6
Question 16: In which location is the electric fuel pump found in most cars
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inside or next to the fuel tank Question 17: A friend gives a neighbor 13 2/3 feet of twine from a brand new spool, leaving 38 2/5 feet of spine on the spool. How many feet of twine were originally on the spool?
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52 1/15
Question 18: The multiple positions on a wire stripper are required for
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different gauge wires Question 19: A structure in 1:20 scale drawing has a height of 36 cm. If the ratio of the height of the structure to the width is 4:1 What is the width of the actual structure, to the nearest tenth of a meter?
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1.8
Question 20: 2m/s
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Which force do washing machines use to remove water from wet clothing Question 21: A house sold for $480,000 and the realtor received a $31,200 commission. What percent of the selling price did the realtor earn?
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6.5% Question 22: factor: (x^2 -11x + 24)
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(x - 3)(x - 8) Question 23: A decorator removes equal-sized corners from a rectangular piece of fabric to create a tablecloth, as shown in the illustration. What is the area of the tablecloth?
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24 square feet
Question 24: Circuit diagram illustrations
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learn the symbols used to represent different components, the flow of electricity through the circuit, the connections between the components, and the labels that provide additional information.
Question 25: 10 RPM
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After the crank turns 3.5 times, what will be the position within the cylinder Question 26: A switch starts or stops the flow of electric current in a circuit by means of its
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Opening or closing a conductive pathway
Question 27: The main bearings in an engine support the
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crankshaft