PiCAT Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 2024 [PDF]

Last Updated on May 23, 2024

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Directions: This test has 16 questions about arithmetic. Each question is followed by four possible answers. Choose the correct answer. Use scratch paper to do any figuring.

PiCAT Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 2024

Q1. If a person invests $1,000 at an annual rate of 5%, how much interest will the person have after one year?

• A. $20
• B. $50
• C. $100
• D. $120

Q2. If a load of snow contains 3 tons, it will weigh how many pounds?

• A. 3,000
• B. 1,500
• C. 12,000
• D. 6,000

Q3. At the rate of 4 peaches for a half dollar, 20 peaches will cost

• A. $1.60
• B. $2.00
• C. $2.40
• D. $2.50

Q4. A student deposited in his savings account the money he had saved during the week. Find the amount of his deposit if he had 10 one-dollar bills, 9 half dollars, 8 quarters, 16 dimes, and 25 nickels.

• A. $16.20
• B. $17.42
• C. $18.60
• D. $19.35

Q5. How many minutes are there in 1 day?

• A. 60
• B. 1,440
• C. 24
• D. 1,440 × 60

Q6. One year the postage rate for sending 1 ounce of mail first class was increased from 25 cents to 29 cents. The percent of the increase in the 29-cent postage rate was most nearly

• A. 14 percent
• B. 16 percent
• C. 18 percent
• D. 20 percent

Q7. On a scale drawing, a line ¼ inch long represents a length of 1 foot. On the same drawing, what length represents 4 feet?

• A. 1 inch
• B. 2 inches
• C. 3 inches
• D. 4 inches

Q8. What is the greatest number of half-pint bottles that can be filled from a 10-gallon can of milk?

• A. 160
• B.170
• C. 16
• D. 17

Q9. If 6 men can paint a fence in 2 days, how many men, working at the same uniform rate, can finish it in 1 day?

• A. 2
• B. 3
• C. 12
• D. 14

Q10. A clerk is asked to file 800 cards. If he can file cards at the rate of 80 cards per hour, the number of cards remaining to be filed after 7 hours of work is

• A. 140
• B. 240
• C. 250
• D. 260

Q11. A truck going at a rate of 20 miles an hour will reach a town 40 miles away in how many hours?

• A. 3 hours
• B. 4 hours
• C. 1 hour
• D. 2 hours

Q12. If a barrel has a capacity of 100 gallons, how many gallons will it contain when it is two- fifths full?

• A. 20
• B. 40
• C. 60
• D. 80

Q13. If a salary of $20,000 is subject to a 20 percent deduction, the net salary is

• A. $14,000
• B. $15,500
• C. $16,000
• D. $18,000

Q14. If $2,000 is the cost of repairing 100 square yards of pavement, the cost of repairing 1 square yard is

• A. $20
• B. $100
• C. $150
• D. $200

Q15. A car can travel 24 miles on a gallon of gasoline. How many gallons will be used on a 192-mile trip?

• A. 8
• B. 9
• C. 10
• D. 11

Q16. On her maiden voyage, the S.S. United States made the trip from New York to England in 3 days, 10 hours, and 40 minutes, beating the record set by the R.M.S. Queen Mary in 1938 by 10 hours and 2 minutes. How long did it take the Queen Mary to make the trip?

• A. 3 days, 20 hours, 42 minutes
• B. 3 days, 15 hours, 38 minutes
• C. 3 days, 12 hours, 2 minutes
• D. 3 days, 8 hours, 12 minutes