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  1. A dispatcher logs calls at 14:05, 14:20, 14:35, and 14:50. If the pattern continues, when is the next call logged?

    Answer: 15:05

    Calls come every 15 minutes, so 14:50 plus 15 minutes is 15:05.

  2. Reports of break-ins in a neighbourhood were 2, 4, 8, 16 over four weeks. Which number follows if the pattern holds?

    Answer: 32

    Each value doubles, so 16 doubles to 32.

  3. Officer A arrived before Officer B. Officer C arrived after Officer B. Officer D arrived before Officer A. Who arrived last?

    Answer: Officer C

    The order is D, A, B, C, so C was last.

  4. A witness says the robbery happened 20 minutes after the store opened at 9:45 and ended 10 minutes before the alarm at 10:30. How long did the robbery last?

    Answer: 15 minutes

    It began at 10:05 and ended at 10:20, lasting 15 minutes.

  5. Four officers rotate patrol zones North, East, South, West in that order each day, with one moving to the next zone. If an officer is in South on Monday, where are they on Thursday?

    Answer: East

    South moves to West on Tuesday, North on Wednesday, and East on Thursday.

  6. Series: 3, 6, 5, 10, 9, 18, ... What is the next number?

    Answer: 17

    The pattern alternates multiply by 2 and subtract 1, so 18 minus 1 is 17.

  7. A shift runs 7 days on a 3-day cycle: day, evening, night. If Day 1 is a day shift, what is Day 7?

    Answer: Day shift

    The cycle repeats every 3 days, so Day 7 matches Day 1.

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