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  1. A surveillance camera rotates 90 degrees every 30 seconds. How many full rotations does it complete in 12 minutes?

    Answer: 6

    12 minutes = 720 seconds ÷ 30 = 24 intervals; 24 × 90° = 2,160° ÷ 360° = 6 full rotations.

  2. Badge numbers follow the pattern: 101, 104, 109, 116. What is the next badge number?

    Answer: 125

    Differences are +3, +5, +7 (consecutive odd numbers), so the next difference is +9: 116 + 9 = 125.

  3. A patrol grid is 5 rows by 5 columns. An officer starts at the top-left corner (row 1, column 1) and moves to row 3, column 4. How many grid squares has the officer moved?

    Answer: 5

    The officer moved 2 rows down and 3 columns right: 2 + 3 = 5 grid squares.

  4. A security code changes every hour using the rule: add 3 then multiply by 2. If the code starts at 4, what is the code after 2 hours?

    Answer: 34

    Hour 1: (4 + 3) × 2 = 14; Hour 2: (14 + 3) × 2 = 34.

  5. Dispatch assigns incident numbers in a repeating pattern: 101, 202, 303, 101, 202, 303. Which number comes in the 8th position?

    Answer: 202

    The pattern repeats every 3: position 8 = 8 mod 3 = 2, corresponding to the 2nd element: 202.

  6. An officer walks from Point A north 4 blocks, then east 3 blocks to reach Point B. What is the straight-line distance from A to B?

    Answer: 5 blocks

    Using the Pythagorean theorem: √(4² + 3²) = √(16 + 9) = √25 = 5 blocks.