NPOST Police Test Police Arithmetic Skills Questions and Answers

Question 1

An officer drives 27 miles to a call. If the trip takes 30 minutes, what was the officer's average speed in miles per hour (MPH)?

Accepted Answer

54 MPH

Answer

27 MPH

Answer

45 MPH

Answer

60 MPH

Question 2

An officer begins a shift at 19:00 hours and ends at 03:30 hours the next day. A mandatory, unpaid 30-minute meal break was taken during the shift. For how many hours should the officer be paid?

Accepted Answer

8.0 hours

Answer

7.5 hours

Answer

8.5 hours

Answer

9.0 hours

Question 3

In a police department, the number of traffic citations issued over a 4-week period were 152, 168, 140, and 164. What was the average number of citations issued per week during this period?

Accepted Answer

156

Answer

152

Answer

160

Answer

162

Question 4

An officer needs to cordon off a rectangular area for an investigation. The area measures 45 feet by 75 feet. What is the total length of police tape, in yards, needed to enclose the perimeter of this area?

Accepted Answer

80 yards

Answer

120 yards

Answer

240 yards

Answer

337.5 yards

Question 5

A police department's budget for new equipment is $120,000. They spend 35% of the budget on new vehicles. How much money is spent on vehicles?

Accepted Answer

$42,000

Answer

$35,000

Answer

$48,000

Answer

$78,000

Question 6

An officer inventories seized evidence. There are three packages of contraband. Package 1 weighs 1.8 kg, Package 2 weighs 600 g, and Package 3 weighs 1.1 kg. What is the total weight of all packages in kilograms?

Accepted Answer

3.5 kg

Answer

2.5 kg

Answer

25 kg

Answer

602.9 kg

An officer drives 27 miles to a call.If the trip takes 30 minutes, what was the officer's average speed in miles per hour (MPH)?

An officer drives 27 miles to a call.
If the trip takes 30 minutes, what was the officer's average speed in miles per hour (MPH)?