NTN Police Police Work Mathematics 5

Question 1

A police vehicle gets 18 miles per gallon. If the officer drove 243 miles on patrol, how many gallons of fuel were used?

Accepted Answer

13.5 gallons

Answer

243 ÷ 18 = 13.5 gallons.

Question 2

A stolen vehicle was reported 45 minutes after it was last seen. If it traveled at an average of 60 mph during that time, what is the maximum radius officers should search from the last known location?

Accepted Answer

45 miles

Answer

45 minutes = 0.75 hours; 60 mph × 0.75 = 45 miles.

Question 3

A department's budget for overtime is $180,000. Each overtime hour costs $45. If 12 officers each work the same number of overtime hours, how many overtime hours can each officer work?

Accepted Answer

333 hours

Answer

$180,000 ÷ $45 = 4,000 total hours; 4,000 ÷ 12 ≈ 333 hours per officer.

Question 4

An evidence locker contains 5 bags of marijuana totaling 3.2 kg, 2 bags totaling 1.85 kg, and 1 bag of 0.95 kg. What is the total weight of marijuana in grams?

Accepted Answer

6,000 g

Answer

3.2 + 1.85 + 0.95 = 6.0 kg = 6,000 grams.

Question 5

During a traffic checkpoint, officers screened 480 vehicles in 8 hours. In the next 3 hours, they screened vehicles at a rate 25% faster. How many vehicles did they screen in those 3 hours?

Accepted Answer

225

Answer

Base rate = 480/8 = 60 vehicles/hr; 25% faster = 75/hr; 75 × 3 = 225 vehicles.

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NTN Police Police Work Mathematics 5