Numerical Reasoning and Data Interpretation Flashcards
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A police district records 240 thefts over 12 months. What is the average number of thefts per month?
Answer: 20
240 divided by 12 equals 20 thefts per month.
A patrol officer works an 8-hour shift and spends 35% of it responding to calls. How many minutes are spent responding to calls?
Answer: 168 minutes
8 hours = 480 minutes; 35% of 480 = 168 minutes.
Crime statistics show that a neighborhood had 50 vehicle break-ins last year and 65 this year. What is the percentage increase?
Answer: 30%
The increase is 15; 15 divided by 50 multiplied by 100 equals a 30% increase.
A department has a budget of $1,200,000 and allocates 40% to personnel costs. How much remains for other expenses?
Answer: $720,000
40% of $1,200,000 = $480,000 for personnel; $1,200,000 − $480,000 = $720,000 remaining.
If 3 officers each file 4 reports per shift over 5 shifts, what is the total number of reports filed?
Answer: 60
3 officers × 4 reports × 5 shifts = 60 reports total.
A graph shows that robbery incidents in a city decreased from 400 to 300 over one year. What fraction represents this decrease?
Answer: 1/4
The decrease is 100 out of the original 400, which simplifies to 1/4.