Police Math Area and Perimeter Calculations Questions and Answers

Question 1

An officer needs to secure a rectangular crime scene with police tape.
The scene measures 60 feet in length and 40 feet in width.
If the tape must be wrapped around the entire perimeter twice for security, what is the total length of tape required?

Accepted Answer

400 feet

Answer

200 feet

Answer

2400 feet

Answer

100 feet

Question 2

A police department is setting up a square-shaped temporary evidence storage area. If one side of the area measures 15 yards, what is the total area available for storage?

Accepted Answer

225 square yards

Answer

60 square yards

Answer

30 square yards

Answer

150 square yards

Question 3

An officer used exactly 220 meters of police tape to fully enclose a rectangular accident scene. If the length of the scene is 70 meters, what is its width?

Accepted Answer

40 meters

Answer

150 meters

Answer

80 meters

Answer

55 meters

Question 4

A crime scene consists of two adjoining rectangular rooms, forming an 'L' shape. The first room is 10 feet by 12 feet. The second, smaller room is 8 feet by 8 feet. What is the total area of the crime scene that needs to be searched?

Accepted Answer

184 square feet

Answer

200 square feet

Answer

128 square feet

Answer

80 square feet

Question 5

An officer needs to document an incident that occurred within a circular public plaza. The radius of the plaza is 20 feet. What is the total area of the plaza? (Use π ≈ 3.14)

Accepted Answer

1,256 square feet

Answer

125.6 square feet

Answer

62.8 square feet

Answer

400 square feet

Question 6

An officer is asked to document four different rectangular accident scenes. Which of the following scenes covers the largest area?

Accepted Answer

A scene measuring 25 feet by 25 feet

Answer

A scene measuring 20 feet by 30 feet

Answer

A scene measuring 15 feet by 40 feet

Answer

A scene measuring 10 feet by 55 feet

An officer needs to secure a rectangular crime scene with police tape.The scene measures 60 feet in length and 40 feet in width.If the tape must be wrapped around the entire perimeter twice for security, what is the total length of tape required?

An officer needs to secure a rectangular crime scene with police tape.
The scene measures 60 feet in length and 40 feet in width.
If the tape must be wrapped around the entire perimeter twice for security, what is the total length of tape required?