Police Math Basic Arithmetic Operations Questions and Answers

Question 1

An officer works a total of 195 hours over a 3-week period. If the officer worked the same number of hours each week, how many hours did they work per week?

Accepted Answer

65 hours

Answer

60 hours

Answer

75 hours

Answer

55 hours

Question 2

A police department has 1,245 sworn officers. If 287 officers retire and the department hires 315 new recruits, what is the new total number of sworn officers?

Accepted Answer

1,273

Answer

1,847

Answer

930

Answer

1,213

Question 3

An officer drives 45 miles per hour for 3 hours, then increases their speed to 60 miles per hour for 2 hours. What is the total distance the officer traveled?

Accepted Answer

255 miles

Answer

225 miles

Answer

270 miles

Answer

240 miles

Question 4

A police dispatcher handles 32 calls during an 8-hour shift. If the calls were distributed evenly, how many calls did the dispatcher handle on average each hour?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

5

Answer

6

Answer

3

Question 5

An evidence locker contains 47 bags of evidence from one crime scene and 62 bags from another. An officer removes 15 bags for analysis. How many bags of evidence remain in the locker?

Accepted Answer

94

Answer

124

Answer

80

Answer

109

Question 6

Which of the following calculations results in the largest value?

Accepted Answer

250 - 68

Answer

15 x 12

Answer

497 ÷ 7

Answer

95 + 88

An officer works a total of 195 hours over a 3-week period.If the officer worked the same number of hours each week, how many hours did they work per week?

An officer works a total of 195 hours over a 3-week period.
If the officer worked the same number of hours each week, how many hours did they work per week?