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  1. An officer recovers $1,200 in stolen cash and returns 3/4 of it to the victim. How much is returned?

    Answer: $900

    3/4 of $1,200 = (1200 ÷ 4) × 3 = $900.

  2. Convert the decimal 0.65 to a percentage.

    Answer: 65%

    Multiply a decimal by 100 to get a percent: 0.65 × 100 = 65%.

  3. A patrol shift is 8 hours. An officer spends 2 hours on paperwork. What fraction of the shift is paperwork?

    Answer: 1/4

    2 of 8 hours simplifies to 2/8 = 1/4.

  4. Which fraction is equivalent to 0.4?

    Answer: 2/5

    0.4 = 4/10, which reduces to 2/5.

  5. Crime in a district fell from 200 incidents to 150. What is the percent decrease?

    Answer: 25%

    The drop of 50 over 200 is 50/200 = 25%.

  6. Add the fractions 1/3 + 1/6.

    Answer: 1/2

    Using a common denominator of 6: 2/6 + 1/6 = 3/6 = 1/2.

  7. An evidence bag weighs 0.25 kg. What is this as a fraction of a kilogram in lowest terms?

    Answer: 1/4

    0.25 = 25/100 = 1/4.