Police Math Test Police Math Calculating Averages 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: An officer issues 4, 6, 8, and 10 citations on four shifts. What is the average number of citations per shift?
- 6
- 7 (Correct answer)
- 8
- 9
Correct answer: 7
The sum is 28, divided by 4 shifts equals 7.
Question 2: Response times to five calls were 3, 5, 5, 7, and 5 minutes. What is the average response time?
- 4 minutes
- 5 minutes (Correct answer)
- 6 minutes
- 7 minutes
Correct answer: 5 minutes
The sum is 25, divided by 5 calls equals 5 minutes.
Question 3: A patrol unit drives 30, 40, and 50 miles on three days. What is the average daily mileage?
- 35 miles
- 40 miles (Correct answer)
- 45 miles
- 50 miles
Correct answer: 40 miles
The sum is 120, divided by 3 days equals 40 miles.
Question 4: Over four weeks an officer makes 2, 4, 4, and 6 arrests. What is the average arrests per week?
- 3
- 4 (Correct answer)
- 5
- 6
Correct answer: 4
The sum is 16, divided by 4 weeks equals 4.
Question 5: Three speed readings are 55, 60, and 65 mph. What is the average speed recorded?
- 58 mph
- 60 mph (Correct answer)
- 62 mph
- 65 mph
Correct answer: 60 mph
The sum is 180, divided by 3 readings equals 60 mph.
Question 6: An officer logs 8, 12, and 10 hours of overtime on three weeks. What is the average weekly overtime?
- 9 hours
- 10 hours (Correct answer)
- 11 hours
- 12 hours
Correct answer: 10 hours
The sum is 30, divided by 3 weeks equals 10 hours.
Question 7: Daily incident reports number 5, 7, 9, and 11 over four days. What is the average per day?
- 7
- 8 (Correct answer)
- 9
- 10
Correct answer: 8
The sum is 32, divided by 4 days equals 8.
An officer issues 4, 6, 8, and 10 citations on four shifts.
What is the average number of citations per shift?