Police Math Test Police Math Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: An officer recovers $1,200 in stolen cash and returns 3/4 of it to the victim. How much is returned?
- $800
- $900 (Correct answer)
- $960
- $1,000
Correct answer: $900
3/4 of $1,200 = (1200 ÷ 4) × 3 = $900.
Question 2: Convert the decimal 0.65 to a percentage.
- 6.5%
- 65% (Correct answer)
- 0.65%
- 650%
Correct answer: 65%
Multiply a decimal by 100 to get a percent: 0.65 × 100 = 65%.
Question 3: A patrol shift is 8 hours. An officer spends 2 hours on paperwork. What fraction of the shift is paperwork?
- 1/2
- 1/3
- 1/4 (Correct answer)
- 2/3
Correct answer: 1/4
2 of 8 hours simplifies to 2/8 = 1/4.
Question 4: Which fraction is equivalent to 0.4?
- 1/4
- 2/5 (Correct answer)
- 3/8
- 4/9
Correct answer: 2/5
0.4 = 4/10, which reduces to 2/5.
Question 5: Crime in a district fell from 200 incidents to 150. What is the percent decrease?
- 20%
- 25% (Correct answer)
- 30%
- 33%
Correct answer: 25%
The drop of 50 over 200 is 50/200 = 25%.
Question 6: Add the fractions 1/3 + 1/6.
- 1/9
- 2/9
- 1/2 (Correct answer)
- 2/3
Correct answer: 1/2
Using a common denominator of 6: 2/6 + 1/6 = 3/6 = 1/2.
Question 7: An evidence bag weighs 0.25 kg. What is this as a fraction of a kilogram in lowest terms?
- 1/2
- 1/3
- 1/4 (Correct answer)
- 1/5
Correct answer: 1/4
0.25 = 25/100 = 1/4.
Police Math Test Police Math Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages 2
An officer recovers $1,200 in stolen cash and returns 3/4 of it to the victim.
How much is returned?