Police Math Test Police Math Study Guide 3

Question 1

A team of 6 officers must search 540 lockers equally. How many does each search?

Accepted Answer

90

Answer

540 ÷ 6 = 90 lockers each.

Question 2

What is 35% of 240 traffic citations?

Accepted Answer

84

Answer

0.35 × 240 = 84.

Question 3

A police budget of $1.2 million is cut by 1/4. What is the new budget?

Accepted Answer

$900,000

Answer

1/4 of $1.2M is $300,000, leaving $900,000.

Question 4

A vehicle leaves at 2:15 PM and arrives at a station 3 hours 50 minutes later. What time does it arrive?

Accepted Answer

6:05 PM

Answer

2:15 plus 3:50 equals 6:05 PM.

Question 5

If the perimeter of a square crime scene is 64 meters, how long is each side?

Accepted Answer

16 m

Answer

A square has 4 equal sides, so 64 ÷ 4 = 16 m.

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