Police Math Unit Conversion Problems Questions and Answers

Question 1

An officer recovers a small bag containing 140 grams of a suspicious substance.
To include the weight in a report for a federal agency that uses the imperial system, the officer must convert the weight to ounces.
What is the approximate weight in ounces? (Use 1 ounce ≈ 28 grams)

Accepted Answer

5.0 ounces

Answer

3.5 ounces

Answer

4.0 ounces

Answer

7.5 ounces

Question 2

A crime scene investigator determines that a rectangular evidence storage unit measures 4 yards in length and 2 yards in width. What is the total area of the storage unit in SQUARE FEET?

Accepted Answer

72 square feet

Answer

18 square feet

Answer

24 square feet

Answer

8 square feet

Question 3

An officer is assigned to a foot patrol route that is 2.5 miles long. If the officer must document the route's length in feet for a training manual, what is the correct distance? (1 mile = 5,280 feet)

Accepted Answer

13,200 feet

Answer

10,560 feet

Answer

7,920 feet

Answer

2,112 feet

Question 4

A police department is purchasing new patrol vehicles with fuel tanks that have a 16-gallon capacity. For an internal fleet comparison report using metric units, this capacity needs to be stated in liters. What is the tank capacity in liters? (Use 1 gallon ≈ 3.8 liters)

Accepted Answer

60.8 liters

Answer

4.2 liters

Answer

50.8 liters

Answer

68.4 liters

Question 5

An officer's body camera recorded for a total of 4 hours and 15 minutes during a shift. How many total seconds of footage were recorded?

Accepted Answer

15,300 seconds

Answer

255 seconds

Answer

9,900 seconds

Answer

14,400 seconds

Question 6

For a crime scene diagram, an officer measures the distance between two shell casings as 5 feet and 4 inches. The reporting software requires the entire measurement to be in inches. What is the total distance in inches?

Accepted Answer

64 inches

Answer

54 inches

Answer

59 inches

Answer

17 inches

An officer recovers a small bag containing 140 grams of a suspicious substance.To include the weight in a report for a federal agency that uses the imperial system, the officer must convert the weight to ounces.What is the approximate weight in ounces? (Use 1 ounce ≈ 28 grams)

An officer recovers a small bag containing 140 grams of a suspicious substance.
To include the weight in a report for a federal agency that uses the imperial system, the officer must convert the weight to ounces.
What is the approximate weight in ounces? (Use 1 ounce ≈ 28 grams)