POST - Peace Officer Standards and Training Basic Math and Reasoning Questions and Answers

Question 1

An officer needs to respond to a call 18 miles away. If the officer travels at a constant speed of 60 miles per hour, how many minutes will it take to reach the destination?

Accepted Answer

18 minutes

Answer

20 minutes

Answer

15 minutes

Answer

30 minutes

Question 2

A police department reported 320 burglaries last year. This year, the number of burglaries decreased to 272. What was the percentage decrease in burglaries?

Accepted Answer

15%

Answer

10%

Answer

48%

Answer

20%

Question 3

An officer measures a set of skid marks at an accident scene to be 75 feet long. The department's report form requires this measurement to be recorded in yards. How long are the skid marks in yards?

Accepted Answer

25 yards

Answer

225 yards

Answer

37.5 yards

Answer

15 yards

Question 4

Read the following statements and determine which conclusion logically follows:
1. All sworn officers must pass a yearly physical fitness test.
2. Officer Miller is a sworn officer.
3. Civilian dispatchers work in the same building as sworn officers.
4. Officer Miller passed the physical fitness test last month.

Accepted Answer

Officer Miller must pass a yearly physical fitness test.

Answer

All personnel in the building must pass a fitness test.

Answer

Civilian dispatchers must pass a physical fitness test.

Answer

Officers who pass the fitness test work with dispatchers.

Question 5

Over a five-day period, an officer issues traffic citations with the following fine amounts: Day 1: $250, Day 2: $175, Day 3: $300, Day 4: $225, Day 5: $200. What is the average fine amount per day?

Accepted Answer

$220

Answer

$230

Answer

$250

Answer

$1150

Question 6

An officer is at the intersection of 4th Street and Pine Avenue. A call is dispatched to 2nd Street and Elm Avenue. On this city's grid, street numbers decrease to the south, and avenues are alphabetical to the east (e.g., Ash, Birch, Cedar, Elm, Pine). What is the most direct route for the officer to take?

Accepted Answer

Go South, then West.

Answer

Go North, then East.

Answer

Go South, then East.

Answer

Go North, then West.