POST Basic Math and Reasoning 4

Question 1

A vehicle traveling at 60 mph needs 4.5 seconds to stop. Approximately how many feet does it travel before stopping? (1 mph ≈ 1.47 ft/s)

Accepted Answer

396 feet

Answer

60 × 1.47 = 88.2 ft/s × 4.5 s ≈ 396.9 ≈ 396 feet.

Question 2

If a patrol sergeant oversees 9 officers and each officer files 4 reports per shift, how many total reports are filed per shift?

Accepted Answer

36

Answer

9 officers × 4 reports = 36 reports per shift.

Question 3

A suspect's blood alcohol content (BAC) drops at a rate of 0.015% per hour. If the initial BAC is 0.12%, how many hours until it reaches 0.00%?

Accepted Answer

8 hours

Answer

0.12 ÷ 0.015 = 8 hours.

Question 4

A department stores 3 boxes of evidence per shelf, and has 14 shelves. How many evidence boxes can be stored in total?

Accepted Answer

42

Answer

3 × 14 = 42 boxes total.

Question 5

A crime report lists the time of a call as 1435 hours in military time. What is this in standard time?

Accepted Answer

2:35 PM

Answer

1435 military = 14:35 = 2:35 PM standard time.

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