PPAER Police Mathematics and Computation 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A department budget of $4,800,000 is divided equally among 6 precincts. How much does each precinct receive?
- $800,000 (Correct answer)
- $850,000
- $750,000
- $960,000
Correct answer: $800,000
$4,800,000 ÷ 6 = $800,000 per precinct.
Question 2: An officer issues 12 parking tickets on Monday, 9 on Tuesday, and 15 on Wednesday. What is the average number of tickets issued per day?
- 12 (Correct answer)
- 11
- 13
- 14
Correct answer: 12
(12 + 9 + 15) ÷ 3 = 36 ÷ 3 = 12 tickets per day.
Question 3: A police evidence bag weighs 2.75 pounds. If an officer collects 8 identical bags, what is the total weight?
- 22 pounds (Correct answer)
- 20 pounds
- 24 pounds
- 18.5 pounds
Correct answer: 22 pounds
2.75 × 8 = 22 pounds.
Question 4: A patrol area covers 48 square miles and is divided into 6 zones. Zone A covers 25% of the total area. How many square miles is Zone A?
- 12 square miles (Correct answer)
- 8 square miles
- 10 square miles
- 14 square miles
Correct answer: 12 square miles
48 × 0.25 = 12 square miles.
Question 5: An officer's report states that 144 vehicles were stopped in March. If stops were distributed evenly across 4 weeks, how many stops occurred per week?
- 36 (Correct answer)
- 32
- 40
- 28
Correct answer: 36
144 ÷ 4 = 36 stops per week.
Question 6: A suspect's blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.18 is exactly how many times the legal limit of 0.08?
- 2.25 (Correct answer)
- 2.0
- 2.5
- 1.8
Correct answer: 2.25
0.18 ÷ 0.08 = 2.25 times the legal limit.
Question 7: A detective works 9 days straight and logs 11.5 hours each day. How many total hours does she log?
- 103.5 hours (Correct answer)
- 99 hours
- 108 hours
- 115 hours
Correct answer: 103.5 hours
9 × 11.5 = 103.5 hours.
PPAER Police Mathematics and Computation 3
A department budget of $4,800,000 is divided equally among 6 precincts.
How much does each precinct receive?