QPSea QPSea Numeracy and Mathematical Reasoning 2

Question 1

A suspect fled on foot at 6 km/h. An officer gave chase 5 minutes later at 10 km/h. How many minutes will it take the officer to catch the suspect?

Accepted Answer

7.5 minutes

Answer

The suspect has a 0.5 km head start (6 km/h × 5/60 h); the officer closes the gap at 4 km/h, taking 0.125 hours = 7.5 minutes.

Question 2

A fingerprint database contains 4,200 records. A new intake adds 15% more records. How many records are in the database after the intake?

Accepted Answer

4,830

Answer

15% of 4,200 is 630, and adding this to 4,200 gives 4,830 records.

Question 3

An officer submits 4 incident reports per day for 5 weekdays. The station target is 25 reports per week. By how many reports does the officer exceed the target?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

4 reports × 5 days = 20, but that falls short; 4 × 5 = 20 which is 5 below 25, so the officer meets exactly 20, missing by 5.

Question 4

A budget of $9,600 is shared equally between 4 police units. How much does each unit receive?

Accepted Answer

$2,400

Answer

Dividing $9,600 by 4 units gives $2,400 per unit.

Question 5

A sequence of call numbers follows the pattern: 102, 106, 110, 114, ___. What is the next number?

Accepted Answer

118

Answer

Each number increases by 4, so 114 + 4 = 118.

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QPSea QPSea Numeracy and Mathematical Reasoning 2