RCMP Logical Reasoning Puzzles 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: An RCMP code assigns numbers to letters: vowels = 1, consonants = 2. What is the code for 'STOP'?
- 2121
- 2211
- 2212 (Correct answer)
- 2222
Correct answer: 2212
S=2, T=2, O=1, P=2 — the code is 2212.
Question 2: If it takes 3 officers 6 hours to search a building, how long would it take 6 officers to search the same building?
- 2 hours
- 3 hours (Correct answer)
- 4 hours
- 12 hours
Correct answer: 3 hours
Doubling the officers halves the time: 6 ÷ 2 = 3 hours.
Question 3: A suspect's alibi states he was at location A at 1 PM and location B at 2 PM. The distance between A and B is 120 km. Is this alibi possible by car?
- Yes, easily possible
- No, it requires 120 km/h average speed (Correct answer)
- Yes, at highway speed
- Cannot be determined without traffic data
Correct answer: No, it requires 120 km/h average speed
120 km in 1 hour requires exactly 120 km/h average speed, which is at or above highway limits and leaves no margin.
Question 4: In a series: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, what is the next number?
- 35
- 37 (Correct answer)
- 38
- 36
Correct answer: 37
The differences are 3, 5, 7, 9 (increasing by 2), so the next difference is 11, giving 26 + 11 = 37.
Question 5: Of 50 officers surveyed, 30 speak French, 25 speak Spanish, and 10 speak both. How many speak neither language?
- 5 (Correct answer)
- 10
- 15
- 20
Correct answer: 5
Using inclusion-exclusion: 30 + 25 − 10 = 45 speak at least one language; 50 − 45 = 5 speak neither.
Question 6: A patrol car drives east at 60 km/h. A second patrol car leaves the same point heading west at 80 km/h. After 1.5 hours, how far apart are they?
- 120 km
- 180 km
- 210 km (Correct answer)
- 150 km
Correct answer: 210 km
Combined speed is 60 + 80 = 140 km/h; distance = 140 × 1.5 = 210 km.
Question 7: An officer states: 'Some frauds involve forgery, and all forgeries require skill.' Which must be true?
- All frauds require skill
- Some frauds require skill (Correct answer)
- All skilled people commit forgery
- No fraud involves skill
Correct answer: Some frauds require skill
Some frauds involve forgery (which requires skill), so some frauds must require skill.
RCMP Logical Reasoning Puzzles 4
An RCMP code assigns numbers to letters: vowels = 1, consonants = 2.
What is the code for 'STOP'?