SSPO Numerical Reasoning Skills 3

Question 1

A town's crime rate decreased from 480 incidents per year to 360 incidents per year. What is the percentage decrease?

Accepted Answer

25%

Answer

20%

Answer

30%

Answer

33%

Question 2

An officer issues citations at a ratio of 3 speeding tickets for every 2 parking violations. If she issued 25 citations total, how many were speeding tickets?

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

10

Answer

12

Answer

18

Question 3

A patrol car gets 22 miles per gallon. If gas costs $3.50 per gallon, what is the fuel cost to drive 110 miles?

Accepted Answer

$17.50

Answer

$15.00

Answer

$17.00

Answer

$19.25

Question 4

A suspect ran for 2.5 minutes before being caught. If the officer ran at 12 mph and the suspect ran at 9 mph, how far (in feet) did the officer cover? (1 mile = 5,280 feet)

Accepted Answer

2,640 ft

Answer

2,200 ft

Answer

3,080 ft

Answer

3,520 ft

Question 5

Shift A arrests 18 people, Shift B arrests 12, and Shift C arrests 15. What percentage of total arrests came from Shift B?

Accepted Answer

26.7%

Answer

24%

Answer

28%

Answer

30%

Question 6

An officer's annual salary is $62,400. What is his bi-weekly gross pay?

Accepted Answer

$2,400

Answer

$2,200

Answer

$2,600

Answer

$2,800

Question 7

A crime mapping grid is 8 km × 6 km. If a unit can patrol 12 km² per hour, how many hours are needed to cover the entire grid?

Accepted Answer

4 hours

Answer

3 hours

Answer

5 hours

Answer

6 hours