Police Math Test Police Math Ratios and Proportions 5

Question 1

A jail houses inmates and guards in a ratio of 10 to 1. If there are 240 inmates, how many guards are required?

Accepted Answer

24

Answer

20

Answer

30

Answer

22

Question 2

An accident diagram uses 1 cm = 4 feet. Two vehicles are drawn 6.5 cm apart. What is the real distance between them?

Accepted Answer

26 feet

Answer

24 feet

Answer

28 feet

Answer

22 feet

Question 3

Solved and unsolved cases are in a ratio of 7 to 5. If 60 cases total, how many were solved?

Accepted Answer

35

Answer

25

Answer

30

Answer

40

Question 4

An officer walks a beat at 4 miles per hour. How far does the officer travel in 2.5 hours?

Accepted Answer

10 miles

Answer

8 miles

Answer

12 miles

Answer

9 miles

Question 5

If 6 dispatchers handle 480 calls in a shift, how many calls can 9 dispatchers handle at the same rate?

Accepted Answer

720

Answer

640

Answer

700

Answer

660

Question 6

A drug seizure is divided into evidence and disposal in a ratio of 1 to 4. If 250 grams total, how many grams go to evidence?

Accepted Answer

50

Answer

40

Answer

60

Answer

45

Question 7

A vehicle covers 15 miles on 1 gallon. At that rate, how many gallons are needed for a 195-mile transport run?

Accepted Answer

13 gallons

Answer

12 gallons

Answer

14 gallons

Answer

15 gallons