Police Entry Exam – Practice Questions and Answers for Law Enforcement
Recruitment Tests
Yesterday, Bob earned $50 mowing lawns. Today, Bob earned 60% of what he earned yesterday
mowing lawns. How much money did Bob earn mowing lawns today? - ANS ✔✔$30
The band, chorus, and theater group at a local high school agree to hold a joint bake sale to
raise money. The profits from the bake sale will be split evenly among the three groups. If the
total profit from the bake sale is $864, how much money will the band and theatre groups
combined receive? - ANS ✔✔$576
Aaron sells apple pies for $10 each. Bob sells beverages for $1 each. If Aaron sells 23 apple pies
and Bob sells 17 beverages, what is the total in sales for both products combined? - ANS
✔✔$247
A mountain trail is 12.1 miles long. If a hiker walks along the trail at a rate of 1.96 miles per
hour, in approximately how many hours will the hiker walk the entire trail? - ANS ✔✔6
John's gross pay for last month was $4,687.24. If $421.78 was deducted from John's gross pay,
how much take-home pay did John earn this past month? - ANS ✔✔$4,265.46
A women's clothing store sells the following articles of clothing for the following prices:
Blouse: $14 each
Skirt: $16 each
Dress: $25 each
Pantyhose: 2 pairs for $3
Socks: $7
, Jennifer goes to the store on a day when the store has a 20% off sale on all skirts. If Jennifer
buys 2 skirts, 1 dress, and 4 pairs of pantyhose, how much money does Jennifer have to pay? -
ANS ✔✔$56.60
Last month, Roger's checking account had a balance of $347.20. Since then, Roger deposited his
paycheck of $563.89 and withdrew $478.53. What is Roger's checking account balance now? -
ANS ✔✔$432.65
A $20,000 car depreciates every year until the car's only value is the metal and parts. If it takes
the car 15 years to lose all value besides the metal and parts, and the metal and parts are worth
$755, which of the following equations can correctly be used to determine the value of the car
at T years after the purchase of the car? - ANS ✔✔-1283T + 20,000
In one classroom, 12.5% of the students own at least one pet. If there are 32 students in the
classroom, how many students do not own any pets? - ANS ✔✔28
In a box of marbles, the ratio of red marbles to total marbles is 2:5. The ratio of green marbles
to total marbles is 3:10. If the marbles that are neither red nor green are blue, how many blue
marbles are in the box if there are 40 marbles in the box? - ANS ✔✔12
The table below illustrates the amount of money Justin was paid as well as the amount of
money deducted from Justin's paycheck for each month. What was Justin's total take-home pay
for the months described in the table below?
Month, Pay, Deductions
June ,$2,478.37, $314.12
July, $2,381.19, $307.04
August, $2,503.20, $314.86 - ANS ✔✔$6,426.74
Recruitment Tests
Yesterday, Bob earned $50 mowing lawns. Today, Bob earned 60% of what he earned yesterday
mowing lawns. How much money did Bob earn mowing lawns today? - ANS ✔✔$30
The band, chorus, and theater group at a local high school agree to hold a joint bake sale to
raise money. The profits from the bake sale will be split evenly among the three groups. If the
total profit from the bake sale is $864, how much money will the band and theatre groups
combined receive? - ANS ✔✔$576
Aaron sells apple pies for $10 each. Bob sells beverages for $1 each. If Aaron sells 23 apple pies
and Bob sells 17 beverages, what is the total in sales for both products combined? - ANS
✔✔$247
A mountain trail is 12.1 miles long. If a hiker walks along the trail at a rate of 1.96 miles per
hour, in approximately how many hours will the hiker walk the entire trail? - ANS ✔✔6
John's gross pay for last month was $4,687.24. If $421.78 was deducted from John's gross pay,
how much take-home pay did John earn this past month? - ANS ✔✔$4,265.46
A women's clothing store sells the following articles of clothing for the following prices:
Blouse: $14 each
Skirt: $16 each
Dress: $25 each
Pantyhose: 2 pairs for $3
Socks: $7
, Jennifer goes to the store on a day when the store has a 20% off sale on all skirts. If Jennifer
buys 2 skirts, 1 dress, and 4 pairs of pantyhose, how much money does Jennifer have to pay? -
ANS ✔✔$56.60
Last month, Roger's checking account had a balance of $347.20. Since then, Roger deposited his
paycheck of $563.89 and withdrew $478.53. What is Roger's checking account balance now? -
ANS ✔✔$432.65
A $20,000 car depreciates every year until the car's only value is the metal and parts. If it takes
the car 15 years to lose all value besides the metal and parts, and the metal and parts are worth
$755, which of the following equations can correctly be used to determine the value of the car
at T years after the purchase of the car? - ANS ✔✔-1283T + 20,000
In one classroom, 12.5% of the students own at least one pet. If there are 32 students in the
classroom, how many students do not own any pets? - ANS ✔✔28
In a box of marbles, the ratio of red marbles to total marbles is 2:5. The ratio of green marbles
to total marbles is 3:10. If the marbles that are neither red nor green are blue, how many blue
marbles are in the box if there are 40 marbles in the box? - ANS ✔✔12
The table below illustrates the amount of money Justin was paid as well as the amount of
money deducted from Justin's paycheck for each month. What was Justin's total take-home pay
for the months described in the table below?
Month, Pay, Deductions
June ,$2,478.37, $314.12
July, $2,381.19, $307.04
August, $2,503.20, $314.86 - ANS ✔✔$6,426.74
