MCOLES PRACTICE POLICE ENTRY EXAM
Questions and Answers
1.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
2.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
3.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
4.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
5.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
6.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
7.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
8.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
9.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
10.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
11.The table below illustrates the amount of money Justin was
Questions and Answers
1.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
2.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
3.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
4.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
5.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
6.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
7.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
8.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
9.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
10.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
11.The table below illustrates the amount of money Justin was
