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BoM Nov '05; Mar '06
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
HIGH SCHOOL MATH PROFICIENCY EXAM
NAME _________________________________________
GANG/CREW NAME ____________________________
1. Ramone has an AK-47 with a 30 round clip. He usually misses 6 out
of every 10 shots and he uses 13 rounds per drive-by shooting. How
many drive-by shootings can Ramone attempt before he has to reload?
2. Otis has 2 ounces of cocaine. If he sells an 8 ball to Antonio for
$320 and 2 grams to Juan for $85 per gram, what is the street value
of the rest of his hold?
3. Rufus pimps 3 ho's. If the price is $85 per trick, how many tricks
per day must each ho turn to support Rufus' $800 per day crack habit?
4. Dave wants to cut the pound of cocaine he bought for $40,000 to
make 20% profit. How many ounce bags will he need to make to obtain
the 20% profit?
5. Desmond gets $200 for a stolen BMW, $150 for stealing a Corvette,
and $100 for a 4x4. If he steals 1 BMW, 2 Corvettes and 3 4x4's, how
many more Corvettes must he steal to have $900?
6. Tom got 6 years for murder. He also got $10,000 for the hit. If
his common-law wife spends $100 of his hit money per month, how much
money will be left when he gets out?
7. If an average can of spray paint covers 22 square feet and the
average letter is 3 square feet, how many letters can be sprayed with
3 eight ounce cans of spray paint with 20% paint left over?
8 Tyrone knocked up 3 girls in the gang. There are 27 girls in his
gang. What is the exact percentage of girls Tyrone knocked up?
9. LaSheena is a lookout for the gang. LaSheena also has a boa
constrictor that eats 3 small rats per week at a cost of $5 per rat.
If LaSheena makes $700 per week as a lookout, how many weeks can she
feed the boa on one week's income?
10. Marvin steals Joe's skateboard. As Marvin skates away at 15 mph,
Joe loads his .357 magnum. If it takes Joe 20 seconds to load his
piece, how far away will Marvin be when he gets whacked?
I'm glad to see that schools are finally starting to teach practical
math that these kids can use in real-world situations. It's about
time!
HIGH SCHOOL MATH PROFICIENCY EXAM
NAME _________________________________________
GANG/CREW NAME ____________________________
1. Ramone has an AK-47 with a 30 round clip. He usually misses 6 out
of every 10 shots and he uses 13 rounds per drive-by shooting. How
many drive-by shootings can Ramone attempt before he has to reload?
2. Otis has 2 ounces of cocaine. If he sells an 8 ball to Antonio for
$320 and 2 grams to Juan for $85 per gram, what is the street value
of the rest of his hold?
3. Rufus pimps 3 ho's. If the price is $85 per trick, how many tricks
per day must each ho turn to support Rufus' $800 per day crack habit?
4. Dave wants to cut the pound of cocaine he bought for $40,000 to
make 20% profit. How many ounce bags will he need to make to obtain
the 20% profit?
5. Desmond gets $200 for a stolen BMW, $150 for stealing a Corvette,
and $100 for a 4x4. If he steals 1 BMW, 2 Corvettes and 3 4x4's, how
many more Corvettes must he steal to have $900?
6. Tom got 6 years for murder. He also got $10,000 for the hit. If
his common-law wife spends $100 of his hit money per month, how much
money will be left when he gets out?
7. If an average can of spray paint covers 22 square feet and the
average letter is 3 square feet, how many letters can be sprayed with
3 eight ounce cans of spray paint with 20% paint left over?
8 Tyrone knocked up 3 girls in the gang. There are 27 girls in his
gang. What is the exact percentage of girls Tyrone knocked up?
9. LaSheena is a lookout for the gang. LaSheena also has a boa
constrictor that eats 3 small rats per week at a cost of $5 per rat.
If LaSheena makes $700 per week as a lookout, how many weeks can she
feed the boa on one week's income?
10. Marvin steals Joe's skateboard. As Marvin skates away at 15 mph,
Joe loads his .357 magnum. If it takes Joe 20 seconds to load his
piece, how far away will Marvin be when he gets whacked?
I'm glad to see that schools are finally starting to teach practical
math that these kids can use in real-world situations. It's about
time!
