Thursday, June 14, 2007

   Now Thats my kind of Math Test.
LOS ANGELES HIGH SCHOOL MATH PROFICIENCY EXAM

I'm glad to see that schools are finally starting to teach practical math
that these kids can use is real-world situations! It's about time!

LOS ANGELES HIGH SCHOOL MATH PROFICIENCY EXAM

NAME____________________
GANG/CREW NAME______________ CRIB_________________





1. Ramon 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 Ramon 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's $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 week as a lookout, how many weeks can she feed the Boa on one week's
income?

10. Marvin steals Joe's skate board. 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?

( No offence meant to any who take offence)
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