Los Angeles Exam

The City of Los Angeles High School Math Proficiency Exam


NAME:____________________
GANG NAME:______________________


1. Little Johnny 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 Little Johnny
attempt before he has to reload?


2. Jose 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 hoes. 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. Jerome wants to cut the pound of cocaine he bought for
$40,000 to make 20% profit. How many ounces will he need?


5. Willie 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 have to steal to
have $900?


6. Raoul got 6 years for murder. He also got $10,000 for the
hit. If his common-law wife spends $100 per month, how much
money will be left when he gets out?


Extra credit bonus: how much more time will he get for killing
the hoe that spent his money?


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
free?


8. Hector knocked up 3 girls in the gang. There are 27 girls in
his gang. What is the exact percentage of girls Hector knocked
up?


9. Bernie is a lookout for the gang. Bernie has a Boa
Constrictor that eats 3 small rats per week at a cost of $5 per
rat. If Bernie makes $700 a week as a lookout, how many weeks
can he feed the Boa on one week's income?


10. Billy steals Joe's skateboard. As Billy skates away at 35
mph, Joe loads his .357 Magnum. If it takes Joe 20 seconds to
load his magnum, how far away will Billy be when he gets whacked?