Subject: Los Angeles Math


> LOS ANGELES HIGH SCHOOL MATH PROFICIENCY EXAM
> Schools are finally starting to teach practical math
> that these kids can use is real-world situations!
>
> NAME____________________
> GANG/CREW NAME______________
> CRIB_________________
>
> 1. Ramn 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 Ramn attempt before he has to reload?
>
> 2. Leroy 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. Dwayne pimps 3 ho's. If the price is $85 per trick, how
> many tricks per day must each ho turn to support Dwayne's
> $800 per day crack habit?
>
> 4. Raul 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. Pedro 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 - 8 oz. cans of spray paint
> with 20% paint left over?
>
> 8. Tyrone knocked up 4 girls in the gang. There are 20
> girls in his gang. What is the exact percentage of girls
> Tyrone knocked up?
>
> 9. LaShaunda is a lookout for the gang. LaShaunda also
> has a Boa Constrictor that eats 5 rats per week at a cost
> of $5 per rat. If LaShaunda makes $700 a week as a lookout,
> how many weeks can she feed the Boa on one week's income?
>
> 10. Marvin steals Juan's skate board. As Marvin skates away
> at 15 mph, Juan loads his 357 Magnum. If it takes Juan 20
> seconds to load his piece, how far away will Marvin be when
> he gets whacked?

Sad, but also true.