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LA High School Math Proficiency Exam

11/8/2007, 3:27 pm
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This came in the email last night. It has been around on the Internet since at least last year and the author is unknown, but I find the idea Cubical enough to post it here.

City of Los Angeles High School Math Proficiency Exam

NAME__________________________________________________

GANG/CREW NAME_____________________ CRIB_____________

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. DeShawn pimps 3 hos. If the price is $85 per trick, how many tricks per day must each ho turn to support DeShawn's $800 per day crack habit? __________

4. Darius wants to cut the pound of cocaine he bought for $40,000 to make a 20% profit. How many ounce bags will he need to make to obtain the 20%?_________

5. Desmond gets $200 for a stolen BMW, $150 for stealing a Corvette, and $100 for a 4x4. If he steals 1BMW, 2 Corvettes and 3 4x4, how many more Corvettes must he steal to have $900?__________

6. LeRoy 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 a week as a lookout, how many weeks can she feed her snake 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?______________
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11/8/2007, 6:46 pm
I first saw this in 1992, but it is still a classic.
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11/9/2007, 12:33 am
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I got it in an e-mail a while ago. Still funny. And true.
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11/9/2007, 12:50 pm
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11/9/2007, 11:24 pm
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Nonsmokers, of course. And I most certainly hope that he recycles more than his wives.
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