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Sunday, 09/10/2006 9:03:23 PM

Sunday, September 10, 2006 9:03:23 PM

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Subject: L.A. Math Proficiency Exam


> THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HIGH SCHOOL MATH PROFICIENCY EXAM
> =========================================================
>
> NAME ____________________
>
> GANG NAME ___________________
>
> TAG ____________________
>
> HOOD ____________________
>
> 1). Little Jimmy 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 two ounces of cocaine. If he sells an eight-ball
> toAntonio for $320 and two grams to Juan for $85 per gram, what is the
> street value of the rest of his hold?
>
> 3). Rufus pimps three hos. 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 one BMW, two Corvettes and three
> 4x4's, how many more Corvettes must he have to steal to have $900?
>
> 6). Raoul got six 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 ho
> that spent his money?
>
> 7). If an average can of spray paint covers 22 square feet and the
> average letter is three square feet, how many letters can be sprayed
> with three eight-ounce cans of spray paint with 20% paint free?
>
> 8). Hector knocked up three 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 three 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?
>
> Answers:
>
> 1) Johnny can get roughly 2.3 drive-by's per clip.
> 2) This was one I couldn't get because I dont know how much an 8-ball is
> worth, if, in fact, its a real unit of measure.
> 3) Rufus' hos must turn 10 tricks.
> 4) Jerome needs 480 ounces.
> 5) Willie must steal two more Corvettes.
> 6) Raoul will have $2,800 left.
> Extra Credit) This is the other questionable one. It depends on whether
> or not his sentence will increase because he is a repeat offender, and
> what state he is from.
> 7) You can spray 26.4 letters.
> 8) Hector knocked up 1/9 of the girls.
> 9) Can feed his snake for a little over 46 weeks with one week's income.
> 10) I think Billy can get .1749 miles before he gets whacked. (I think
> this is 923.472 feet).
>


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