City of Los Angeles
High School Math Proficiency Exam
1. Johnny has an AK-47 with an 80 round
clip. If he
misses 6 out of 10 shots, and shoots 13 times at each
drive by shooting, how many drive by shootings
can he attempt before he has to reload?
2. Jose has 2 ounces of cocaine and
he sells an
8-Ball to Jackson for $320 and 2 grams to
Billy for $85 per gram. What is the street value of the
balance of the cocaine if he doesn't cut it?
3. Rufus is pimping for three girls.
If the price is
$65 for each trick, how many tricks will each
girl have to turn so Rufus can pay for his $800
per day crack habit?
4. Jarome wants to cut his ½
pound of heroin
to make 20% more profit. How many ounces of cut will he need?
5. Willie gets $200 for stealing a BMW,
$50 for
a Chevy and $100 for a 4X4. If he has
stolen 2 BMWs and 3 4X4s, how many Chevys will
he have to steal to make $800?
6. Raoul is in prison for 6 years for
murder. He got
$10,000 for the hit. If his common-law-wife is
spending $100 per month, how much money will
be left when he gets out of prison and how many
years will he get for killing the bitch that spent his money?
7. If the average spray can covers 22
square feet
and the average letter is 3 square feet, how many
letters can a tagger spray with 8 cans of paint?
8. Hector knocked up 6 girls in his
gang. There
are 27 girls in the gang. What percentage of the girls in
the gang has Hector knocked up?
