East L. A. High School Math Proficiency Final Exam
Name: _______________
Alias: _______________
Gang: _______________
1. Johnny has an AK-47 with a 40 round clip. If he misses 6 out of ten shots
and shoots 13 rounds at every drive-by shooting, how many drive-by shootings
can he attend before he has to reload? What is the maximum number of people he
can hit?
2. Jose has 2 ounces of cocaine. He sells an 8-ball to Ricky for $320, and 2
grams to Juan for $85 per gram. How many ounces does he have left? What is
the street value of the remaining coke?
3. Rufus is pimping three girls. If his cut is $65 per trick, how many tricks
will each girl have to turn so Rufus can support his $800 per day crack habit?
4. Jerome wants to cut his 1/2 pound of heroin to make 20% more profit. How
many ounces will he need?
5. Billy Bob gets $200 for stealing a BMW, $50 for a Chevy, and $100 for a 4 x 4
If he has stolen 2 BMW's and three 4 x 4's, how many Chevys will he have to
steal to make $1000?
6. Raoul is serving 6 years in prison for murder. He was paid $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 (with time off for good behavior/overcrowding)
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 8
square feet, how many letters can a tagger spray if he steals 3 full cans of
paint and finds 1 can of paint 1/3 empty?
8. Hector knocked up 6 of the girls in his gang. There are 28 girls in the
gang. What percentage of the girls has Hector knocked up?
9. Thelma can cook dinner for her 16 children for $7.50 per night. She gets
$234 a month welfare for each child. If her $325 per month rent goes up 15%,
how many more children should she have to keep up with her expenses?
10. Salvador was arrested for dealing crack and his bail was set at $25,000.
If he pays a bail bondsman 12% and returns to Mexico, how much money will he
lose by jumping bail?