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CITY OF NEW YORK - REVISED HIGH SCHOOL MATH
PROFICIENCY EXAM
 
NAME______________________________
 GANG NAME________________________

1) Jose 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) Jerome wants to cut the pound of cocaine he bought
for $40,000 to make 20%  profit. How many ounces will
he need?
 
4) Willie 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 will  he have
to steal to keep his $1, 000 a day habit?
 
5) Raoul got 6 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 question: How much more time will he
get for killing  the woman that spent his money??
 
6) 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?
 
8) Bernie is a lookout for the gang. Bernie has a boa
constrictor  that eats 3 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 with
one week's salary?
 
9) 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?
 
REMEMBER -- SAY NO TO DRUGS. GOOD
LUCK & NO TALKING