City of Los Angeles
High School Math Proficiency Exam
Name:____________________________
Gang:____________________________
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. Jarnoe wants to cut his 1/2 pound of heroin to make 20% more
profit. How many ounces of cut will he make?
5. William gets $200 for stealing a BMW, $50 for a Pinto, and $175
for a 4X4. If he has stolen 2 BMWs, and 3 4X4s, how many Pintos
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 3
cans of paint?
8. Hector knocked up 6 girls is his gang. There are 27 girls in
Hector's gang. What percentage of the girls in the gang has Hector
knocked up?
9. Thelma can cook dinner for her 16 children for $7.50 per night.
She gets $234 a month 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. Teebore is arrested for dealing crack and his bail is set at
$25,000. If he pays a bail bondsman 12% and returns to Mexico, how
much money will he lose by jumping bail?
High School Math Proficiency Exam
Name:____________________________
Gang:____________________________
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. Jarnoe wants to cut his 1/2 pound of heroin to make 20% more
profit. How many ounces of cut will he make?
5. William gets $200 for stealing a BMW, $50 for a Pinto, and $175
for a 4X4. If he has stolen 2 BMWs, and 3 4X4s, how many Pintos
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 3
cans of paint?
8. Hector knocked up 6 girls is his gang. There are 27 girls in
Hector's gang. What percentage of the girls in the gang has Hector
knocked up?
9. Thelma can cook dinner for her 16 children for $7.50 per night.
She gets $234 a month 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. Teebore is arrested for dealing crack and his bail is set at
$25,000. If he pays a bail bondsman 12% and returns to Mexico, how
much money will he lose by jumping bail?
