A New Kind of Math...

Props for Mark Z. for finding this REAL!!! high school math test from the LA school system (for this and more stories go to www.snopes.com).

I'm not sure which is more shocking, the pervasive state of violence and assorted gang activities going on in LA or the innovative methods the school board has developed to shall we say keep math real... (at least none of the students can say i'll never need math in my life lol).


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. Jarone want to cut his 1/2 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, 3 4X4s, how many Chevies 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 in his gang. There are 27 girls in the
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 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?