Proposed Math Exam for Inner City Schools
NAME: ________________________________
GANG NAME: __________________________
1. Little Johnny has an AK 47 with a 30 round clip. He usually misses 6 out
of every 10 shots and he uses 13 rounds per drive-by shooting. How many
drive-by shootings can Little Johnny attempt before he has to reload?
2. 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. Rufus pimps 3 hos. If the price is $85 per trick how many tricks per day
must each ho turn to support Rufus's $800 per day crack habit?
4. Jerome wants to cut the pound of cocaine he bought for $40,000 to make
20% profit. How many ounces will he need?
5. Willie gets $200 for a stolen BMW, $150 for a Corvette, and $100 for a
4X4. If he steals 1 BMW, 2 Corvettes and 3 4X4s how many more Corvettes must
he steal to have $900?
6. 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?
7. If the average can of spray paint covers 22 sqaure feet and the average
letter is 3 square feet, how many letters can be sprayed with 3 eight ounce
cans of spray paint with 20% free?
8. Hector knocked up 3 girls in the gang. There are 27 girls in his gang.
What is the percentage of girls Hector knocked up?
9. 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 on one week' s income?
10. 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?
