FORUM FUN FEATURE!! NYC Math Exam

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After having laid such a licking on our Southern friends, and those poor Californians, perhaps its time to cast an eye to the Northeast.


New York City High School Mathematics Proficiency Examination

Name:________________ Gang Affiliation:_________________


1. Duane has an AK-47 with a 30 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. If Jose has two ounces of cocaine and he sells an 8-ball to Jackson for $320, and two grams to Billy for $85 a gram, what is the street value of the balance of his stash 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 in order for Rufus to pay for his $800 a day crack habit?

4. Jerome wants to cut his half-pound of Heroine 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 an SUV. If he has stolen two BMW’s and three SUV’s, how many Chevy’s will he have to rip off to make a total of $800?

6. Raoul is doing a six year stretch for murder. He got $10,000 for making the hit. If his common-law wife is spending $100 per month, how much money will he have left when he gets out of prison, and how many years will he get for killing her because she spent his money?

7. If the average can of spray paint is capable of covering 22 square feet of wall space, and the average letter is three square feet, how many letters can a graffiti tagger spray with three cans of paint?

8. Hector knocked up six girls in his gang. There are twenty-seven girls in the gang. What percentage of the girls in the gang did Hector knock up?