I grew up in the Detroit area...My mother just sent me this in an email and I thought it was pretty damn funny. :ROTF:
CITY OF DETROIT HIGH SCHOOL MATH PROFICIENCY EXAM
NAME____________________
GANG/CREW NAME______________ CRIB _________________
1. Ramone 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 Ramone attempt before he has to reload?
2. Otis 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 ho's. 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. Darius wants to cut the pound of cocaine he bought for $40,000 to
make a 20% profit. How many ounce bags will he need to make to obtain
the 20% profit?
5. Desmond 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 Corvettes must he steal to have the $900 he needs to make bail
for
his Mama?
6. LeRoy got 6 years for murder. He also got $10,000 for the hit. If
his
common-law wife spends $100 of his hit money per month, how much money
will be left when he gets out?
7. 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 with 20% paint left over?
8. Tyrone knocked up 3 girls in the gang. There are 27 girls in his
gang. What&n bsp;is the exact percentage of girls Tyrone knocked up?
9. LaSheena is a lookout for the gang. LaSheena also has a Boa
Constrictor that eats 3 small rats per week at a cost of $5 per rat.
If
LaSheena makes $700 week as a lookout, how many weeks can she feed the
Boa on one week's income?
10. Marvin steals DuWayne's skateboard. As Marvin skates away at 15
mph,
DuWayne loads his 357 Magnum. If it takes DuWayne 20 seconds to load
his
piece, how far away will Marvin be when he gets whacked?
CITY OF DETROIT HIGH SCHOOL MATH PROFICIENCY EXAM
NAME____________________
GANG/CREW NAME______________ CRIB _________________
1. Ramone 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 Ramone attempt before he has to reload?
2. Otis 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 ho's. 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. Darius wants to cut the pound of cocaine he bought for $40,000 to
make a 20% profit. How many ounce bags will he need to make to obtain
the 20% profit?
5. Desmond 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 Corvettes must he steal to have the $900 he needs to make bail
for
his Mama?
6. LeRoy got 6 years for murder. He also got $10,000 for the hit. If
his
common-law wife spends $100 of his hit money per month, how much money
will be left when he gets out?
7. 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 with 20% paint left over?
8. Tyrone knocked up 3 girls in the gang. There are 27 girls in his
gang. What&n bsp;is the exact percentage of girls Tyrone knocked up?
9. LaSheena is a lookout for the gang. LaSheena also has a Boa
Constrictor that eats 3 small rats per week at a cost of $5 per rat.
If
LaSheena makes $700 week as a lookout, how many weeks can she feed the
Boa on one week's income?
10. Marvin steals DuWayne's skateboard. As Marvin skates away at 15
mph,
DuWayne loads his 357 Magnum. If it takes DuWayne 20 seconds to load
his
piece, how far away will Marvin be when he gets whacked?
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