City of east Los Angeles
                                    High school math proficiency exam

            Name: ______________________          Gang:__________________________


1. Jamael has an AK-47 with a 40-round clip.  If he misses 6 out of 10 shots
   and shoots 13 times each drive-by, how many drive-by shootings can he attend
   before he has to reload.

2. Jose has 2 ounces of cocain and he sells an 8-ball to Jackson for $320 and 2
   grams to Bitty for $85 per gram.  What is the street value of the remaining
   cocain that he doesn't cut?

3. If Malik has a 10-pound baseball bat in his left hand and watches Rodney
   King getting beat up at 7.30 pm, how many Korean stores will he smash the
   windows of by 9.00 pm the same day?

4. If Colin Ferguson gets revenge on the subway train in 1994, and is seen
   by 1,994 witnesses, how many charges will be filed against him by the NY
   district attorney?

5. If Jemima has her first child by Malcolm at age 14, what is the
   probability that at age 17, her 5th child will have Lenny as the father?

6. How many foodstamps do you have to trade for 0.5 ounces of crack?

7. How many babies do you have to have to get the correct amount of
   foodstamps for 0.5 ounces of crack?

6. How many wallets do you have to steal for 0.5 ounces of crack.

8. If OJ Simpson is found at the crime scene with the bloody glove, the
   knife, and Nicole's eyeglasses, how many policemen did it have to take to
   set him up?