The Math Test


LAGOS state officials have determined that students would probably do better with math
problems, if they could relate them to real life examples. Towards that end, may I present:

                                     The City of Lagos
                                High School Math Proficiency Exam

Name:_______________________________
Gang:___________________________

  1.JOHN has an AK-47 with an 80-round bullet 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.BOLA IGE has 2 ounces of cocaine and he sells an 8-ball to OBASANJO for N320 and 2 grams to
    Billy for N85 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 N65 for each trick, how many tricks
    will each girl have to turn so Rufus can pay for his N800-per-day crack habit? ,

  4.Jarome want to cut his 1/2 pound of heroin to make 20% more profit. How many ounces of
    cut will he need? ,

  5.SHINA PETER gets N2000 for stealing a BMW, N500 for a MERCEDES, and N1000 for a 4X4. If he has
    stolen 2 BMWs, 3 4X4s, how many MERCEDES will he have to steal to make N8000?,

  6.IDIAGBO is in prison for 6 years for murder. He got N10,000 for the hit. If his common law
    wife is spending N425 per month, how much money will be left when he gets out of prison,
    and how many years is he likely to 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 be sprayed with 3 cans of paint?,

  8.RAMSEY NOAH knocked up 6 girls in his gang. There are 27 girls in the gang. What percentage of
    the girls in the gang has NOAH knocked up?,

  9.Thelma can cook dinner for her 16 children for N750 per night. She gets N2340 a month
    welfare for each child. If her N3250 per month rent goes up 15%, how many more children
    should she have to keep up with her expenses?

 10.EMEKA was arrested for dealing crack & his bail was set at N25,000. If he pays a bail
    bondsman 12% and returns to ONITSHA, how much money will he lose by jumping bail?


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