Socio-math problems for San Francisco students:
 
    1).  Zelda and Jane were given a Rottweiler at their commitment
    ceremony.  If their dog needs to be walked two miles a day and they
    walk at a rate of one mile per hour, how much time will they spend
    discussing their relationship in public?
 
    2).  Michael has two abusive stepfathers and an alcoholic mother.
    If his self-esteem is reduced by 20% per dysfunctional parent, but
    Michael feels 3% better for every person he denigrates, how long
    will it take before he's ready to go home if 1 person walks by the cafe
    every 2 minutes?
 
    3).  Sanjeev has 7 piercings.  If the likelihood of getting
 cellulitis
    on a given day is 10% per piercing, what is the likelihood Sanjeev
    will need to renew his erythromycin prescription during the next week?
 
 
    4).  Chad wants to take half a pound of heroin to Orinda and sell
 it at a 20% profit.  If it originally cost him $1,500 in food stamps,
 how  much should Nicole write the check for?
 
    5).  The City and County of San Francisco decide to destroy 50 rats
    infesting downtown.  If 9,800 animal rights activists hold a
    candlelight vigil, how many people did each dead rat empower?
 
    6).  A red sock, a yellow sock, a blue sock, and a white sock are
    tossed randomly in a drawer.  What is the likelihood that the first
    two socks drawn will be socks of color?
 
    7).  George weighs 245 pounds and drinks two triple lattes every
    morning.  If each shot of espresso contains 490mg of caffeine, what
 is
    George's average caffeine density in mg/pound?
 
    8).  There are 4500 homes in Mill Valley and all of them recycle
    plastic. If each household recycles 10 soda bottles a day and buys
 one
    polar fleece pullover per month, does Mill Valley have a monthly
    plastic surplus or deficit?
 
    Bonus question: Assuming all the plastic bottles are 1 liter size,
 how
    much Evian are they drinking?
 
    9).  If the average person can eat one pork pot sticker in 30
 seconds,
    and the waitress brings a platter of 12 pot stickers, how long will
 it
    take five vegans to not eat them?
 
    10).  Todd begins walking down Market Street with 12 $1 bills in
 his
    wallet.  If he always gives panhandlers a single buck, how many
 legs
    did he have to step over if he has $3 left when he reaches the
 other
    end and met only one double-amputee?
 
    "Advanced Placement" Students Only:
 
    11) Katie, Trip, Ling, John-John and Effie share a three-bedroom
    apartment on Guerrero for $2400 a month.  Effie and Trip can share
 one
    bedroom, but the other three need their own rooms with separate
 ISDN
    lines to run their web servers.  None of them wants to use the
 futon
    in the living room as a bed, and they each want to save $650 in
 three
    months to attend Burning Man.  What is their best option?
 
    a)      All five roommates accept a $12/hour job-share
            as handgun monitors at Mission High.
    b)      Ask Miles, the bisexual auto mechanic, to share
            Effie and Trip's bedroom for $500/month.
    c)      Petition the Board of Supervisors to advance Ling her
            annual digital-artists-of-color stipend.
    d)      Rent strike.