Cedar Ridge Mathematics Tournament

7th Grade Written Test

October 25, 2014

1 1

4 3 2
5 4

1. Perform the operation:

47
109
11

A. 9
B. 20
C. 10
D.

5
2 1
x y m
5 .
6
3
4 for x 2, y 4,m
2. Evaluate the expression

90
65
20

3
A. 12
B. 12
C.
D.

3. Write the expression without parentheses.

p 5r 9x

A. p 5r 9x
B. p 5r 9x
C. p 5r 9x
D.

3
1
x 10 x
5
10
4. Simplify the expression:

2
27
1
4
x 6
x
x 6
10
A. 5
B. 5
C. 15

3
2
3
2
5. Subtract 8x 5x 8 from 9x 6x 7
3
2
3
2
3
2
A. x 11x 15
B. x 11x 15
C. x 11x 15

D.

30
12

p 5r 9x

6. Perform
the indicated

operations to simplify the expression

2
2
2
5 2x 9x 7 5x
8x 6 3x 5x

2
2
2
A. 4 6x 4 x
B. 1 8x 13x
C. 2 3x x

4 3m 4 n 5
7. Simplify.

1
5

7
x 6
10

3
2
D. 17x x 1

2
D. 1 8x 13x

12 15
A. 108m n

7 8
B. 12m n

12 15
C. 12m n

3 3 2
3

4
8. Simplify the expression.
27
15
A. 64
B. 64

4
3
x 5 y x 6 y 5
9. Simplify the expression.

18 10
38 19
A. x y
B. x y

27
C. 6

18 10
C. x y

243
D. 64

7 8
D. 108m n

29 20
D. x y

Cedar Ridge Mathematics Tournament

7th Grade Written Test
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10. Solve by using the formula for area of a triangle. A right triangle with the length
1
A bh
3
4
2
of the legs 3a and 4a .
7
A. 3.5a

12
B. 7a

7
C. 12a

x 2 6 5x 3 4 x 2 3x
11. Multiply

A.
B.
6
4
3
2
5
4
3
5x 4 x 3x 24 x
x 4 x 30x 24 x 2

7
D. 6a

D.
5x 4 x 33x 24 x 5x 5 4 x 4 33x 3 24 x 2 18x

C.

1
6n
4
12. Solve.
1
36n 2 3n
16
A.

12n 2 3n

B.

B.

A.

22xy 3 16y 3
9x y 6x y

5
5
x
7

1
8

C.

36n 2

1
8

D.

C.

22x 3 y 7 16xy 4 3
9x y 6x y

5
5
x

22xy 3 16y 3
9x y 6x y

5
5
x
4

6 11

12n 2 3n

1
16

D.
9x 4 y 7 6x 2 y 5

22xy 3 16y 3

5
5
x

16. A high school mathematics teachergave a geometry test. Working alone, it

would take her4 hours to grade the tests. Her student teacher
would take 6 hours
to grade the same tests. How long would it take them to grade these tests if they
work together? d rt
2
2
2
C. 10 hrs.
2
1
A. 5 hrs.
B. 3 hrs.
D. 3 hrs.

17. Divide. Write in lowest terms.

13. Simplify the expression. Assume that all variables represent nonzero real
3x 4 5

numbers.
20
1024
20
243x
15x 20
20
20
C. 243x
D. 15x
A. 1024
B. 20

5x 3 2
1 4

14. Simplify 2 y
20y 8
x5y6
x6y8
x6y8
5
A. x
B. 20
C. 100
D. 50

5 9
3 7
2 5
3
2
2
15. Divide 225x y 150x y 110x y 80xy 75y by 25xy
4

y 2 6y 8 y 4

y 2 3y 18 y 6
y 2
A. y 3

Cedar Ridge Mathematics Tournament

7th Grade Written Test
October 25, 2014

y 2
B. y 3

y 2
C. y 3

y 2
D. y 3

18. Find the least common denominator for the list of fractions.
r 1
2r 1

, 2
2
2r 7r 6 2r 7r 15
A. 2r 3r 2r 5 B. 2r 3r 2r 5 C. 2r 2r 3r 5 D. 2r 3r 2r 5

1
V r 2 h
3
19. Find the volume
if necessary.
of the cone. Round
to the nearest tenth

3
A. 408.1 cm

3
B. 71.6 cm

3
C. 1224.2 cm

3
D. 214.8 cm

4
V r 3
3
20.
Find the volume ofthe sphere. Round to the
nearest tenth if necessary.

3
A. 11488.2 in

3
B. 820.6 in

3
C. 34464.6 in

3
D. 2872.1 in

21. Find the distance between each pair of points. Round to the nearest tenth if
1
1

R 1 ,3 ,S 5,6

2
4
necessary.
A. 4.7
B. 4.8
C. 2.6
D. 5.1
22. If the temperature is constant, the pressure of a gas in a container varies

Cedar Ridge Mathematics Tournament

7th Grade Written Test
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2
inversely as the volume of a container. If the pressure is 10 pounds per ft in a
3
3
container with volume 3 ft , what is the pressure in a container with volume 1.5 ft ?
k
y

x
2
3
2
3
A. 30 lb per ft
B. 20 lb per ft
C. 20 lb per ft
D. 30 lb
per ft

23. Find the median for the list of values.

172.6, 199.7, 182.4, 167.1, 172.6, 183.4, 187.6, 171.5

A. 177.5
B. 172.6
C. 179.6

D. 28.2

2
24. Write the equation x 4 x 1 in standard form.
A. 2 5
B. 2 5
C. 2 3

D. 2 3

25. Add 2 28 8 63

A. 28 7

B. 10 7

C. 13 7

D. 15 7

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3
t t
5 10
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3
3
3
3
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