Seventh Grade Test - Excellence in Mathematics Contest - 2007
1. The title of this competition is the “The 10th Prime Contest”. What is the 10th prime number?
A. 23 B. 27 C. 29 D. 31 E. 37
2. The total value of 750 dimes equals the total value of how many quarters?
A. 150 B. 200 C. 225 D. 300 E. 375
3. A 2.5 pound fish costs $8.50. At the same unit cost, how much does a 1.5 pound fish cost?
A. $5.10 B. $5.20 C. $5.30 D. $5.40 E. $5.50
4. “Four score and seven years” after 1776, President Lincoln gave his famous speech at the
Gettysburg battlefield in Pennsylvania. Given that a ‘score’ represents 20 years, in what year was
the Gettysburg Address given?
A. 1787 B. 1887 C. 1857 D. 1863 E. 1867
5. The weight of a box with 30 identical chocolates is 21 ounces. When 6 chocolates are removed
and eaten, the weight of the box and remaining chocolates is 17.4 ounces. In ounces, what is the
weight of the empty box?
A. 2.2 B. 2.4 C. 2.8 D. 3 E. 3.2
6. Let T=1 trillion, H= 1 thousand, M = 1 million, and B = 1 billion. What is the value of
2
2
MB
TH
?
A. 1 B. 103C. 106 D. 109E. 1012
7. At 1:20 PM, a clock’s hour hand is how many degrees from a vertical position?
A. 30oB. 36oC. 40oD. 42oE. 45o
8. What is the average of the first 200 positive integers?
A. 99 B. 99.5 C. 100 D. 100.5 E. 101
9. If x = –0.5, which is the least of these five numbers?
A. x B. x2C. x3D. x4E. x5
10. The Davis’ house had 1200 square feet of living space before they added-on a 20 foot by 15 foot
rectangular room. By what percent had their amount of living space increased?
A. 2.9% B. 10% C. 12.5% D. 20% E. 25%
11. A pyramid has a square base and four equilateral triangles as its faces. How many edges does it
have?
A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D. 12 E. 16
