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MATHEMATICS - MIDDLE CATEGORY (Grades 7-8-9)

Q1

The ratio of a person’s weight on the moon to his or her weight on Earth is 1 to 6. If a person
weighs 96 kg on SAMPLE MATH
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weigh on the moon?
. The ratio of a person’s weight on the moon to his or her weight on Earth is 1 to 6. If a person
A) 576 kg B) 16 kg C) 196 kg D) 192 kg E) 92 kg
weighs 96 kg on Earth, how much does he or she weigh on the moon?
A) 576 kg B) 16 kg C) 196 kg D) 192 kg E) 92 kg
Q2

What is the value of x in the given figure?

. What is the value of x in the given figure?

A) 15° B) 30° C) 32° D) 36° E) 45°

A) 15° B) 30° C) 32° D) 36° E) 45°

. The dimensions of a rectangular field are 630 m and 900 m . A farmer wants to plant trees

Q3 the field so that the trees are equally spaced with the greatest possible distance between
around
each tree. How many trees does the farmer need?
The dimensions of a rectangular field are 630mand 900m. A farmer wants to plant trees
around the field
A) 36 B) 34so that theC)trees
32 are equally spaced with the
D) 30 greatest possible distance
D) 28
between each tree. How many trees does the farmer need?

A) 36 B) 34 C) 32 D) 30 E) 28
. A box with the dimensions 50 cm, 20 cm, and 50cm has been filled with identical cubes as

shown in the figure. How many more cubes are needed to fill up the box completely?

A) 48 B) 42 C) 38 D) 36 E) 32
 3. The dimensions of a rectangular field are 630 m and 900 m . A farmer wants to plant trees

around the field so that the trees are equally spaced with the greatest possible distance between
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A) 36 B) 34 C) 32 D) 30 D) 28
MATHEMATICS - MIDDLE CATEGORY (Grades 7-8-9)

Q4

4. A boxwith
A box withthethe dimensions
dimensions 50 cm,50cm, 20cm,
20 cm, and and
50cm 50cm
has has been
been filled filled with
with identical cubesidentical
as cubes as
shown in the figure. How many more cubes are needed to fill up the box completely?
shown in the figure. How many more cubes are needed to fill up the box completely?

5. A television set is on sale for 15% off the original price. If the sale price is $340 , what
A) 48
A) 48 B) 42 B) 42 C) 38 C) 38 D) 36 32
D)E)36 E) 32
original price of the TV set.

Q5$340
A) B) $370 C) $400 D) $440 E) $4
A television set is on sale for 15% off the original price. If the sale price is $340 , what was the
original price of the TV set.

A) $340 B) $370 C) $400 D) $440 E) $470

Q6

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7. M and N are two integers which satisfy −3  M  7 and −4  N  2 . What is the larges
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MATHEMATICS - MIDDLE CATEGORY (Grades 7-8-9)

Q7

M and N are two integers which satisfy −3 ≤ M ≤ 7 and −4 ≤ N ≤ 2. What is the largest possible
value of 3M− 2N?

A) 29 B) 30 C) 31 D) 32 E) 38

Q8

The area of the square is smaller than the perimeter of the rectangle shown in the figure
below.

What is the greatest possible integer value of x ?

A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6

Q9
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MATHEMATICS - MIDDLE CATEGORY (Grades 7-8-9)

Q10

The triangles in the picture are drawn on our school garden with white paint.

If 1 liters of paint is used to draw 10 m long line, how many liters of paint is needed to finish all
triangles?

A) 5.2 liters B) 6.2 liters C) 7.2 liters D) 8.2 liters E) 8.8 liters

S ol uti ons : Q1:B, Q2:B, Q3:B, Q4:E, Q5:C , Q6:A, Q7:A, Q8:B, Q9:E, Q10:B