Mathex 2021 Year 7

7/1 Put a circle round the correct answer:

If a=1 and b=2 and c=3 and so on, what is the value of K?

a) 9 b) 10 c) 11 d) 12 e) 13

7/2 I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and add 8. If I divide this by 5, I get back to my
original number. What is my original number?

7/3 This is a square. What is the size of the border angle indicated?

7/4 What is the smallest number that has a remainder of 2 when divided by 5 and a
remainder 3 when divided by 6?

7/5 In a test with four tasks, starting at 10:00 and finishing at 11:45, if I take 25 minutes to
complete each task, how much time will be left for checking?

7/6 The sum of the squares of 2 numbers is 45.

children
7/7 How many children are in this class 10
if 2 people do not own pets. 8
6
4
2
0
guinea bird fish cat dog
pig

7/8 If a3 + b3 = 280, find values for a and b.

a= b=

7/9 Some one-metre square pavers form a large paved square in my garden. I decide to
take them up and make a path to my vegetable garden. The pavers are put singly edge
to edge, making a long rectangle. If the perimeter of this rectangle is 20, how many
pavers do I have?
7/10 I am now 56 and my cousin Ana is 39. How long ago was I twice Ana’s age?

7/11 Find three consecutive numbers that multiply to 5814.

7/12 Dani has found a new way to use a 6-sided dice. She adds up all the visible sides to get
her totals. She subtracts her smallest possible total from her biggest possible total. State
this value.

7/13 A square, A, B, C, D, is drawn on a set of axis. If A is at 0,0 and C is at 4,4, what is the
area of the square?

7/14 My dog Nikki has some dog biscuits. She eats half on Monday, half of what is left on
Tuesday and half on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, after which she has 2 left. How
many biscuits did Nikki start with?

7/15 Pythagoras Theorem: a2 + b2 = c2

7/16 SpongeBob Square Pants is counting the fish he can see from his house. There
are one-finned, two-finned and three-finned fish playing nearby. He counts 28
fish. There are twice as many one-finned fish as two-finned fish and half as
many 3-finned fish as 2-finned fish. How many 2-finned fish are there?

7/17 The outer square has area 100cm2, and the inner square has area
50cm2. What is the area of one rectangle if the four rectangles are congruent?

7/18 My dog Nikki takes part in agility competitions. These are the scores
for her first four trials (out of 20: 15, 17, 18, and 18). What is the
least she must score next in order to get an average score greater
than 16?

7/19 The Enterprise group are making necklaces to sell around the school in school colours.
Each necklace will be symmetrical and have 3 blue and 4 yellow beads. They are
wondering how many different necklaces they could make. How many?

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7/20 Lisa has X6 coins in her pocket. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
2 coins are the same, and the other 3 are all different.
Find all the different amounts of money she could have and add them up – that is the
answer to this final question.
 MATHEX QUIZ ANSWERS Year 7 – 2021
No units required
Number Answers Comment
1 c) or 11 Either
2 8
Degrees
3 270 not required
4 27
Minutes
5 5 not required
Both,
6 3 and 6 either order
7 30
Both,
8 4 and 6 either order
9 9
10 22
All
11 17, 18, and 19 any order
12 5
cm2
13 16 not required
14 64
All,
15 3, 4, and 5 any order
16 8
cm2
17 12.5 not required
18 13
19 3
Dollars ($)
20 22.80 not required
 MATHEX QUIZ ANSWERS Year 7 – 2021
No units required
Number Answers Comment
Dollars ($)
20 22.80 not required
19 3
18 13
cm2
17 12.5 not required
16 8
All,
15 3, 4, and 5 any order
14 64
cm2
13 16 not required
12 5
All
11 17, 18, and 19 any order
10 22
9 9
Both,
8 4 and 6 either order
7 30
Both,
6 3 and 6 either order
Minutes
5 5 not required
4 27
Degrees
3 270 not required
2 8
1 c) or 11 Either