BMA'sTalent & Olympiad Exams Resource Book Class VII - Mathematics

8. (A) The measurements in option (A) 70x 70

are the measurements of two =- =- x37500 = 26250
100 100
triangles under S .A.S condition. 10. (B) Let the number of games won in a
9. (B) 10. (A) row bex.
I 8. Comparing Quantities I So
(30% of 60) + x
60 +x
50
= 100
~ M ultiple Choice Questions ~ 36 + 2x = 60 + X ~ X = 24
1. (C) Office hours 11. (A) 12. (D) 13. (C) 14. (C)
= 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 15. (A) Remaining amount after
= 7 hrs = 420 minutes successive deduction of 5% and
then 10% of original sum
Lunch time = 30 minutes
(100- 5) (100 -10)
:. Required ratio= 420 : 30 = 14: 1 -~-x-~~-
100 100
2 (D) 3. (B) 4. (B)
x original sum = 171
5. (C) Let the original cost of each book
be ~ x. 100 100
· Orimnal
.. o·
sum = 171 x95
- x90-
According to the problem, 20 x x
= 22x- 5.5 + 0.70 = ~ 200
16. (A) Gain%
~ X= ~ 2.40
No.of articles on C.P- No. of articles on S.P x 100%
: . The boy had 20 x ~ 2.40
No. of articles on S.P
= ~ 48 to buy books 25 - 20
6. (A) Let the number be x. Then, = - - - x100 % = 25 %
20
x -4 = 80% ofx 17. (B) The val ue of the machine after
X depreciation of 5% per year for 2
~ 5 =4 ~ x=20 years = (where x 1 = loss and
x 2 =gain)
7. (C) Let the number be x .
95 95
1 ~ 100000 X
X = ~ 90250
2 2 % ofx = 0.2 100 100
S .P1 S .P 2
200 18. (C)
~ X= 0.2 X - - =8 We have 100 + x 1 - 100 + x 2
5
120 600 SP2
~ 120% of8 = x 8 = 9.6 ~ 100 -20 100+ 25
100
8. (B) 10% increase per year 125
S.P2 = ~ 600 X 80 = ~ 937.50
~ Increase for 2 years
19. (A) 20. (C) 21. (B) 22. (B) 23. (B)
110 110
= 400 X 100 X 100 = 484 24. (A) C.PSncha = ~ 480
9. (C) Let total votes polled be x. C.PNeba = S.PSncha

=~x~480
Winning candidate got 70% votes.
70x 30x
So, - = 15000 100
100 100 = ~ 510
100
~ X = 15QQQ X = 37500 C.P Devi S .P Neha
40
(100 + 10) 510
: . Votes polled for the winning = 1QQ X = ~ 561
candidate
: . Devi had to pay ~ 561.

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 BMA's Talent &Olympiad Exams Resource Book Class VII - Mathematics

25. (B) S.I = ( 810; R = 9%; 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (B)

T = 6 years, P = ? 5. (C) Let the C.P of the heater be ~ x.
We have
100x l 100x810 Then, gain = ( ( J ~
~P = TR = 6x9
= ~ 1500 ~ S.P= ~(x+~)=~ 7:
26. (C) 27. (A)
7
28. (C) Total S.I = ~ 275 ~ - x=322
6
Let x be the sum borrowed at 7%
rate. ~ x=(322x%J=276
So,
(2500-x)x5x2 + xx7x2 = : . C.P = ~ 276 and S.P = ( 322
275
100 100 ~ Gain = (S.P) - (C.P)

~ x = ~ 625 = ~ (322 - 276) = ~ 46

29. (D ) . . part = 1 - (1 + 1) ='2

Re mammg
3 6
1 ~ Gain% = ( ~~ x100 J%
-46 x100 J% = -50 % =16 -2 %
Average rate % per annum (R)
=
( 276 3 3
=(~ x 3j+(i x 6 }(% x8 )=6% 2
Hence , gain% = 16-%
3
S.I = ~ 600
T = 2 years, P = ? 6. (B) Let the sum be ~ x. Then amount
100 xl 100 x600 = ~ 2x
~ P = TR= 2 x 6 : . S.I = ~ (2x- x) = ~ x
= ~ 5000 4 25
30. (A ) 31. (C) 32. (B) Time = 8 years = 3 years
12
33. (D ) We have Thus, P = ~ x, S.I = ~ x
PTR 25
A= p + I = p + 100 and T = - years
3
PTR . R _100 xS.I
A-P = 100 . . ate - PxT
A -P _
S o1 , -1 - -1 -1 -
A2 - P2 P2T2R2
1
PT R
= (10~xx x :5 ) % p.a = 12% p.a.
95-85 85x3xR Again, Sum = ~ x,
=> = --:-~--~
A2 -102 102x5x R amount = ~ 3x and
~ A2 - 102 = 20 ~ A2= ~ 122 rate = 12% p.a.
[i' Previous Contest Questions Then, S.I = ~ (3x -x) = ~ 2x
1. (D ) Let 2A = 3B = 4C = k : . p = ~ X, S.I = ~ 2x
k k k and R = 12% p.a.
~ A:B:C =2:3-:4
100xS.I
Time= P xR
=(~x12 }(~x12 }(~x12) 50
= 100 x2x J years = - years
[L.C.M of2, 3, 4 is 12.] ( xx12 3
Hence, A : B : C = 6 : 4 : 3 = 16 years 8 months

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 BMA'sTalent & Olympiad Exams Resource Book Class VII - Mathematics

7. (D)
3J2
8. (B ) 9. (A )
10. (D) Let one part be ~ x. 2. (D ) is not a rational number.
Then the other part is ~ (8000- x). Since, ever y intege r having a
3. (B)
T1 = 5 years; R, = 12 % denominator 1 can be expressed in
:. S.I (on first part)
xx5x 12 3x qp Dorm, p IS. true.
100 = ~ 5
Since, a rational number with
T 2 = 2 years; R 2 = 18 % denominator other than 1 is not an
S.I (on second part) 3
integer (e.g., 5 ), q is false.
(8000 - xx2x 18)
100 4. (D ) Since, denominator is 0, it is not a
rational number.
=(8000 - x) ~ 5. (C ) 6. (D ) 7. (B) 8. (A ) 9. (C)
25
3x 9 10. (B ) L.C.M. of 5, 4 and 20 is 20.
- = - (8000 - x)
5 25 4 4 16 3 3x 5 15
- X- = - · - =-- =-
~ 5x = 24000 - 3x - 5 4 -20 ' 4 4 x 5 20
24000 4 -11 3
- = ~ 3000 -2 < - < - < - or
~ X = -
8 - 5 20 4
The other part 3 -11 4
- >- > - > -2 is the required
= ~ (8000- 3000) = ~ 5000 4 20 - 5
11. (C) S.I = ~ 31.50 descending order.
Rewrite equivalent fractions of the
1 5 given fractions and then compare
T = 1- years =- years
4 4 then. Arrange them in descending
1 21 order.
R=5 - % = - %
4 4 11. (D) The ascending order of
215 412 5 1254
=> 31.50 = P x - x - - - - and - is - < - < - < -.
4 400 7 '3' 5 9 3 5 9 7
2
~ p = ~ 31. 50 x 4x400 The two middle numbers are
5 x 21 5
~ P = ~ 480 5

I 9. Rational Numbers I and g·

2 5
- +- 3
~ Multiple Choice Questions :. Average = ~ = ±.._
2 90
3
1. (A) Let us consider a fraction 5 and a 12. (A) The given numbers can be arranged
in ascending order as
-4
rational number = - . 1 3 7 9
7 - <- <- <- .
3 5 5 5 5
By definition, is a rational 9
number.
5 The greatest number = 5;
-4 1
So, p is true. By definition, 7 is The least number = 5
not a fraction, since, - 4 is not a 9 X 1
natural number. So, q is false . We have, 5x 100 = 5
100 1
x =- = 11-%
9 9

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