Year 9 Maths Exam

Term 2 2011

NAME .. LEARNING GROUP

TOPIC Measurement Statistics Number Algebra Total %

MARK
/29 /22 /13 /16 /80
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Section A MEASUREMENT (29)

1. Which unit would you use to measure or estimate these lengths? Choose from this list:
{millimetres, centimetres, metres, kilometres }.

(a) The thickness of a house key. __________

(b) the distance you can walk in 10 seconds. __________

2. Which unit of mass would be the most suitable to use for these objects? Choose from this list:
{milligrams, grams, kilograms, tonnes}.

(a) An eyelash ____________

(b) A sack of potatoes _____________

3. What is the reading on the scale below?

6 7 8 9 10 11 ________________

4. Measure the length of each side of this triangle and find its perimeter. [2]

B AB = _________
BC = _________
AC = _________
C Perimeter ________
A

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5. How would 9.45pm be displayed on a 24 hour digital clock? .

6. What is the time 10 minutes before 6.05 pm? Time = ________

7. A recipe uses 50mL of milk. This is poured from a full 2 litre bottle. How much is left?
_______________
8. Calculate the area of the shapes drawn below. [2each]

(i) (ii)

8cm
6m m
3cm
15m

Area = _______________________ Area =____________________

_______________________ _____________________

(iii) (iv)

4cm
6cm

12cm

Area = __________________ Area = ____________________

___________________ ____________________

9. Calculate the area of this shaded area. [2]

24cm

____________________________ 10cm

7cm 15cm
_____________________________

10. Calculate the volume of the given prism. The area of the cross-section is 32cm2. The length of the prism
from end to end is 9 cm. [2]

9cm
V = ______________________
______________________

Area = 32cm2

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11. Find the volume of this large cuboid. [2]

V = ____________________
____________________ 5m
_____________________ 3m
12m

12. James has a part-time lawn-mowing job. He is paid $11 per hour. One day he was paid $27.50. How long
did he work for?
Length of time = _____________________

13. A flight is due to depart at 10.12 am and arrive at 4.35 pm. How long is the flight?

Length of flight =_______hrs________mins

14. A ship travels 390 km in a day (24 hours). What is the average speed ( per hour ) of the ship ?

Average speed = ______ km/hour

15. Use the table below to answer the given questions.

TICKET PRICES
Adult Child Family
( 2 adults 2 children)
Weekdays $6.00 $4.00 $18.00
Weekends $8.50 $5.00 $25.00

(a) What is the cost of tickets for 1 child and 2 adults on a Tuesday?

Cost = _________

(b) Using Family concession prices what would be the cost of tickets for 2 adults and 3 children on
Saturday?

Cost = __________

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Section B STATISTICS (22)

1. Calculate the mean of these birth-weights.

2.5 kg, 2.3 kg, 1.7 kg, 1.6 kg, 2.0 kg, 1.2 kg, 2.1 kg, 1.3 kg mean = ___________

2. The mean weight of some apples is 151 g. Altogether they weigh 1208 g. How many apples are there?
Number =________

3. Write down the mode for this set of numbers.

{3,4,1,4,6,3,7,3} mode = __________

4. This frequency table shows the number of goals scored by a football (soccer) team this season.

Number of goals per game Frequency

0 4
1 7
2 4
3 2
4 1
5 or more 0

(a) In how many games did they score 3 goals? ___________

(b) What was the highest number of goals scored in any one game? ___________

(c ) How many games did they play altogether? ________

(d) How many goals were scored in the season? _________

(e) Draw a bar graph (with labels) to show this data. [3]

5. This stem and leaf plot shows the heights of students in class 9F. The heights are recorded in centimetres.

14 5 8 9
4
15 3 5 5 6 7 8 8 8
16 0 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 8 9
17 1 1 2 8
18 6

(a) What is the height of the tallest student? Height = ____________

(b) How many students are between 150 cm and 175 cm tall? Number = _________

(c ) How many students are in class 9F? Number = __________

(d) What is the median height of class 9F? Median = __________

(e) Calculate the range of the heights. Range = _________

(f) What is the modal height? Mode = __________

6. The pie graph shows information about how year 9 students mainly spent their time between 5 and 5.30pm
last night.

a) Use the information in the table to label the sectors of the graph and give it a title. [3]

b) What was the most popular pastime for students? .

c) What fraction of students were doing their homework? .

d) What were 25% of the students doing? .

.

Watching TV 50
Texting 35
Facebook 60
Having dinner 35
Homework 20
Total 200

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Section C NUMBER (13)

1. List the first five multiples of 6. _________________________

2. List all the factors of 20. _ ________ _

3. Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 8 and 12. .

4. 15 is not a prime number, explain why not. ______________________________________________

______________________________________________

5. Write as decimal. .

6. Calculate 40% of $85. _________

7. Calculate 8 3 2 _______

8. Calculate 42 = _____________

9. Tracey bought five CDs at $18 each and three DVDs at $12 each. What was the total cost?

Cost ____________ _ [2]

10. A student scored 17 out of 20 in a test. ( 17 20 ) What is this as a percentage? .

11. A shop is having a 20% off everything sale. What will the sale price of a $120 watch be?

Sale price ____ _______ [2]

Section D ALGEBRA (16)

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1. Write down algebraic expressions for these English statements. (use x for the number)

(a) A number with 7 added to it. ________________

(b) Five less than a number. _________________

2. Simplify these expressions completely.

(a). 2a +5a = _____

(b). 16ab 7ab + ab = ____

(c). 7m + 3n 2m + n = _________

15a
(d) = ____
5a

3. Evaluate these expressions when j =5, k = 4 and z = 3.

(a). j + k + z = _______

(b) jkz = _______

(c). 2j 4k + z = ______

4. Expand: 2( a + 3 ) = _____________

5. Factorise: 3b + 6 = _____________

6. Solve these equations:

(a) 2t = 12
t = ____

(b) 3a + 2 = 17
3a = __ _
a = __ __ [2]

( c ) 5 x + 8 = 2 x + 20 [2]