YEAR 9 EXAM MATHEMATICS NON-CALCULATOR SECTION

INSTRUCTIONS: There are 11 questions in this section of the test. Answer ALL questions. Show all working. Solutions with insufcient work may not obtain full marks. Where necessary, leave answers in surd or fractional form.

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Question 1 [2, 3, 2, 3 = 10 marks] a) Find 30% of $250

b) Increase $720 by 25%

c) The price of fuel today is 125 cents per litrelitre. If Bart receives a discount of 5 cents per litre, calculate his saving as a percentage of the original price.

d) A restaurant has a policy of selling their menu items with a mark up on the cost price of 150%. Calculate the price they would charge for a dish that has a cost price of $12.

Question 2

[2, 2 = 4 marks]

Find the perimeter of these shapes: a)

b)

(leave your answer in terms of )

Question 3

[3, 2 = 5 marks]

a) Find the area of the following shape

b) Hence, find the volume of the solid below

Question 4

[3, 3 = 6 marks]

The diagram below shows a line segment joining the points A (-3, 2) and B (9, 7) on the Cartesian plane.

a) Calculate, and label on the diagram, the midpoint of AB

b) Find the length of the line segment AB

Question 5

[1, 1, 1 = 3 marks]

Simplify each of the following: a)

a4 a5

b)

( m 3n 4 )3

c)

p5q pq 4

Question 6

[1, 1 = 2 marks]

Round the following numbers to 3 significant figures: a) 3 705 000

b) 0.0212121

Question 7

[2, 2, 3 = 7 marks]

Expand and simplify: a)

3( x 1) 2 ( 5 x )

b)

( x + 5 )( x + 8 )

c)

(3c d )2

Question 8

[ 2, 3 = 5 marks]

Solve the following linear equations: a)

2x + 1 = 5

b)

3x + 2 4 5 x = 4 3

Question 9

[1, 2 = 3 marks]

Factorise completely: a)

12 pq 18 pq 2

b)

20 ac 6bd + 24 ad 5bc

Question 10 [3, 3 = 6 marks] Find, leaving your answer in exact (surd) form if necessary, the lengths of the missing sides. a)

b)

Question 11 [3, 1 = 4 marks] a) State, with reason, weather the triangle ABC with the following lengths is a right-angled triangle. AB = 1.5 cm BC = 2 cm AC = 2.5 cm

b) Using the fact that (5.6, 9, 10.6) is a Pythagorean triple, write down another set of numbers which will also form a Pythagorean triple.

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