KING GEORGE V SCHOOL

HONG KONG
 

MATHEMATICS
YEAR 9

Test 1A
Number 1, Number 2, Number 3

 
Student Name:   _______________________  Tutor group: __________ 
 
Mathematics teacher:   _______________________ 
 

NUMBER OF PAGES - : 12 PAGES

INCLUDING COVER

TIME ALLOWED : 60 MINUTES

Answer all the questions in the space provided.

INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS : Do not use tippex.
Write in blue or black pen or pencil.
You must show all working to get full marks.
You may use a calculator for this test.

STUDENTS MARKS : / 60 = %

IMPORTANT REMINDER : This test takes place in your classroom. You must not look at another
student’s work, nor talk to or communicate with another student in any way.

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1.

18 42
9

3
12
6 81

11 30

From the numbers in the rectangle,

(i) write down a multiple of 4,

........................

(ii) write down a factor of 21,

........................

(iii) write down a prime number.

........................
(Total 3 marks)

2. Frankie says that 15 − 3 × 2 = 24

Frankie is wrong.
Explain why.

...............................................................................................................................................
(Total 1 mark)

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 1 3 9
3. (a) Show that 2 1  1
2 5 16

......................................
(3)

5 3 5
(b) Show that  1
6 8 24

......................................
(2)
(Total 5 marks)

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4. The table shows the temperature on the surface of each of five planets.

Planet Temperature
Venus 480 °C
Mars – 60 °C
Jupiter – 150 °C
Saturn – 180 °C
Uranus – 210 °C

(a) Work out the difference in temperature between Mars and Jupiter.

…………………°C
(1)

(b) Work out the difference in temperature between Venus and Mars.

…………………°C
(1)

(c) Which planet has a temperature 30 °C higher than the temperature on Saturn?

…………………….
(1)

The temperature on Pluto is 20 °C lower than the temperature on Uranus.

(d) Work out the temperature on Pluto.

…………………°C
(1)
(Total 4 marks)

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5. 36 students each went to one revision class.

1
of the students went to the physics revision class.
6

2
of the students went to the biology revision class.
9

All of the other students went to the chemistry revision class.

How many students went to the chemistry revision class?

...........................................
(Total 3 marks)

6. The cost of 4 kg of apples is £3.36

The total cost of 3 kg of apples and 2.5 kg of pears is £4.12

Work out the cost of 1 kg of pears.

Give your answer in pence.

.................................. p
(Total 3 marks)

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7. A can of drink costs 32p.
The cost of the can of drink is increased to 38p.

Jenny calculates that this is a percentage increase of 19%.

Is Jenny’s percentage correct?

You must show how you reached your decision.

(Total 3 marks)

8.

Jacob answered 80% of the questions in a test correctly.

He answered 32 of the questions correctly.

Work out the total number of questions in the test.

…………………..
(Total 3 marks)

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 19.2  2.6 2
9. (a) Use your calculator to work out
2.7  1.5
Write down all the figures on your calculator display.

......................................
(2)

(b) Write your answer to part (a) correct to 3 significant figures.

......................................
(1)

(Total 3 marks)

10. Amy, Beth and Colin share 36 sweets in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4

Work out the number of sweets that each of them receives.

Amy……..……….sweets

Beth………..…….sweets

Colin……………..sweets

(Total 3 marks)

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11. Write as a power of 5

(i) 54 × 52
…………………….

(ii) 59 ÷ 56
…………………….

(Total 2 marks)

12. (a) Express the following numbers as products of their prime factors.

(i) 60,

.............................

(ii) 96.

.............................
(4)

(b) Find the Highest Common Factor of 60 and 96.

.............................
(1)

(c) Work out the Lowest Common Multiple of 60 and 96.

............................
(2)
(Total 7 marks)

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13. Ann and Bob shared £240 in the ratio 3 : 5

Ann gave a half of her share to Colin.

Bob gave a tenth of his share to Colin.

What fraction of the £240 did Colin receive?

.....................................
(Total 4 marks)

14. Michael buys 3 files

The total cost of these 3 files is £5.40

Work out the total cost of 7 of these files.

£…………………….
(Total 3 marks)

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15. (a) Write 0.032 in standard form.

........................................
(1)

(b) Write 1.58 × 104 as an ordinary number.

........................................
(1)
(Total 2 marks)

ab
16. y2 =
ab

a = 3 × 108
b = 2 × 107
Find y.
Give your answer in standard form correct to 2 significant figures.

y = ...................................
(Total 3 marks)

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17. Bill invests £500 on 1st January 2004 at a compound interest rate of R% per annum.
The value, £V, of this investment after n years is given by the formula

V = 500 × (1.045)n
(a) Write down the value of R.

R = …………………
(1)

(b) Use your calculator to find the value of Bill’s investment after 20 years.

£……………………..
(2)

(Total 3 marks)

18. The value of a car depreciates by 35% each year.

At the end of 2007 the value of the car was £5460

Work out the value of the car at the end of 2006

£ ..................................
(Total 3 marks)

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19. Tarish says,

‘The sum of two prime numbers is always an even number’.

He is wrong.
Explain why.

...............................................................................................................................................

……………………………………………………………………………………………...

...............................................................................................................................................

(Total 2 marks)

 END OF EXAM 

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