ADMISSION

NUMBER

MONTHLY TEST - OCTOBER 2021

GRADE 9 (CAMBRIDGE)
MATHEMATICS

Duration : 2 periods

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Answer all questions.

Calculators are not allowed.

Prepared for Lyceum International Schools by Lyceum Assessments

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1. a) i) Write down the next two prime numbers after 53.

Answer : ………………… , ……………….. [ 2 ]

ii) Write all the factors of 42.

Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 2 ]

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b) √7 50 (23)3 0.1
2−1

From the list of the numbers given above write down

i) an irrational number

Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 2 ]
ii) cube number

Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 2 ]
iii) multiple of 8

Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 2 ]

2. a) Arrange the following numbers in order the smallest first.

1
0.21 24% 2.3 × 10−1
4

Answer : ………………… < ..……………….… < ………………. <………………… [ 4 ]

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b) Simplify.
10 − (6 ÷ 3 + 2)

Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 3 ]

c) Find the LCM of 24, 60 and 36.

Showing all your working.

Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 4 ]

d) i) Showing all your working, write down the prime factorization of 576.

Answer : …………………..…………….……….…….. [ 3 ]
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ii) Using the answer in part (i), find the square root of 576.
Show the working.

Answer : √576 = ………..……………….… [ 3 ]

3. a) Write (0.12)2 in standard form. Show all your working.

Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 4 ]
b) Simplify.

i) 2.5× 1011 − 3.0 × 1010

Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 3 ]

ii) (1.2 × 10−5) × (4.5 × 107 )

Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 2 ]
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c) Write 20.734 correct to

i) one decimal place

Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 2 ]
ii) the nearest whole number

Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 2 ]

d) Re- write the following calculation by writing each number correct to one
significant figure and estimate the value of 𝑞.

√8.71 × 6.12
𝑞=
(2.5)2

Answer : 𝑞 = …………………..………………. [ 4 ]

e) Arrange the following numbers in order the largest first.

1.31 × 10−2 1.2 × 100 1.3 × 10−2 1.21 × 10−1

Answer : ………………… > ..……………….… > ………………. >……………… [ 4 ]

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4. a) Simplify.
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i) (32) 5

Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 3 ]
3
𝑥 3 ×(𝑥 2 𝑦 −2 )
ii)
𝑥3 𝑦5

Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 3 ]
iii) 3(2𝑥 )0

Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 2 ]

b) Solve.
i) 22𝑥 = 16

Answer : 𝑥 = ……………..……………….…….. [ 3 ]
1
ii) 3𝑥−2 =
27

Answer : 𝑥 = ……………..……………….…….. [ 4 ]
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5. a) A train started its journey at 9.35 a.m. and takes 4 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠 and 35 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠
to reach the destination.
At what time does the train reach to its destination?

Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 3 ]

b) A shop is opened for 3 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠 and 40 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠 each day from Monday to
Friday in every week.
Find the total time that the shop is opened in one week.

Answer : ……………… ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠 ..……………… 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠 [ 4 ]

c) The length of a road is 2450 𝑚 correct to the nearest 10 𝑚.

Find the upper bound of the length of the road.

Answer : …………………..……………….……. 𝑚 [ 2 ]
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d) Length of a wire is 7 𝑐𝑚 correct to the nearest centimeter.

Find the maximum possible length of one side of the equilateral triangle
that can be made using the whole wire.

Answer : …………………..……………….……. 𝑐𝑚 [ 3 ]

6. Simplify and give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.

1 2
a) 2 −
5 3

Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 3 ]

5 2 1
b) ÷1 +
8 3 2

Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 4 ]
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c) Last month Sara saved of her salary and she spent of the remaining
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for food. What fraction of the whole salary did she spend for food?

Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 3 ]

7. a) From a sale Shehan bought a pair of shoes for 𝑅𝑠. 2100.

The marked price of the shoe pair is 𝑅𝑠. 2400.
Calculate the discount percentage.

Answer : …………………..……………….…….. % [ 3 ]
b) In 2020 number of students in a school was 8% more than 2019.
If there were 1800 students in 2019 find the number of students were
in 2020.

Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 3 ]
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8. 3, 10, 17, 24, …………………

In the above sequence,

a) find the next two terms.

Answer : …………………..… , …………….……... [ 2 ]

b) calculate the 40th term.

Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 3 ]
c) which term of the sequence is equal to 143.

Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 4 ]

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