Year 9 Mathematics

Section 1

25 marks
Attempt Questions 1 - 25
Allow about 35 minutes for this section

Use the multiple-choice answer sheet for Questions 1-25

1
5 %?
4
(A) 0.00525
(B) 0.0525
(C) 0.525
(D) 5.25

What is the area of the following triangle?

(A) 30 cm2
(B) 32.5 cm2
(C) 60 cm2
(D) 78 cm2

What is the basic numeral for 4.35  10 4 ?

1
(A)
43,500
(B) 43,500
(C) 0.0000435
(D) 0.000435

Which of the following calculations is equivalent to finding the simple interest on $9500
for 4 years at 10% p.a.?
(A) $9500 10  4
(B) $9500  0.10  4
(C) $9500 1.10  4
(D) $9500  0.10  4  $9500

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What is the range of data in this stem-and-leaf plot?

4 3 5 9
5 2 4 8
6 1 2 4 8 9
7 4 5 6
(A) 3
(B) 33
(C) 43
(D) 76

What is the gradient of the line y   x  2 ?

(A) –2
(B) –1
(C) 1
(D) 2

A three-digit number is formed from the digits 3, 5, 6 and 7.

What is the probability that the number will be odd?
(A) 0.25
(B) 0.50
(C) 0.75
(D) 0.80

Which statement about the triangle is correct?

x
(A) cos14 
32
x
(B) sin14 
32
32
(C) sin14 
x
x
(D) tan14 
32

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Holly bought a shirt at a discount price of $38.75. The shirt has a regular retail price of
$96.50. What was the approximate percentage discount?
(A) 30%
(B) 40%
(C) 50%
(D) 60%

Where does the line cut the x-axis and y-axis?

(A) (–3,6) and (6,–3)

(B) (0,6) and (0,–3)
(C) (–3,0) and (0,6)
(D) (6,0) and (0,–3)

What is the value of 2x  x 2 if x  3 ?

(A) –15
(B) –3
(C) 3
(D) 15

What is 36 km in 40 minutes expressed as a speed in km/h?

(A) 40
(B) 54
(C) 56
(D) 90

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The results in a class test were: 9, 6, 8, 8, 6, 4, 10, 8, 5 and 7.

Which of the following statements is correct?
(A) Median was 5 and the mode was 8.
(B) Median was 7.1 and the mode was 6.
(C) Median was 7.5 and the mode was 7.1.
(D) Median was 7.5 and the mode was 8.

(4 x 6 ) 2 expands to:
(A) 8x12
x12
(B)
16
8
(C)  8
x
(D) 4x12

Claire works for $19.20 per hour for eight hours each day on Thursday and Friday.
On Saturday she works for six hours at time-and-a-half.
How much does Claire earn in total for Thursday, Friday and Saturday?
(A) $268.80
(B) $307.20
(C) $480.00
(D) $691.20

The angle of depression of a boat from a 100 m high cliff is 40˚.

The distance the boat is from the base of the cliff is x metres. Which diagram is correct?
(A) (B)

(C) (D)

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Which one of the following equations passes through the origin?

(A) y  2x  6 (B) y  4 x
(C) x  y  10 (D) 3 x  3 y  1

Simplify 6  4(2 x  1) .
(A) 4x  2 (B) 4x  6
(C) 7  8x (D) 10  8x

What is the area of this composite shape?

(A) 5398 cm2 (B) 6514 cm2

(C) 8827 cm2 (D) 9727 cm2

What are the values of x and y?

(A) x  55 and y  50
(B) x  55 and y  65
(C) x  65 and y  50
(D) x  65 and y  65

4a a
 is equal to:
3 9
a 11a
(A) (B)
9 27
a 11a
(C) (D)
2 9

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What is the value of x if the two quadrilaterals are similar?

(A) 4.8
(B) 7.5
(C) 8
(D) 10

24 is equal to:

(A) 14
(B) 12
1
(C)
22
(D) Not possible (cannot find the square root of a negative number).

What is the perimeter (to the nearest metre) of a semicircle with a diameter of 20 m?

(A) 36 m
(B) 41 m
(C) 51 m
(D) 63 m

( x  4)( x  5) expands to:

(A) x 2  x  20
(B) x2  x  9
(C) x 2  9 x  20
(D) x 2  9 x  20