Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School

Grade 9 Math
Algebra

Friday November 12, 2021

Instructor: A. Muawidzah

Instructions:

1. You will require a pencil, eraser, and calculator for this assessment. No MP3 players or
phones are allowed to be out at any time during the day of an assessment.

2. Attempt all problems and show all of your work.

Student Name: _________________________

Terminology
Some questions may contain directing words such as explain, identify, and justify. These words are
defined below.
Evaluate: Find the numerical value.
Explain: Use words to provide the cause of or reason for the response, or to render the response more
clear and understandable.
Sketch the graph: Provide a detailed drawing with key features of the graph that includes a minimum of
2 coordinate points.
Identify/Indicate: Recognize and select the answer by stating or circling it.
Justify: Show reasons for or give facts that support a position by using mathematical computations,
words, and/or diagrams.
Solve: Give a solution for a problem or determine the value(s) of a variable.
Verify: Establish the truth of a statement by substitution or comparison.
Determine: Use a mathematical formula, an algebraic equation, or a numerical calculation to solve a
problem.
State: Give an answer without an explanation or justification.
Describe: Use words to provide the process or to report details of the response.

Algebra (all grade 9 outcomes involve the use of rational numbers) Total 19

Solve the form 𝑎𝑥 = 𝑏 1

Solve the form 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 = 𝑐 2

Solve the form 𝑎𝑥 = 𝑏 + 𝑐𝑥 2

Solve the form 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 = 𝑐𝑥 + 𝑑 3

Solve the form 𝑎(𝑥 + 𝑏) = 𝑐 3

Solve the form

3
𝑎(𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐) = 𝑑(𝑒𝑥 + 𝑓)
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Solve the form . = 𝑏, 𝑥 ≠ 0 2

Solve and graph single variable

3
linear inequalities
Grade 9 Math
Algebra

Solve for x. Please show ALL of your steps for marks!

1. a). 2𝑎 = 24 b). −8𝑥 = 16 + 8

2. a). 2𝑚 − 6 = −4 b). −2𝑥 + 15.7 = −18.1

3. a). 3𝑡 = −12 + 7𝑡 b). 2𝑎 = 0.35 − 5𝑎

4. a). 2𝑥 + 10 = 9 + 11 − 3𝑥 b). 7𝑥 − 10 = −2𝑥 − 20 − 𝑥

5. a). 5(2𝑥 + 3) = −15 b). 13 = 2(3𝑥 − 2) + 5

6. a). 2(3𝑥 + 4) = 4(2𝑥 − 3) b.) 5(4𝑥 − 4) = 2(𝑥 − 9)

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7. a). @
𝑡=6 Reasoning (briefly state the reason for each step you perform)

@ B
b). A
𝑥 +@𝑥 = 8 Reasoning (briefly state the reason for each step you perform)
8. Solve each inequality and graph its solution.

a). −15 > −5𝑥 Reasoning (briefly state the reason for each step you perform)

b). 5𝑦 − 2 ≤ 2𝑦 + 7 Reasoning (briefly state the reason for each step you perform)