GUYANA

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL GRADE NINE ASSESSMENT
2019
MATHEMATICS
PAPER 2

Reading Time: 10 minutes

Writing Time: 90 minutes

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT TO ANSWER THE

QUESTIONS.

1. This paper contains SIX questions. You are asked to answer ALL questions. Each
question is worth 10 marks.

Be sure to answer the questions FULLY.

2. Read the questions CAREFULLY before you make your choice.

3. Each step of your work must be clear at ALL TIMES.

4. Show all working clearly.

5. If you complete your work before the scheduled time, then spend the remaining time
looking over your work.

6. Do NOT take away any part of this Booklet.

DO NOT TURN OVER THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.
1. (a) Using a calculator or otherwise, calculate the exact value of ( )
(3 marks)

(b) Determine the value of 2.32 + 4.12

(i) Exactly (2 marks)

(ii) Correct to 1 significant figure (1 mark)

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(c) A match box contains 50 matches, each of mass g.

(i) What is the mass of the full box if the empty box weighs 6.3 g?
(3 marks)

(ii) Write your answer to part c (i) in milligrams. (1 mark)

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2. (a) The cash price of a laptop is $129,994. It can be bought on hire purchase
by making a deposit of $75,000 and 12 monthly payments of $6,500 each.

(i) What is the TOTAL hire purchase price of the laptop? (2 marks)

(ii) How much is saved by buying the laptop for cash? (1 mark)

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(b) The table below shows a shopping bill prepared for Mrs. Rowe. The prices of
some items are missing.

Shopping Bill
Item Unit Cost Price Total Cost Price
3 kg sugar X $10.80
4 kg rice Y Z
2 kg flour $1.60 $3.20

(i) Calculate the value of X, the cost of 1 kg of sugar. (1 mark)

(ii) If the cost price of 1 kg of rice is 60 cents MORE than for 1 kg of

flour, calculate the values of Y and Z. (3 marks)

(iii) A tax of 10% of the total cost price of the three items is added to
Mrs. Rowe’s bill. What is Mrs. Rowe’s TOTAL bill including the tax?
(3 marks)
(Total 10 marks)

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3. The heights, in cm, of 30 students at Vreed-en-Hoop Secondary are as follows:

163 150 146 139 163 178 188 164 172 180
148 167 149 138 173 168 172 184 183 140
155 158 163 168 175 172 169 176 180 182

(a) Complete the frequency table

Height Tally Frequency

130 – 139
140 – 149
150 – 159
160 – 169
170 – 179
180 – 189

(5 marks)
(b) Represent the information in the table on a histogram. (5 marks)
y
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Frequency

0 x
130 140 150 160 170 180 190
Height (cm)

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4. The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows the plan of the floor of a room
with a doorway 1 metre wide.

5m

4m
Doorway

3m

11 m

(a) Calculate the

(i) perimeter of the floor (2 marks)
(ii) area of the room. (2 marks)

(b) Wooden skirting board is to be fitted around the perimeter but not
across the doorway. It costs $83 per meter. Calculate the cost of
the skirting needed for the room. (2 marks)

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(c) What is the least number of 5 cm x 5 cm tiles needed to cover this room?
(4 marks)

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 C

5. (a) 0
50

A B

In the diagram above, not drawn to scale, O is the centre of the circle ABC and
angle <ACB = 500.

Calculate giving reasons for your answer.

(i) A ̂B (2 marks)

(ii) Ô B (3 marks)

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(b) (i) Using a ruler, a pencil and a pair of compasses only,
construct triangle PQR in which PQ = 7.5 cm, RQ = 5cm
and P ̂ R = 600. (Note all construction lines must be
clearly seen.) (4 marks)

(ii) Measure and state the size of R ̂ Q. (1 mark)

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 B
6. (a)

5 cm

C A
4 cm

In the right angled triangle ABC above, AC = 4 cm and AB = 5 cm.

(i) Calculate the length of BC.

(ii) Determine the size of A ̂ C.

(iii) Determine the size of angle BAC.

(5 marks)

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 (b)
7
6
5 D
4
3
A
2
C
1
B
0
-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7

(i) On the grid provided, reflect trapezium ABCD in the y-axis. Label the
corresponding vertices of the image A’, B’, C’ and D’ respectively. (3 marks)

(ii) Reflect the image, trapezium A’B’C’D’, in the - axis. Label the
corresponding vertices A”, B”, C” and D” respectively. (2 marks)

END OF ASSESSMENT

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 GUYANA

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL GRADE NINE ASSESSMENT
2019
MATHEMATICS
Paper 2

MARK SCHEME

1. Fraction & Decimal

K C A
(a) ( )

( )

= correct LCM and at least 1 numerator correct 1

(His)
x upturn and multiply 1

Ans. = 1

(b) (i) ( ) + ( ) 1 or both brackets correctly cleared 1

= 5.29 + 16.81

= 22.1 1

(ii) 20 1 Sig fig 1

(c) (i) Weight of 1 matches gram

Weight of 50 matches = 50 x
= 10g correct computation 1

Total weight = weight of matches 10g

+ weight of box 6.3g 1
16.3g correct answer

(ii) 16.3g = 16 300 mg 1

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2. Consumers Arithmetic

K C A
(a) Cash Price of laptop: $129,994
(i) Hire Purchase Price
= down payment + 12 installments of $6,500
= $75, 000 + (12 x $6,500) expression for total installments 1
= $75,000 + $78,000
Adding correct down pay + installment 1
= $153,000

(ii) Amount saved if laptop is bought for each

= H/purchase – cost price
= $153,00 - $129,994 Correct computation and answer
= $23,006 1

(b) (i) which is the cost of 1 kg sugar 1

= $10.80 3 = $3.60

(ii) 1 kg rice cost 60 cents MORE

= $0.06 + ( ) Adding $0.60 + of $1.60 1
$0.60 + 0.80 = $1.40
Y = $1.40 CAO 1

Z which is 4 kg rice = $1.40 x 4

= $5.60 1
(iii) Total cost of items = $10.80+$3.20
= $19.60 Adding correct values 1

Tax + = ( ) + $19.6

Finding 10% and adding to cost of items 1

= $21.56 1

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3. The heights, in cm, of 30 students at Vreed-en-Hoop Secondary are as follows:

163 150 146 139 163 178 188 164 172 180

148 167 149 138 173 168 172 184 183 140
155 158 163 168 175 172 169 176 180 182

(a) Complete the frequency table

Height Tally Frequency

130 – 139 2
140 – 149 4
150 – 159 3
160 – 169 8
170 – 179 7
180 – 189 6

6 correct tallies and corresponding frequencies. (5 marks)

5 correct tallies and corresponding frequencies. (4 marks)
4 correct tallies and corresponding frequencies. (3 marks)
3 correct tallies and corresponding frequencies. (2 marks)
2 correct tallies and corresponding frequencies. (1 mark)

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(b) Represent the information in the table on a histogram. (5 marks)
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Frequency 5

0 x
130 140 150 160 170 180 190
Height (cm)

Correct chart (1 mark)

Labelled axes (1 mark)
All bars correct (3 marks)
4/5 bars correct (2 marks)
2/3 bars correct (1 mark)

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4. Measurement – Area and Perimeter

5m K C A

4m
Doorway
3m

11 m

(a) (i) Perimeter of floor = 5 + 4 + 6 + 3 + 11 + 7

= 36 m Recognizing missing lengths and correctly 1

adding. 1

(ii) Area of Room =

(11 m x 3 m) + (4 m x 5 m) Dividing or completing shape
= 33 m2 + 20 m 2 to calculate area. 1
= 53 m2
OR
(7 m x 5 m) + (bm x 3 m)
35 m2 + 18 m2 Correct addition or subtraction 1
= 53 m2 to get 53 m2.

OR
(11 m x 7 m) – (4 m x 6 m)
77 m2 - 24 m2
= 53 m2

(b) Perimeter of skirting = $85 x (36 – 1) m Subtracting doorway

Subtracting doorway =$2905 1

CAO 1

(c) Area of room = 53 m2 OR 53 0000 cm2

Area of tile = 0.05 m x 0.05 m OR 25 cm2

No of tiles needed calculating Area of each tile 1

= OR correct conversion 1

= 21,200 tiles Using correct values and dividing correctly to get 1

answers. 1
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5. Geometry – Circle Theorem and Construction
C

0
50

A B
K C A

(a) (i) ̂ = 1000 1

Reason: Angle at the centre of a circle is twice the angle on the
Circumference, standing on the same arc. 1

(ii) ̂ =( )
= 400 1
Reason: Base angles of isosceles triangle. Recognizing radius of 1
Circle and isosceles 1

S
(b)

Triangle correct in appearance 1

600
Q R ̂ = 600 1
5

PQ or RQ correct 1

Correct construction lines seen 1

̂ correct 1

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6. Trigonometry and Transformation
B

5 cm

C A
4 cm K C A

(i) BC = √( ) ( ) =√ 1

= 3 cm C A O 1

(ii) ̂ = or Correct ratio used 1

= 53.10 Correct values 1

(iii) ̂ = 1800 – (90 - 53.1)0

= 36.90 1

(b) (i) All vertices on image A' B' C' D' are correct 1
(3 vertices correct – 1 ‘C’ mark only) 1
Vertices labelled 1

(ii) Correct reflection in axis 1

Vertices labelled correctly 1

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(b) (i) On the grid provided, reflect trapezium ABCD in the y-axis. Label the
corresponding vertices of the image A', B', C' and D' respectively.

(3 marks)

(ii) Reflect the image, trapezium A’B’C’D’, in the – axis. Label the
corresponding vertices A”, B’, C” and D” respectively. (2 marks)

END OF MARK SCHEME

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