MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

CENTRAL PROVINCE
GRADE 9 MOCK EXAMINATIONS-JULY/AUGUST, 2023

Mathematics 401/2
Paper 2
DURATION: 2 HOURS MARKS: 50

Reading Time: 10 Minutes Marks: 50

Working Time: 2 hours
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Instructions to candidates
1. Write your examination number, school/centre name and code in the
spaces provided on the question paper.
2. Write your examination number on every page of the question paper.
3. There are two (2) sections in this paper. A and B.
Section A: There are two questions in this section, answer both.
Section B: There are six (6) questions in this section. Answer any three (3)
questions.
4. Write all your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.
5. All essential working must be shown. Candidates will be penalized for omitting
essential working.
6. Tick (√ ) the question you have attempted in section B on the grid provided below.
Questions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Mark
Tick √ √
Mark
Marker’s Initials

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This question paper consists of 16 printed pages

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Section A [20 MARKS]

There are two questions in this section, answer both. Each question carries 10 marks.
1 (a) Write 264.87 in standard form correct to three significant figures. [2]

1
(b) Solve the equation y= (18−4 y ). [2]
2

1
(c) Given that X =( 4 −6 ) andY = (−1 3 ) , find the matrix Y − X. [3]
2

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(d) The diagram below shows a wooden triangular prism PQRSTU in which PQ¿ 6 cm , PR = 2.5cm, QT = 10cm
and ST = 6.5cm.
S
6.5cm

T
U

10cm
R

2.5cm

P 6 cm Q
Calculate the total surface area of the prism. [3]

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[Total: 10]

2 (a) A box contains 9 black and 6 red discs. If one disc is picked at random from the box, find the
probability that it is red. [2]

(b) A dealer bought a car at K150 000.00. Given that the car depreciated using the straight line method
at 5% of the original cost per year, calculate the book value of the car after 3 years. [3]

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(c) (i) Construct triangle ABC in which AB=7.5 cm , BC =6 cm and AC=4.5 cm . [1]
(ii) Measure and write the size of angle ACB. [1]
(iii) Construct the perpendicular bisector of the sides BC and AC and let them meet at O. [2]
(iv) With centre O and radius OA, draw a circle which passes through the vertices A, B and C. [1]

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[Total:10]

SECTION B [30 marks]

There are six questions in this section, answer any three. Each question carries 10 marks.

3 (a) Solve the simultaneous equations

3 x− y=15 ,
x−2 y=10 . [3]

(b) A water dispenser was bought at K580.00 inclusive of Value Added Tax (VAT). Given that VAT is
charged at 16%, calculate the cost of the dispenser exclusive of VAT. [3]

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(c) Given that E={ 1 ,2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ,7 ,8 ,9 , 10 , 11,12 , } , A={ 1 ,2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 }, B= {Old numbers } and

C={ 2 , 3 ,5 , 6 , 7 , 8 },
(i) Illustrate this information in the Venn diagram. [2]

'
(ii) List the elements of the set( A ∪ C ) ∩ B. [2]

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[Total:10]
0
4 (a) The sum of interior angles of a polygon is 3960 . Calculate the number of sides of the polygon. [3]

(b) Given that R = ( 2 −1 ) and S = ( 24 −1

−3 )
, express RS as a single matrix. [3]

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(c) The table shows the number of T-shirts sold in a school tuck shop according to colour in a particular
month.

Colour of T-shirt Red Orange Yello Green

w
Number of T-shirts sold 60 36 32 16

Illustrate the information on the following pie-chart [4]

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5 (a) Evaluate 202five 14five, giving your answer in base five. [3]

(b) In the following diagram, PQ is parallel to XY = 8cm, PQ = 6cm and QZ = 9cm.

X 8cm Y

P 6cm Q

9cm

Calculate the length of QY.

[3]

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(c) The following table shows the corresponding values of x and y.

x −1 0 1 2 w
y 2 1 0 −1 −5

(i) Find a formula that represents the relationship between x and y. [2]

(ii) Find the value of w. [2]

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6 (a) Simplify y ( y +2 x ) −2 x ( y +2 x) . [2]

(b) Find the value of 1001011five  1111five, giving your answer in base two. [2]

(c) A machine can be bought on hire purchase by paying a deposit of K3800.00 and 6 monthly
instalments of K450.00 each. Calculate the hire purchase price.
[3]

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(d) Given the simple interest (I), the time (T) and the principal (P), complete the flow chart for calculating and
displaying the rate of interest (R) per annum. [3]

Start

Stop

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7 (a) Given that T =a+ ( n−1 ) d , make d the subject of the formula. [3]

22
(b) The diagram shows a cylinder with radius 10cm and a height of 35cm. [Use π= ]
7

10cm

35cm

Calculate its volume. [3]

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(c) The diagram below shows the frequency distribution of marks out of 70 obtained by 40 learners in a test.

Marks 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70

Number of Learners 3 5 8 10 9 3 2

(i) What is the modal class? [1]

(ii) Use the information in the table to complete the following bar chart. [3]

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10

Number of learners 6

0
21-30
11-20
1-10

31-40

41-50

51-60

61-70
Marks

[Total: 10]
q−1 2 q+1
8 (a) Solve the inequation ≥ . [3]
4 5

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(b) Joseph bought a phone at K 7900.00. How much was this amount in American dollars if the exchange
rate was 1 $ to K19.75? [3]

(c) On the XOY plane,

(i) plot and join the points P ( 0 , 3 ) , Q ( 2 , 5 ) ,∧R ( 2 , 1 ) to form triangle PQR. [2]
(ii) Draw the graph of y=2−x . [2]

0 1 2 3 4 5

[Total:10]

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