YEAR 9 MATHS REVISION WORKSHEET 1

1. Expand and simplify

a. 2(𝑥 − 3) + 5(𝑥 − 2)
b. (a + 7) (a – 5)
3𝑟+𝑡
2. Make t as the subject 𝑤=
2

3. Factorise 2𝑥2 + 7𝑥 − 15
4. Estimate the value of 203×62
0.589

5. The first four terms of an arithmetic sequence are

57, 50, 43, 36
Find, in terms of n, an expression for the nth term of this sequence.
Is -3 is a term in this sequence? Show your working properly
6. Find the equation of a line parallel to 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 1 and passing through (5,2)
7. Find the equation of a straight line which is perpendicular to the line 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 1 which
passes through the point (3, -2).
8. Find the midpoint of line joining (-4,3) and (2,-7)
9. Melissa is 13 years old. Becky is 12 years old. Daniel is 10 years old. Melissa, Becky and
Daniel share £28 in the ratio of their ages. Becky gives a third of her share to her mother.
How much should Becky now have?
10. A student bought a pair of sunglasses in the USA. He paid $35.50 In England, an identical
pair of sunglasses costs £26.99 .The exchange rate is £1 = $1.42. In which country were the
sunglasses cheaper, and by how much? Show all your working.
1 −3
11. Simplify (16𝑦6 )2 81 4

12. Solve 4𝑥 = 2𝑥+3

13. A solid cylinder has a diameter of 12 cm and a height of 18 cm.
a) Calculate volume of cylinder
b) Calculate the total surface area of the cylinder. Give your answer correct to 3sf.
14. a) Work out volume of prism
b) Work out the total surface area of the prism

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15. A cone has base radius 5cm and slant height 13cm. Workout its surface area.

16. The diagram shows a design of zipwire. The zipwire will run between the top of two
vertical posts AB and CD. Workout the distance AD

17. From a point on the ground 12 ft from the base of a flagpole, the angle of elevation of the
top of the pole measures 53°. How tall is the flagpole?

18. James left home at 10 00 am. He walked to the swimming pool. On the way to the
swimming pool he stopped to talk to a friend. Here is the distance-time graph for his
complete journey.
(a) For how many minutes did James stop and talk to his friend?
(b) What is the distance from James’ home to the swimming pool?

19. The length of the rectangle is 35

cm correct to the nearest cm. The
width of the rectangle is 26 cm
correct to the nearest cm.
Calculate the upper bound for the
area of the rectangle. Write down
all the figures on your calculator
display.

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 20. Reya records how long it takes to download songs from the internet.
This frequency table shows the download times of 75 songs.
Time (t Frequency
10 ≤ t < 20 16
20 ≤ t < 30 24
30 ≤ t < 40 26
40 ≤ t < 50 7
50 ≤ t < 60 2
75

(a) What is the modal class for Reya’s data?

(b) Estimate the mean download time for Reya’s songs.

21. In the diagram, triangles ABD and BCD are right-angled triangles AB = 5 cm,
AD = 10 cm, CD = 4 cm, Angle ADB = 30°
a) Work out BD. Give your answer correct to 2 dp.

b) Work out the value of x. Give your answer correct to 2 dp.

22. Jacob buys a watch costing £84 .This cost includes VAT at a rate of 20%.
How much is the watch without VAT?

23. (a) Work out the size of each interior angle of a regular octagon.

(b) The size of each exterior angle of a regular polygon is 30°. Work out the number of
sides of the

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