Second Terminal Examination 2017 – 2018

Std: IX Sub: Mathematics

Time: 2½hrs Max. Marks: 80

Q. 1. A) Select and write the most appropriate alternative from those provided in the bracket: [1]
The equation of a line passing through the point (2 , 4) is _______ .
[ x + y=−6 ; 2 x=4 y ; x−4; x− y =2]

B) Attempt the following:

1. Express the equation x +3=2 y in the form ax +by + c=0 and state the value of b . [1]

2. If point (0 ,−4) lies on the graph of 5 x−my=4 , then find the value of m . [1]

3. The number of girls in class IX is 2 more than thrice the number of boys.
Represent the above statement by a linear equation in variables x and y . [1]

C) Find the solution of the following pair of linear equations by using the Elimination method. [3]
3 x−4 y=10 and 5 x+ y=9

D. Draw the graph of the linear equation x +3 y=2. [4]

Rewrite and complete the following table.
x
y

Q. 2. A) Select and write the most appropriate alternative from those provided in the bracket: [1]
The median of the first ten prime numbers is _______. [11, 12, 13, 14]

B. The following data shows the weight (in kg) of 30 persons in a locality:
45 50 49 54 60 62 67 56 50 45
72 59 47 64 48 49 62 69 64 70
60 64 44 70 64 71 59 56 66 52
Construct a frequency distribution table by taking class intervals as 44 – 49, 49 – 54 and so on. [3]

C) The following table shows the runs scored by a batsman in 45 cricket matches. [3]
Runs scored 0 – 15 15 – 30 30 – 45 45 – 60 60 – 75 75 – 90

Number of matches 3 10 8 7 4 13

D. The following table shows the contribution of 50 students towards the poor students fund. Complete the
table and find the mean distribution. [3]
Number of
Contribution in Rs
students xi × f i
xi fi

100 13
150 4
200 6
 250 3
300 18
350 6
∑ f i=¿ ¿ ∑ x i ∙ f i=¿ ¿
Q. 3. A) Select and write the most appropriate alternative from those provided in the bracket: [1]
From a well shuffled deck of 52 playing cards, a card is drawn at random. Therefore the probability
1 3 1 1
of getting a ‘3 of spades’ is _______. [ , , , ]
52 52 13 3

B) The table below shows the performance of 35 students in a mathematics test of 100 marks. [3]
Marks obtained 0 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60 60 – 70 70 & above
Number of students 8 2 3 6 7 4 5
Find the probability that a student obtained:
1. Less than 30 marks in the test.
2. Marks of 60 and above
3. 40 to less than 60 marks.

C) Attempt the following:

1) Find the class mark of the class interval (16 – 20) [1]

2) The following data show the number of members of a family of class 9 students in a class.
7, 8, 3, 5, 8, 3, 6, 8, 2
Find: 1. The Mode 2. The Range [2]

D) the heights of workers in a company are given as follows:

Heights (in cm) 114 – 122 123 – 131 132 – 140 141 – 149 150 – 158
Number of workers 3 14 7 10 8

Draw a histogram to represent the above data. [3]

Q. 4. A) Select and write the most appropriate alternative from those provided in the bracket: [1]
Present ages of John and Jane are x and y years respectively.
The sum of their ages after 2 years will be _______.
[ x + y−2, x + y +2, x + y +4 , x + y−4]

B. Attempt the following:

1. If the point (1 ,−1) lies one the graph of the equation y=kx−4, find the value of k . [1]

2. What is the probability of getting a queen of hearts from a pack of 52 cards? [1]

C. Attempt the following:

1) Two coins are tossed simultaneously 500 times with the following frequencies of different outcomes.
Outcomes Two heads One head No head
Frequency 105 275 120
Compute the probability of getting: [2]
a) one head
b) no head
2) To know the opinion of the students about their preference for the item served at the mid day meal, a
survey of 200 students was conducted. The data is recorded in the following table: [2]
Opinion (likes the item) No. of students
Bhaji Pau 120
Pulav 30
Sheera 50