SURNAME:……………………………………………….

NAME:………………………………………

GRADE 9 MATHEMATICS NOVEMBER EXAM

TIME : 2hrs

MARKS : 100

INSTRUCTIONS

 Answer all the questions

 Show ALL the necessary workings
 Pencil is used for drawing ONLY
 Do NOT use a calculator
1. Work out the following:

a) 7 - - 8

=……………………………………………… [1]

b) -6 x 3

=……………………………………………… [1]

c) 12 + - 5

=………………………………………………….[1]

d) 113.85 + 79.9

=………………………………………………….[1]

2. Simplify

3 5
a)3 -2
8 6

=………………………………………………… [2]

3 8 11
b) + +
2 5 10
 =………………………………………………….[2]

3. Express each of the following numbers as products of their prime factors.

a) 72

=..................................... (1)

b) 106

=..................................... (1)

c) Find the Highest Common Factor of 72 and 106

=..................................... (2)

3. From the following list of numbers

√3 π 2 32 35 121

Write down:

(a) A multiple of 7
=………………………… [1]

(b) factor of 8
=……………………… [1]

(c) prime number

=………………………… [1]
 (d) Square number

=……………………………… [1]

(e) an irrational number

=……………………..…….. [1]

5. Write 298 correct to 2 significant figures

=…….………………………… [1]

6. Arrange these in order of size, starting with the smallest.

9 2
0.39 46%
20 5

=…………, ……………, ……………, ……………[2]

6. Evaluate

3 2 + 20 - 3 1

=……………………………………… [1]

7. a) simplify the ratio

3
1.6 :
5

=…………………………………………[2]

b) Express, 36 hours to 3 days as a ratio.

=………………………………………..[1]

8. a) State the type of angle marked in the diagram.

 =…………………………………………[1]

b) Measure and write the size of the angle

=…………………………………………[1]

9. A bag contains three white marbles and two red marbles which are identical.

Find the probability that a marble taken at random green

=…………………………………………….[1]

10. Increase M320 by 10%, how much is this money after the increase?

=………………………………………………[2]

11. In the diagram, the bearing of P from Q is 2400

Find the bearing of Q from P.

=………………………………………………...[2]

12. Calculate the angles a and b in the diagram.

 a=……………………………………………[1]

b=……………………………………………[2]
13. Limpho buys 5 bags of oranges for M95.00
How much will 13 bags cost?

=………………………………………… [2]
14. Find the length of time from 12: 35p.m to 4:20p.m.

=………………………………………… [2]

15. For the given inequality,

a) List all the integers satisfied by the inequality,

=……………………………………………… [1]

b) Write the inequality represented on the number line.

=……………………………………………… [2]
16. A number rounded to one decimal place is 34.6.
Find the lower bound of this number.

=…………………………………………[1]
0
17. A regular polygon has an interior angle of 144

a) Find the number of sides of the polygon.

=…………………………………………[2]

b) Calculate the sum of its interior angles.

=…………………………………………[2]

18. A straight line passes through the points (0, 3) and (1, 5).

Find
a) the gradient

=…………………………………………..[2]

b) the equation of the line

=………………………………….………[1]
 19. The diagram shows patterns with dotted and plain tiles.

Pattern 1pattern 2 pattern 3

pattern 4

(a) Complete the 4th pattern

=………………………………….. [1]

(b) complete the table below

Pattern number 1 2 3 4 5
Dotted tiles 1 3 5
Plain tiles 3 6 11

=………………………………………[2]

(c)find the nth term for dotted tiles

=…………………….………[2]

d) find the number of dotted tiles in the 20th pattern.

 =…………………………………. [2]

20. Learners at a school formed a Patriotic Society to plan for Independence Day celebrations.
8 learners made a flag with Lesotho’s coat of arms on it (F). 13 made a giant poster showing the
natural wonders of Lesotho (P).

a) If 18 learners formed the Patriotic Society, how many worked on both the poster (P) and the
flag (F)?

=…………………………………. [2]

b) How many learners worked on the flag and not on the poster?

=………………………………….. [2]

c) How many learners worked on the poster and not on the flag?

=………………………………….. [2]

d) Complete the following Vann diagram to show the number of learners who worked on the
flag(F) and the poster(P).

[2]

21. Factorise completely

a) 3ab – 4bc
 =……………………………………………………[1]

b) x2+ 7x + 6

=……….……………………………………………[2]

c) 2x2 + 11x - 6

=………………………………………………[3]

d) x2 - 36

=…………………………………………….[2]

22. a) Make L the subject of the formula 2L + 2W = P

=………………………………………………..[2]

1 2
b) Make t the subject of the formula h = gt
2
 =………………………………………………….[2]

23. Given that a = 6, b = -8, c = 3

Calculate

a) 2a + 5

=…………………………………….[1]

b) 3b ÷ a

=………………….…………………[2]

c) bc – a

=……………..……………………..[2]

24. Solve the following equations

a) 3x+ 1 = 7

x=…………………………………[2]

b
b) - 18 = 1
2

b=…………………………………[2]

c) 8d - 5 = 3d + 10

d=…………………………………[2]
 x−3 4 x +3
d) =
2 3

x=………………………………[3]

25. Given that f(x) = 2x + 5

Find a) (i) f(2)

=……………………………..[2]

(ii) f(-5)

=………………………………[2]

26. Given that PQ = (137 )and QR =(−85 ), find

a) PR

=……………………………..[2]

b) the magnitude PR

=…………………………………[2]
27. In the triangle ABC, BC = 24 cm and AC = 25cm.

a) Write a trigonometry ratio for angle BAC.

=………………………………………….[1]

b) Calculate the length AB

AB= …………………………………….[2]

28. Bohloa football club scored the following goals in 5 matches

2,1,3,0,6

Find

a) The median goal

=……………………………………………… [1]

b) The mean goal

=……………………………………………. [2]
29. The diagram shows triangle PQR,

Rotate triangle PQR about ( 2 , 1 ) through -90 and label the image P IQIRI. [2]