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Colombo lnternational Sch

Year 9

Mathenratics

Thursday 09tn, June 2016

t hour and 30 minutes {7,45 arn-g.15ann}

Instructions to Candidates
Answer ALL questions.

Section A consists of 25 questions (worth of 50 marks) that should be answened on the

exam paper itself.

Section B consists of 08 questions (worth of 50 rnarks) that should be answered on the

exam paper itself.

ln calculations you are advised to show all the steps in your working, giving your answers
at each stage.

You are reminded of orderly presentation in your answers.

ELECTRONIC CALCULATORS ARE NOT ALLOWED.

Name:

Teacher's Name:

Class:

(Mrs C Karunamuni, Mrs P Ranasuriya, Mrs K Ratnasiri, Mr U Dharmawardene, Mrs N

Jayawardane, Mis D Peiris, Mr D Cooray )
 Section A

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 6,72and 18

(1 matk)

5 3.3 2, 1A"2
Simplify ,) , * ;l;-; ) b))-x
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3, a) Express 43279 in standard form. ..

b) Write 9.257 conect to 2 decimalplaces.

c). Write 685.72 to 3 s.f.

(3marks)

, . 35paxBp3
4. Simpliff. A) o)' zor/,

(2 marks)

x2-sx*24
s. Simplifu a)
x-B

6 Solve *'+i* -8=2

 T.Expressthefollowingasdecirnals.(usingdotnotationwherenecessary)
slB
u) 2A I b);
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B. Find the value of mzn * 3mn2,whenm : 2 and n = (-3)

(2 rrarks)

9. a) Solve 2x - 4 );x1^ -r

b) If x is an integer write down the smallest value of x'

(2 marks)

IRr
10. Make R the subjeot of the formuh '
P == 100

(l marlQ

1 1. Find the determinant ofthe *ut'i* (-a, i)

(l mark)

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 12. Write the ratio in the simplest form,
iri, t

(1 rnark)

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13. Calculate a) 5.21 +3.5 I b) 7.43- 2.6
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(2 rnarks)

long this food willbe

14. A school hostel has enough foodto supply 90 students for 25 days' How

' sufficient for 75 students?

(2 marks)

taking a white bead at random is

15. In a box there are only red beads and white beads. The probability of

j . If ,h*r. were 21 red beads how many beads are there altogether?
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(2 rrarks)

Area of this triangle is 54 cm2. Length of the base is 12 cm'

Find the height of this triangle.

(2 marks)

4
 cm wide Both are given to the nearest
whole number'
17 .A rectangular table top is i 5Ocm long
and 70

i. Find the minimum length of the tabie top'

ii, Find the maximum width of the tabie top'

(2 marks)

b) (5x + 2)2
18. Expand and simplifv , a) 4(x + 2y) - 3(2x - y) t

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(4 marks)
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il Write the gradient and the y intercept of the straight-line

with the equation y - -Zx i 3

a, gradient

b. y intercePt......
(2 mark$

20. Factorise. A) 3xz - x

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I b)6xz -7x *1
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(2 mark$
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3.57 x5.8
2i. Find the value of, , giving the answer to 3 s.f
1,.4

(1 mark)
22 Without drawing the graph, write the coordinates of the points where the straight line

x,Yr.
-5J-t- - - I cuts the axes.

23. Find the ratio of 26p per 3pencils ta f.l.24to one dozen of pencils.

24.The three angles of a triangle are inthe ratio i: 2: 3. Find the vaiue of the biggesr angle.

25 .Factorize completely.
lrr' - lr ,,

( Total for section A-50 marks)

 Section B

1. The cost of hiring a cab is f,6 plus f3 for each kilometer.

a) write a formula for the cost fc, to hire the cab for "d" kilometers.

b) Use the formula to furd the cost to hire the cab to travel 320 km.

c) If the cost for hiring this cab was f,666 find the distance of the journey.

(7 marlcs)

Fred is x years old. His cousin Mark is years more than the square of, Fred's age. If the sum of
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their ages is 4l years,

a. Form an equation in r .

b. Hence solve it to find the age of Fred's cousin'

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3' A telephone box accepts only 20 cents coins or 50 cents coins. On one day,
39 coins were collected
with a total value of $ 1 I '40.Consider the number of 20 cents coins as r
and the nurnber of 50 cents
coins as y.
form two equations using x and y

Hence find how many 50cents coins were collected?

(4 rnarlcs)

4. a. Write, 3x *Zy :16

2x -3y = 2 equations in Makix form.

c. Hence solve the above equations using rnatrices.

(4 rnarks)

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S.a. At a steady speed a car uses 8 liters of petrol to travel 96 km. At the same speed, How much petrol is
needed to travel 2761ar.?

b. Nine children shared a tin of chocolates and each got 8 chocolates. If there were only six children how
many chocolates would each get?

(5 marks)

(x + 7)cm

6.

(x + Z)cm

a. Write down expressions for the length of i. P. 11. w

b. Find the area of the shape in terms of x.

(7 marks)
7 . a) A card is drawn from a well shuffled pack of 52 playing cards. Find the probability that the
drawn card is,
i) a king, queen orjack ii) not an ace

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b) Probability of Steele coming to school before 7 .15 am is-7 . The probabilrty that he forgets to bring
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his mathematics work book is -4 .

c) What is the probability of Steele comes to school after 7.15 am?

d) What is the probability that Steele remembers to bring mathematics work book?

e) Draw a complete tree diagrarn and find the probability of the following.

i.Steele comes to school before 7.15 am and forgets to bring the mathematics work book?

ii.Steele remembers to bring the mathematics work book?

( 10 rnarks)
 Copy and complete the foliowing table and use it to draw the graph of Y = 3x * 4

x _) _1 0 1 2

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a) Write the i) gradient and the ii) y- intercept ofthis line.

the point (0,-2)'

b) Write the equation of the line which is parallel to this line and passes through

c) Draw the line x = -Z onthe same axes'

d) write the coordinates of the point of intersection of the two lines.

(B rnarlcs)

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(Total for section li-50 marks)

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