9th Maths (Witty) Practice Paper

Students Name__________________ 24/01/2025

1 (a)
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40 cm

30 cm
70 cm

The diagram shows a box in the shape of a cuboid.

The box is open at the top.

(i) Work out the surface area of the inside of the open box.

......................................... cm 2 [3]

(ii) Cylinders with height 20 cm and diameter 15 cm are placed in the box.

Work out the maximum number of these cylinders that can completely fit inside the box.

................................................. [3]
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(b) A solid bronze cone has a mass 750 g.

The density of the bronze is 8.9 g/cm 3 .

The ratio radius of cone : height of cone = 1 : 3.

(i) Show that the radius of the cone is 2.99 cm, correct to 3 significant figures.
[Density = mass ÷ volume]
1
[The volume, V , of a cone with radius r and height h is V = rr 2 h .]
3

[4]

(ii) Calculate the total surface area of the cone.

[The curved surface area, A, of a cone with radius r and slant height l is A = rrl .]

......................................... cm 2 [5]

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2 (a)

38° NOT TO
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b°

The diagram shows a straight line intersecting two parallel lines.

Find the value of a and the value of b.

a = ................................................

b = ................................................ [2]

(b) Calculate the interior angle of a regular 12-sided polygon.

................................................. [2]
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(c)

N NOT TO
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f°
P
O g°

56°
A B
M

The diagram shows a circle, centre O.

The points M, N and P lie on the circumference of the circle.
AMB is a tangent to the circle at M.

Find the value of f and the value of g.

f = ................................................

g = ................................................ [3]

(d)
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24°

k°

27°

The diagram shows a cyclic quadrilateral.

Find the value of k.

k = ................................................ [2]
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3 (a)

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12 cm SCALE
1m

The diagram shows a tank in the shape of a half-cylinder of radius 12 cm and length 1 metre.
The tank is fixed horizontally and is completely filled with water.

(i) Calculate the volume of water in the tank.

Give your answer correct to the nearest 10 cm 3 .

.......................................... cm 3 [3]

(ii)
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6 cm SCALE

Water is removed from the tank until the level of water is 6 cm below the top of the tank.
The diagram shows the cross-section of the tank.

Calculate the volume of water that is now in the tank.

.......................................... cm 3 [5]
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(b) A rectangular fish tank with length 42 cm and width 35 cm is full of water.
A stone lies at the bottom of the tank.
When the stone is removed from the tank, the depth of the water decreases by 0.2 cm.
The density of the stone is 2.2 g/cm 3 .

Calculate the mass of the stone in grams.

[Density = mass ' volume]

............................................... g [3]

(c)
H G

E
F

15 cm
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D
C
12 cm
A 8 cm B

The diagram shows a cuboid, ABCDEFGH.

Calculate the angle that AG makes with the base of the cuboid.

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4 (a)
O

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10 cm 60° SCALE
17 cm
C D

A B

OAB is a sector of a circle, centre O, radius 17 cm.

OCD is a sector of a circle, centre O, radius 10 cm.
OCA and ODB are straight lines and angle AOB = 60° .

The perimeter of the shaded shape ABDC can be written in the form (ar + b) cm.

Find the value of a and the value of b.

a = ................................................

b = ................................................ [3]
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(b)

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The diagram shows a regular hexagon.

The area of the hexagon is 127.3 cm 2 .

(i) Show that the length of one side of the hexagon is 7.0 cm , correct to 1 decimal place.

[4]

(ii) The hexagon is the cross-section of a prism of length 10 cm.

127.3 cm2 NOT TO

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10 cm
7.0 cm

(a) Find the volume of the prism.

.......................................... cm 3 [1]

(b) Calculate the surface area of the prism.

.......................................... cm 2 [2]
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5 (a)
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16 cm 1.5 cm

The diagram shows a solid made from a cylinder and a cone.

The height of the cylinder is 16 cm and the height of the cone is 1.5 cm.
The radius of the cylinder and the base radius of the cone are each 0.35 cm.

(i) Calculate the total surface area of the solid.

[The curved surface area, A, of a cone with radius r and slant height l is A = rrl .]

......................................... cm 2 [5]

(ii) Calculate the volume of the solid.

1
[The volume, V, of a cone with radius r and height h is V = rr 2 h .]
3

......................................... cm 3 [3]

(iii)
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3.5 cm

10 of the solids are placed in a box in the shape of a cuboid of length 17.5 cm.
The diagram shows one end of the box.

Calculate the volume of the empty space in the box.

......................................... cm 3 [3]
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(b)

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The diagram shows two mathematically similar solids.

The surface area of the larger solid is 200 cm 2 and the surface area of the smaller solid is 98 cm 2 .
The volume of the larger solid is 450 cm 3 .

Calculate the volume of the smaller solid.

......................................... cm 3 [3]
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6 (a)
Q
P
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x° SCALE

3
In the circle, centre O, the length of the minor arc PQ is of the length of the major arc PQ.
7
Show that x = 108 .

[3]
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(b)
A
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r
y°
B
O

The diagram shows a sector, OAB, of a circle with centre O and radius r.
The area of triangle OAB is half the area of the sector.
Angle AOB = y° and is obtuse.

(i) Show that 360 sin y = ry .

[2]

(ii) Complete the table, giving your answers correct to two decimal places.

y 360 sin y ry

108.4 341.60 340.55

108.5 341.40 340.86
108.6 341.20
108.7
[3]

(iii) Complete the statement.

The value of y, correct to one decimal place, that satisfies

the equation 360 sin y = ry is ....................................... . [1]

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(b)
A

r cm NOT TO
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50°
O

The diagram shows a sector OAB of a circle, with centre O, and a chord AB.
The shaded segment has area 30 cm 2 .

(i) Show that r = 23.7 cm, correct to 1 decimal place.

[4]

(ii) Calculate the perimeter of the shaded segment.

............................................ cm [4]
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7 (a) The angles of a quadrilateral are w°, x°, y° and z°.

The ratio w : (x + y + z) = 3 : 5.

Find the value of w.

w = ................................................ [2]

(b)
B

P 105° M

C NOT TO
N 49° SCALE

45°

A
D

A, B, C and D are points on a circle.

PQ is the tangent to the circle at A.
BMND is a straight line.
Angle ACD = 49°, angle AMB = 105° and angle PAB = 45°.

(i) Find angle BAM.

Angle BAM = ................................................ [2]

(ii) (a) Find angle BAD.

Angle BAD = ................................................ [2]

(b) Give a geometrical reason why BD is not the diameter of the circle.

.....................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [1]
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8 (a) A box contains 50 cuboids.

Each cuboid has a mass of 135 g.
The total mass of the cuboids and the box is 7 kg.

Calculate the mass of the box.

Give your answer in grams.

............................................... g [2]

(b) A solid cube of side 4 cm is fixed to the base inside an empty cube of side 6 cm.
Water is poured into the larger cube until it reaches the top of the smaller cube.

Calculate the amount of water poured into the larger cube.

.......................................... cm 3 [2]

(c)

4 cm NOT TO
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20 cm

The diagram shows a solid triangular prism of length 20 cm.

The cross-section is an equilateral triangle with side length 4 cm.
The prism is made of wood with a density of 0.85 g/cm 3 .

Calculate the mass of the prism.

[Density = mass ÷ volume]

............................................... g [4]
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(d)

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24 cm

10 cm

The diagram shows a solid cone with base radius 10 cm and height 24 cm.

(i) Show that the total surface area of the cone is 1131 cm 2 , correct to the nearest cm 2 .
[The curved surface area of a cone with base radius r and slant height l is A = rrl .]

[4]

(ii) The total surface area of the cone is painted.

(a) The cost to paint the cone is $1.71 .

Calculate the cost to paint 1 cm 2 of the cone.

Give your answer in cents.

........................................ cents [1]

(b) One tin of paint has enough paint to cover 2.5 m 2 .

Calculate the number of these cones that can be painted completely using one tin of
paint.

................................................. [2]
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9 (a)
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8 cm

75°

The diagram shows a sector of a circle with radius 8 cm and angle 75°.

Find the perimeter of the sector.

............................................ cm [3]

(b)

A B
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5 cm

P Q
O

The diagram shows a shape ABQP made from three straight lines and an arc of a sector of a circle.
The sector has centre O and angle 90°.
POQ is a straight line and AP = PO = OQ = QB = 5 cm.

Find the area of ABQP.

Give your answer in the form a + k r .

.......................................... cm 2 [4]
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10
D T C T C
4 cm
S S
O
15 cm NOT TO
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A 20 cm B A B

(i) ABCD is a rectangle with AB = 20 cm and BC = 15 cm.

S, X and T are points on a circle centre O, such that DSA and DTC are tangents to the circle.
The radius of the circle is 4 cm and TX is a diameter of the circle.
The shape DSXT is removed from the corner of the rectangle, leaving the shaded shape shown
in the second diagram.

Calculate the area of the shaded shape.

......................................... cm 2 [5]

(ii) Calculate the perimeter of the shaded shape.

............................................ cm [3]

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11 (a)

42°

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x°

The diagram shows an isosceles triangle with the base extended.

Find the value of x.

x = ................................................ [3]

(b) The diagram shows three lines meeting at a point.

The ratio a : b : c = 3 : 4 : 5.

Find the value of c.

a°
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c = ................................................ [3]

(c) A regular pentagon has an exterior angle, d.

A regular hexagon has an interior angle, h.
d
Find the fraction .
h
Give your answer in its simplest form.

................................................. [4]
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(d)
S R
x° (x + 20)°

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(3x – 40)°
Q
(2x – 5)°

Show that PQRS is a cyclic quadrilateral.

[5]

(e)
A B
50°
9 cm NOT TO
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The diagram shows a circle of radius 9 cm, centre O.

The minor sector AOB, with sector angle 50°, is removed from the circle.

Calculate the length of the major arc AB.

............................................ cm [3]
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12 (a)

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15 cm
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8 cm

A cone has base diameter 8 cm and perpendicular height 15 cm.

(i) Calculate the volume of the cone.

1
[The volume, V, of a cone with radius r and height h is V = rr 2 h .]
3

......................................... cm 3 [2]

(ii) A label completely covers the curved surface area of the cone.

Calculate the area of the label as a percentage of the total surface area of the cone.
[The curved surface area, A, of a cone with radius r and slant height l is A = rrl .]

............................................. % [5]
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(b)

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0.45 m

An empty cylindrical container has radius 0.45 m.

300 litres of water is poured into the container at a rate of 375 ml per second.

(i) Find the time taken, in minutes and seconds, for all the water to be poured into the container.

............................. min ............................. s [3]

(ii) Calculate the height of the water in the container.

............................................. m [3]

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(c)
N

C
B
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O

34°
M A T

A, B and C lie on a circle, centre O, with diameter AC.

TAM and TBN are tangents to the circle and angle ATO = 34°.

Using values and geometrical reasons, complete these statements to show that CB is parallel to OT.

In triangles AOT and BOT, OT is common.

Angle OAT = angle OBT = 90° because ....................................................................................

.....................................................................................................................................................

AT = BT because ........................................................................................................................

.....................................................................................................................................................

Triangle AOT is congruent to triangle BOT because of congruence criterion ...........................

Angle AOT = angle BOT = 56° because angles in a triangle add up to 180°.

Angle BOC = ...................... ° because ......................................................................................

Angle OBC = ...................... ° because ......................................................................................

.....................................................................................................................................................

CB is parallel to OT because ......................................................................................................

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13

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40 cm
1.2 m
36 cm

The diagram shows a water trough in the shape of a prism.

The prism has a cross-section in the shape of an isosceles trapezium.
The trough is completely filled with water.

(a) Show that the volume of water in the trough is 206.4 litres.

[3]

(b) The water from the trough is emptied at a rate of 600 ml per second.

Calculate the time taken, in minutes and seconds, for the trough to be emptied.

.................... minutes .................... seconds [3]

(c) All the water from the trough is emptied into a vertical cylindrical tank.
The depth of the water in the tank is 84 cm.

(i) Calculate the radius of the tank.

............................................ cm [3]