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Year 9 Math Practice Paper 2024

The document is a Cambridge Lower Secondary practice paper for Year 9 Mathematics, designed for 2024, with a total duration of 1 hour and 30 minutes. It consists of two papers: Paper 1 includes short and medium questions worth 40 marks, while Paper 2 contains longer problem-solving questions also worth 40 marks. Students are required to show all workings and calculations, and the use of non-programmable calculators is permitted.

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Year 9 Math Practice Paper 2024

The document is a Cambridge Lower Secondary practice paper for Year 9 Mathematics, designed for 2024, with a total duration of 1 hour and 30 minutes. It consists of two papers: Paper 1 includes short and medium questions worth 40 marks, while Paper 2 contains longer problem-solving questions also worth 40 marks. Students are required to show all workings and calculations, and the use of non-programmable calculators is permitted.

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Cambridge Lower Secondary — Practice Paper:

Mathematics (Year 9 / 2024-style)


Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Calculator: Allowed (non-programmable)

Paper 1 — Short & Medium Questions (40 marks)


Answer all questions. Show working.

Q1: Sample diagram

1. (1 mark) Evaluate 7 × 8 − 15.

2. (2 marks) Write 0.375 as a fraction in simplest form.

3. (2 marks) Simplify: 3x + 4x − 7 + 2.

4. (2 marks) A shirt is priced at $60. It is on sale at 25% off. What is the sale price?

5. (2 marks) Work out (5/8) ÷ (3/4). Give your answer in simplest form.

6. (2 marks) Express 5400 metres in kilometres.

7. (3 marks) Solve for x: 5x − 7 = 18.

8. (2 marks) A rectangle has length 12 cm and width 7 cm. Find its area.

9. (3 marks) The angles in a triangle are in the ratio 3:4:5. Find the sizes of the three angles.

10. (2 marks) Calculate the mean of the numbers: 6, 9, 12, 15, 18.
Paper 2 — Longer Problem-Solving Questions (40 marks)
Show all steps clearly. Answer all questions.

1. (6 marks) Algebra & Geometry Mix


A right-angled triangle has sides a, b, and hypotenuse c.
Given a = 6 cm and c = 10 cm.
(a) Find b.
(b) Find the area of the triangle.
(c) If the triangle is scaled up so every side is multiplied by 1.5, what is the new area?

2. (6 marks) Percentages & Money


A laptop cost is reduced by 12% to give a sale price of $880.
(a) What was the original price?
(b) After the sale, a further 10% discount is applied. What is the final price?

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To convert 0.375 to a fraction, express it as 375/1000. Simplify by dividing the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 125. This simplifies the fraction to 3/8.

Using the Pythagorean theorem, where a^2 + b^2 = c^2, substitute a = 6 and c = 10 into the equation: 6^2 + b^2 = 10^2. This simplifies to 36 + b^2 = 100. Solving for b^2 gives b^2 = 64, so b = √64 = 8 cm.

Let the original price be x. Since the sale price is $880 after a 12% reduction, 88% of x equals $880 (because 100% - 12% = 88%). Thus, 0.88x = $880. Solving for x gives x = $880/0.88 = $1000. Therefore, the original price was $1000.

First, find side b using the Pythagorean theorem: b = 8 cm. The original area is (1/2)×6×8 = 24 cm². When scaled up by 1.5, each side becomes 1.5 times longer, so the lengths are 9 cm, 12 cm, and 15 cm. The new area is (1.5^2)×24 = 2.25×24 = 54 cm² because area scales with the square of the scaling factor.

To simplify the expression 3x + 4x − 7 + 2, combine like terms. The terms 3x and 4x can be combined to get 7x. The constant terms -7 and 2 can also be combined to get -5. Therefore, the simplified expression is 7x - 5.

Let the angles be 3x, 4x, and 5x. Since the sum of angles in a triangle is 180°, set up the equation 3x + 4x + 5x = 180. This simplifies to 12x = 180, so x = 15. Therefore, the angles are 3x = 45°, 4x = 60°, and 5x = 75°.

To divide by a fraction, multiply by its reciprocal. Thus, (5/8) ÷ (3/4) becomes (5/8) × (4/3). Multiply straight across: (5×4)/(8×3) = 20/24. Simplify by dividing by the greatest common factor, 4, to get 5/6.

First, calculate 25% of $60 by multiplying 0.25 by 60, which equals $15. Then subtract this amount from the original price: $60 - $15 = $45. Therefore, the sale price of the shirt is $45.

Add up all the numbers: 6 + 9 + 12 + 15 + 18 = 60. Then divide this sum by the number of values, which is 5. Therefore, the mean is 60/5 = 12.

The area of a rectangle is calculated by multiplying its length by its width. Therefore, with a length of 12 cm and a width of 7 cm, the area is 12 × 7 = 84 cm².

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