KIDZ SOLUTIONS BRITISH COLLEGE
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2025/2026
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS
CLASS: YEAR 9
TIME: 1 HOUR 30 MINS
SECTION A (1MARK EACH)
1. Convert 578.38 to base five (a) 4303.143 (b) 4303.142 (c) 4313.124 (d) 40303
142
2. Solve 5(y+2) = 4(y-1). (a) -4 (b) -8 (c) -12 (d) -14.
3. Which of the following is a non-rational number? (a) √3 (b) √4 (c) √9 (d) √16
4. Find the sum of 81, 13 and 137. (a) 201 (b) 231 (c) 230 (d) 241.
5. Express 434 to 2 significant figure. (a) 400 (b) 430 (c) 433 (d) 500
6. Calculate 1012 - 102 (a) 100 (b) 101 (c) 10 (d) 11
7. To start excel, the first step is to click ____ (a) start (b) program (c) excel (d)
double click
8. Simplify (3+5) - (5-3). (a) 4 (b) 7 (c) 6 (d) 8
9. Subtract 20 from the product of 20 and 3 (a) 45 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 25
10. Calculate the product of 11012 and 1112 (a) 1101101 (b) 1101011 (c) 1011011
(d) 1110011
11. Find the value of r, if 5(r-3) = 20 (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 7 (d) 4
12. If 5 plastic chairs cost ₦10 000. What is the cost of 8 plastic chairs? (a)
₦15,800 (b) ₦14,000 (c) ₦16,000 (d) ₦22,000
13. If x varies directly as y and x= 36 when y= 9. Find the formulae connecting x
and y. (a) x= 4y (b) x= 9y (c) x= 12y (d) x= 14y
14. Calculate the simple interest on ₦300, rate 4% per annum and time 5 years.
(a) ₦60 (b) ₦80 (c) ₦24 (d) ₦40
15. Four men can do a piece of work in 12days, how long will it take 8 men
working at the same rate to do the same work? (a) 8 days (b) 4 days (c) 6 days
(d) 2 days.
16. Calculate the difference between 36.3 and 20.4 (a) 13.8 (b) 14.6 (c) 15 (d)
15.9
17. Evaluate 13-(-5) without using a number line. (a) 18 (b) 8 (c) 13 (d) 65
[Link] files are called _____ (a) workbook(b) files(c) rows (d) columns.
19. If the simple interest of a sum of money invested in a business is 5% per
annum for 2 years at ₦50. Find the principal (a) ₦100 (b) ₦250 (c) ₦380 (d) ₦500
20. List the first three multiples of 11 (a) 11, 22, 33 (b) 11, 14, 20 (c) 11, 22, 43 (d)
11, 12, 13
21. Convert 40510 to base seven (a) 116 (b) 1116 (c) 1161 (d) 11161
22. Subtract 101.1012 - 11.0112 (a) 10.010 (b) 10.100 (c) 11010 (d) 10010
23. Simplify 2x + (7x-5x). (a) 4x (b) 5x (c) 9x (d) 9x+5x
24. The sum of three consecutive integers is 36. Find the 2nd number (a) 45 (b)
47 (c) 46 (d) 48
25. Find the positive difference between 18 and 36. (a) 18 (b) 54 (c) 36 (d) 44
26. Formulae for inverse proportion is ______ (a) y= 1/x (b) x= 1y (c) y= kx (d) y =
xk
27. When we have two quantities and one quantity increases at the same rate
as the other, it is said to be _________ (a) direct proportion (b) reciprocal
proportion (c) inverse proportion (d) inverse direct proportion
28. One of these is an example of a rational number. (a) √16 (b) √3 (c) ½ (d) √25
29. If P= X+7/X-3. Find P when X = 3 (a) -2 (b) -4 (c) 0 (d) 1
30. Convert 22014 to base ten. (a) 137 (b) 128 (c) 161 (d) 165
SECTION B (THEORY)
1. Convert 10358 to base 2 (4 marks)
b. Multiply 345 and 225 (4 marks)
2. Find the simple interest on ₦55,000 for 4 years at 6% per annum. (4 marks)
b. The sum of three consecutive numbers is 138. Find the numbers (4 marks)
3a. Express 440 as a product of its prime factors in index form (4 marks)
b. Simplify (3x - y) - (3y -x) - (x- z) (4 marks)
4. Simplify 5a -2/4 + 3a – 7/4 (4 marks)
b. Find the LCM of 8, 10 and 15 (4 marks)
5. Divide 101002 by 1002 (4 marks)
b. Explain two processes to start excel (4 marks)