The City School

Unified End of Year Examination

2020 - 2021
Class 9

CAMPUS /
BRANCH NAME

EXAMINATION
DATE
ROLL NUMBER

MATHEMATICS (SYLLABUS D) 4024

2 hours 15 minutes
You must answer on the question paper.

You will need: Geometrical instruments

INSTRUCTIONS
 Answer all questions.
 Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
 Write your Campus/Branch Name, Examination Roll Number and Date in the boxes at the
top of the page.
 Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
 Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
 You may use tracing paper.
 You must show all necessary working clearly.
 Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place for
angles in degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.
 For π, use either your calculator value or 3.142.

INFORMATION
 The total mark for this paper is 90.
 The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

Invigilated by: ___________ Marked by:____________ Marks tallied by: __________

This document has 20 pages.

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1 (a) Evaluate 3 + 25 ÷ 2

.......................................[1]
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(b) Express 17 2 % as a decimal.

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

2 Evaluate
𝟏 𝟏
(a) +𝟕
𝟒

.......................................[1]
7 3
(b) 1 8 ÷ 16

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

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3 (a) Complete this description.

A rectangle has rotational symmetry of order.......... and .........lines of symmetry. [2]

(b) Shade 4 more small squares in the shape below to make a pattern with rotational
symmetry of order 4.

[1]

4 The equation of a line 𝑙 is 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = −1

(a) Write down the gradient of the line 𝑙 .

m = ....................................... [1]

(b) Find the equation of the line parallel to 𝑙 that passes through the point (0, 5).

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

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 (c) The diagram in the answer space shows the line 𝑙 and the line 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 1
On this diagram,
(i) Draw the line 𝑦 = −2
(ii) Shade and label the region, R, defined by the three inequalities
𝑦 ≥ −2 , 𝑥 + 2𝑦 ≤ −1, 𝑦 ≥ 2𝑥 + 1
Answer (c) (i) (ii)

[2]

5 A line has equation 3𝑦 = 2 − 𝑥

(a) Find the gradient of the line.

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

(b) The line passes through the point (5, k).

Find the value of k.

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

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6 (a) The rate of exchange between dollars and euros was $0.8 to 1 euro.

Calculate the number of euros received in exchange for $300.

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

(b) Find the simple interest on $450 for 18 months at 4% per year.

$ = ....................................... [2]

7 (a) Solve the inequality 2(4 − 𝑥) < 𝑥 − 10

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

(b) Find the smallest integer n such that 3𝑛 > −17

n = ....................................... [1]

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8 Similar buckets are available in two sizes.

The large bucket has height 30 cm and base diameter 16 cm.

The small bucket has base diameter 8 cm.

(a) Find the height of the small bucket.

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

(b) Given that the small bucket has volume 850 cm3, find the volume of the large
bucket.

........................................ 𝑐𝑚3 [2]

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9 Each week, Henri records the number of units of gas used in his house and the mean
temperature outside.
Ten of his results are shown in the table.

(a) On the grid, complete the scatter diagram.

The first five results have been plotted for you.

[2]
(b) What type of correlation does your scatter diagram show?

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

(c) Draw a line of best fit on the grid. [1]

(d) Use your line of best fit to estimate the number of units used for one week when
the mean temperature outside is 7.6 oC.

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

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10 (a) The price of a television is $350.
In a sale, its price is reduced by 30%.
Calculate the sale price of the television.

$ ....................................... [1]

(b) The exchange rate between dollars and euros is $1 = €0.80

Ben changes $275 into euros.
Calculate the number of euros Ben receives.

€ ....................................... [2]
(c) Aisha buys a new car.

She buys the car using the credit terms.

How much more than the cash price will she pay overall for the car?

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

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11 The graph shows the cumulative frequency curve for the ages of 60 employees.

Use the graph to estimate

(a) the median,

.......................................[1]
(b) the interquartile range,

....................................... [2]
(c) the number of employees aged over 50.

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

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12 P is the point (1, –3) and Q is the point (7, 2).

(a) Find the coordinates of the midpoint of PQ.

(.................... , .................... ) [1]

(b) Find the gradient of the line PQ.

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

(c) The line, L, with equation 2𝑥 − 5𝑦 = 𝑘, passes through the point Q.

(i) Find the value of k.

k =....................................... [1]

(ii) The line 𝑥 + 𝐴𝑦 = 3 is parallel to L.

Find the value of A.

A =....................................... [1]

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13 Solve the equations

(a) 2𝑦 = 8

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

(b) 3𝑝 + 4 = 8 − 2(𝑝 − 3)

............................................. [2]
18 16
(c) − 𝑞+2 = 1
𝑞

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

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 (d) 5𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 7 = 0, giving each solution correct to 2 decimal places.

............................................., ............................................. [4]

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(a) The diagram shows a shaded region R.

(i) Write down the name of the shaded polygon.

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

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 (ii) Three of the inequalities that define the region R are x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0 and y ≤ x + 2.

Write down the other two inequalities that define this region.

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

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

(iii) On the diagram draw the line that is parallel to y = x + 2 and passes through
the point (5, 0).

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

(iv) Find the gradient of the line that is perpendicular to y = x + 2.

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

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 (b) The points P and Q are (4, 7) and (8, −3) respectively.
Find

(i) the midpoint of PQ,

.............................., .............................. [1]

(ii) the length of PQ.

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

15 (a) In 2005, the cost of posting a letter was 28 cents.

A company posted 1200 letters and was given 4% discount on the cost.
Calculate the total discount.

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

(b) In 2006, the cost of posting a letter was increased from 28 cents to 35 cents.
Calculate the percentage increase in the cost of posting a letter.

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

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 (c) After the price increase to 35 cents, the cost to the company of posting 1200 letters
was $399.

Calculate the percentage discount that the company was given in 2006.

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

(d) In 2006, it cost $4.60 to post a parcel.

This was an increase of 15% on the cost of posting the parcel in 2005.

Calculate the cost of posting this parcel in 2005.

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

16 The time taken by each of 320 students taking a Physics test was recorded.
The following table shows a distribution of their times.

(a) Complete the cumulative frequency table below.

[1]

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 (b) For this part of the question use the graph paper opposite.
(i) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 10 minutes, draw a horizontal m-axis for
60 ≤ m ≤ 120.
Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 20 students, draw a vertical axis for
cumulative frequencies from 0 to 320.
On your axes, draw a smooth cumulative frequency curve to illustrate the
information.
[3]
(ii) Use your graph to estimate

1 the median,

...................................minutes [1]

2 the interquartile range,

...................................minutes [2]

3 the percentage of students who took at least 95 minutes to complete the

test.

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

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 (iii) A group of 300 students of similar ability took an equivalent test the previous
year. The following graph shows a distribution of their times.

1 Find the 20th percentile.

...................................minutes [1]

2 Find the percentage of students who took at least 95 minutes to complete

the test.

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

3 Hence make a comparison between the two tests.

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

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

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17 A route up a mountain is 20 km long.
John followed this route at an average speed of x km/h.

(a) Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the number of hours he took to walk
up the mountain.

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

(b) He came down the mountain by a different route.

The length of this route was 25 km. His average speed coming down the mountain
was 2 km/h greater than his average speed going up the mountain.

Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the number of hours he took to walk
down.

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

1
(c) It took John 1 2 hours less to come down than to go up.

Write down an equation in x, and show that it simplifies to 3𝑥 2 + 16𝑥 − 80 = 0

[3]

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 (d) Solve the equation 3𝑥 2 + 16𝑥 − 80 = 0, giving both answers correct to 3 decimal
places.

…………………………, ……………………… [4]

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