Year 9 End of Year revision Non-Calculator paper

Q1. (a) Write 640 000 000 in standard form.

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(1)
7 4
(b) Work out (3 × 10 ) ÷ (6 × 10 )
Give your answer in standard form.

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(2)

(Total for question = 3 marks)

2
Q2. Factorise fully 20x − 5

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(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q3.

Here are two squares, A and B.

The length of each side of square B is 4 cm greater than the length of each side of square A.
The area of square B is 70 cm2 greater than the area of square A.

Find the area of square B.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
You must show all your working.
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(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q4.

(a) Work out the value of 3.14

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(1)
(b) Simplify (p3)2

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(1)
(c) Simplify t8⁄t3

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(1)
23 × 2n = 29

(d) Work out the value of n.

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(Total for Question is 4 marks)

Q5.

(a) Simplify fully (3x5y6)4

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(2)
(b) Expand and simplify (x + 2)(x − 3)(x + 4)

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(3)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q6.

(a) Expand and simplify (x – 2)(2x + 3)(x + 1)

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(3)

(b) Find the value of n.

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(2)
2
(c) Solve 5x – 4x – 3 = 0
Give your solutions correct to 3 significant figures.

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(3)

(Total for question = 8 marks)

Q7.

(a) Simplify n3 × n5

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(1)
(b) Simplify

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(2)

(c) Solve

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(2)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q8.

−5 < y ≤ 0

y is an integer.

(a) Write down all the possible values of y.

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(2)
(b) Solve 6(x − 2) > 15
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(2)

(Total for Question is 4 marks)

Q9.

(a) Factorise 3e2 + 5e

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(1)

(b) Solve 7(k − 3) = 3k − 5

k = ...........................................................
(3)

(c) Make a the subject of the formula

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(2)

(Total for Question is 6 marks)

Q10.

(a) Expand 2m(m + 3)

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(1)
(b) Factorise fully 3xy2 − 6xy

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(2)

(Total for Question is 3 marks)

Q11.

(a) Expand and simplify 5(x + 7) + 3(x – 2)

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(2)
(b) Factorise completely 3a2b + 6ab2

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(2)
(Total for Question is 4 marks)

Q12.

3 kg of potatoes and 4 kg of carrots have a total cost of 440p.

4 kg of potatoes and 3 kg of carrots have a total cost of 470p.

Work out the total cost of 1 kg of potatoes and 1 kg of carrots.

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(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q13.

(a) Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 40 and 56

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(2)
A = 23 × 3 × 5 B = 22 × 3 × 52

(b) Write down the highest common factor (HCF) of A and B.

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(1)

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q14.

On the grid show, by shading, the region that satisfies all of these inequalities.

2y + 4 < x x<3 y < 6 – 3x

Label the region R.

 (Total for question = 3 marks)

Q15.

The lines y = x – 2 and x + y = 10 are drawn on the grid.

On the grid, mark with a cross (×) each of the points with integer coordinates that are in the region defined
by
y>x–2
x + y < 10
x>3

(Total for Question is 3 marks)

Q16.

Martin did this question.

Here is how he answered the question.

Martin's answer is wrong.

(a) Find Martin's mistake.

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(1)
Sian did this question.

Here is how she answered the question.

Sian's answer is wrong.

(b) Find Sian's mistake.

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(1)

(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q17.

(a) Rationalise the denominator of

Give your answer in its simplest form.

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(2)

(b) Show that can be written in the form where a and b are integers.
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(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q18.

(a) Factorise y2 − 5y − 14

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(2)

(b) Expand and simplify (2√5 + 1)(3√5 − 1)

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(2)

(c) Write in the form √n, where n is an integer.

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(2)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q19.

(a) Express in the form , where n is a positive integer.

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(2)

(b) Rationalise the denominator of

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(2)
(Total for Question is 4 marks)

Q20.

u = 26.2 correct to 3 significant figures

a = 4.3 correct to 2 significant figures

(a) Calculate the upper bound for the value of D.

Give your answer correct to 6 significant figures.
You must show all your working.

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(3)
The lower bound for the value of D is 78.6003 correct to 6 significant figures.

(b) By considering bounds, write down the value of D to a suitable degree of accuracy.
You must give a reason for your answer.
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(2)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q21.

Sameena has a round pencil case and a square pencil case.

There are 4 blue pens and 3 red pens in the round pencil case.
There are 3 blue pens and 5 red pens in the square pencil case.

Sameena takes at random one pen out of each pencil case.

(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.

(2)
(b) Work out the probability that the pens Sameena takes are both red.

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(2)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q22.

Mary travels to work by train every day.

The probability that her train will be late on any day is 0.15

(a) Complete the probability tree diagram for Thursday and Friday.

(2)
(b) Work out the probability that her train will be late on at least one of these two days.

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(3)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q23.
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ABC and EDC are straight lines.

AE and BD are parallel.
Angle ABD = 125°
Angle BCD = 30°

Work out the size of the angle marked x.

Give reasons for your answer.

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q24.

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ABC and DE are parallel lines.
AEG and BEF are straight lines.

Angle AED = 54°

Angle FEG = 70°

Work out the size of the angle marked x.

Give a reason for each stage of your working.

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q25.

APB is parallel to CTRD.

PQRT is a quadrilateral.
Work out the size of the angle marked x.
You must show your working.

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(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q26.

Prove algebraically that the recurring decimal can be written as the fraction

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q27.
Prove algebraically that the recurring decimal . has the value

(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q28.

Make t the subject of the formula

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(Total for Question is 4 marks)

Q29.

Make k the subject of the formula.

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(Total for question is 3 marks)

Q30.

(a) Expand and simplify (x + 2)(2x – 3)(3x + 1)

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(3)

(b) Simplify

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(1)

(Total for question = 4 marks)