CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY MATHEMATICS 9: MID-POINT TEST MARK SCHEME

Stage 9 Mid-point test: Mark scheme

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1 a [1]
49

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b [1]
32

2 a 5.9 × 108 [1]

b 7.24 × 10 −7 [1]

3 a 6 and −6 (both values required for the mark) [1]

b Not possible [1]

c −3 (no mark if two values are given e.g. 3 and −3) [1]

4 7 (1 mark for evidence of correct order of operations e.g. 52 − 2 × 32 = 25 − 2 × 9 ) [2]

5 x2 − 2 x − 24 (1 mark for evidence of correct method e.g. x2 + 4 x − 6 x − 24.

Terms can be in any order.) [2]

6 a a = 2m − b [1]

s 1 s
b t= (allow any equivalent formula e.g. t = s or t = ) [1]
5 5 5

7 x 2 − 9 (must be exact to get the mark e.g. no mark for x2 + 3 x − 3 x − 9) [1]

8 7250 x < 7350 (inequalities must be correct to award the mark) [1]

9 $18 720 (1 mark for correct method e.g. × 0.8 and × 0.9 or subtract 20% then
subtract 10% of new value) [2]

10 Arun and a valid reason e.g. 85% and 78%

or 0.848… and 0.783…

or any other method (no mark for Arun without a valid explanation.
Do not penalise incorrect rounding.) [1]

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11 (9, 10) (1 mark for eliminating one variable e.g. x + 2 x − 8 = 19, 1 mark for attempting to
solve the resulting equation) [3]

12 a Sofia has 3 times what Zara has

or the ratio of Sofia’s oranges to Zara’s oranges is 3 : 1

or any equivalent statement [1]

b 15 (1 mark for an attempt to solve the equation e.g. x = 3( x − 10) and multiply out the
bracket) [2]

13 a Divides the hexagon into four triangles and explains that 4 × 180 = 720 (1 mark
for a partial answer e.g. shows a division into 4 triangles or writes 4 × 180 = 720
but does not show a division of the hexagon.) [2]

b 120 ° [1]

14 a 36 ° [1]

b 144 ° [1]

15 x = y 2 + z 2 [1]

16 39 or 38.9 (1 mark for attempting to calculate x = 192 + 34 2 ) [2]

17 a Shows the percentages of men are different

or says that there are fewer men than women in the club but more in the sample

or any other valid explanation [1]

b 15 men and 35 women (1 mark for finding 30% are men or dividing numbers of men
and women in the club by 9 or any other valid method) [2]

5 1 2 3 8
18 1 (1 mark for attempting the addition first e.g. + = + , 1 mark for a valid
24 4 3 12 12
1 11 17 11 51 22 29
attempt to subtract e.g. 2 − = − = − = ) [3]
8 12 8 12 24 24 24

2 5 1 1 25 2 5
19 1 or (1 mark for attempting a division i.e. 4 ÷ 2 = × = , allow an equivalent
3 3 6 2 6 5 3
10
fraction such as ) [2]
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20 a 39 or 39.0 (1 mark for 12.4 × π ) [2]

b 121 or 120.8 (1 mark for 6.2 2 × π ) [2]

21 a 82 500 [1]

b 1.2 × 10 −7 (1 mark for 120 × 10 −9 or 0.000 000 12) [2]

22 85.8 or 86 (1 mark for area of semicircle is π × 4.52 ÷ 2 , 1 mark for adding areas of
semicircle and rectangle e.g. 54 + 31.8) [3]

[Total: 50 marks]

END OF TEST

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