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The Exam Coach GL Mathematics Paper 9
The Exam Coach GL Mathematics Paper 9
Paper 9
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Instructions:
● You have 50 minutes to answer 50 questions.
● Carefully read through the passage of writing and then answer the questions that follow.
● Put a line through the correct answer by choosing one of the options A-E.
Example:
The Correct way to mark your The Incorrect way to mark your
answers on the answer sheet: answers on the answer sheet:
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Use a pencil to mark your answers. Rub out any errors, do not cross them out.
Please take care when marking your answers on your answer sheets.
Make sure you mark your answer on the line that matches the question number and
mark only one answer per line.
The following symbols and phrases are used on the test papers.
5) While making desserts for a bake sale, Nellie used 1/2 of a scoop of brown sugar as well as
3/8 of a scoop of white sugar. How much more brown sugar did Nellie use?
A B C D E
2/6 scoop 3/4 scoop 7/8 scoop 1/8 scoop 1/4 scoop
6) In science class, Victor started an experiment using a solution with a temperature of –5°C.
During the experiment, the change in the solution's temperature was –4°C. What was the
final temperature of Victor's solution?
A B C D E
-4oC -9oC 5oC 1oC -1oC
7) Tori used 1 kilogram of almonds to make 5 batches of snack mix. How many kilograms of
almonds, on average, were in each batch?
A B C D E
0.2 kg 0.4 kg 1 kg 5 kg 6 kg
8) Ellen placed 6 weights on a scale during science class. If each weight weighed 7.2 grams,
what did the scale read?
A B C D E
39.6 g 41.6 g 43.2 g 44.6 g 47.3 g
A B C D E
8 cm2 17 cm2 20 cm2 36 cm2 40 cm2
10) Mandy bought 10 books about animals, 4 books about outer space, and 5 books about
trains. Each book cost £2. How much did Mandy spend on the books?
A B C D E
£20 £24 £27 £35 £38
11) Ken had 17 toy cars. Then he bought 27 cars from the toy store and got 26 cars for his
birthday. Ken gave 4 of the toy cars to his sister and 20 to his friend Maureen. How many toy
cars does Ken have left?
A B C D E
45 46 47 50 52
12) There are 4 red pens in Mabel's desk drawer. There are 8 more black pens than red pens.
There are also 8 more blue pens than red pens. How many pens are there in all?
A B C D E
28 32 34 35 42
13) Barry had 80 dolphin stickers. He gave 4 stickers each to 4 friends. How many stickers
does Barry have left?
A B C D E
54 55 57 64 72
14) The point C(2, -1) is translated 6 units up and 4 units left.
15) What is the first number in this sequence: …, 79, 87, 95, 103?
A B C D E
71 72 74 75 78
A B C D E
15a 17a 26a 28a 30a
18) Lucia is organising her books and putting them on shelves. She put 42 books on the first
shelf, 49 books on the second shelf, 56 books on the third shelf, 63 books on the fourth shelf,
and 70 books on the fifth shelf. If this pattern continues, how many books will Lucia put on
the sixth shelf?
A B C D E
77 78 79 80 81
19) Nicole and Aubrey had breakfast at a café. Muffins cost £3 each, and fruit cups cost £2
each. Nicole had 1 muffin and 1 fruit cup. Aubrey had 2 muffins and 1 fruit cup. How much
did their breakfast cost altogether?
A B C D E
£5 £9 £13 £18 £21
A B C D E
38o 39o 41o 43o 45o
23) Josh has r red peppers and 5 green peppers. Choose the expression that shows how
many peppers Josh has.
A B C D E
5 r+5 5-r r r-5
A B C D E
1 2 3 4 5
A B C D E
quadrilateral kite trapezium rhombus rectangle
A B C D E
3t + 3 4t + 2 3t + 4 4t + 3 3t + 2
30) The swimming club went to a swim meet in another town. They took 2 cars and 4 vans.
There were 4 people in each car and 6 people in each van. How many people went on the
trip?
A B C D E
6 10 17 28 32
32) In order to select new board members, the French club held an election. 22 out of the 55
members of the French club voted in the election. What percentage of the members voted?
A B C D E
10% 20% 25% 30% 40%
A B C D E
598 636 682 732 834
A B C D E
238 m2 264 m2 294 m2 343 m2 372 m2
35) A sandwich shop employee takes 5.8 minutes to make a sandwich. How long does it take
him to make 2 sandwiches?
A B C D E
2.9 mins 4.4 mins 6.2 mins 8.9 mins 11.6 mins
36) Simplify a6 x a9
A B C D E
a15 a56 a3 a7 a21
38) Amy runs a stable. 18 horses currently board at the stable, and 2 of them are grey.
What is the probability that a randomly chosen horse will be grey?
A B C D E
1/2 1/3 1/5 1/7 1/9
39) Norma buys 3 kilograms of flour tortilla chips and 2 kilograms of rice cakes. How much
does she spend?
A B C D E
£5.53 £.5.95 £6.22 £7.23 £7.82
40) What is the perimeter of this semicircle? Use 3.14 for 𝜋.
A B C D E
6.28 m 7.48 m 4.92 m 3.14 m 5.14 m
41) There are 3 consecutive integers that add up to 27. Which is the smallest of the integers?
A B C D E
7 8 9 10 11
42) The railroad company wants to sell £48,000 in tickets. If each ticket costs £8, how many
tickets will the railroad have to sell to meet its goal?
A B C D E
4,800 5,400 5,800 6,000 6,500
43) Brody has 17 white buttons. He has 11 fewer brown buttons than white buttons. Brody
has 6 more grey buttons than brown buttons. How many buttons does Brody have in all?
A B C D E
31 35 37 41 44
Bella just missed the 13:30 train at Ashland. How long does she have to wait until the next
train?
A B C D E
30 mins 1 hour 1 hour 15 mins 5 hour 30 mins 9 hours 45 mins
45) Last week, Ethan and Savannah each donated money to charity. Ethan donated £58.00
to help endangered animals, and Savannah donated £50.00 to save the rainforest. How
much did Ethan and Savannah donate in all?
A B C D E
£8.00 £24.00 £84.00 £92.00 £108.00
A B C D E
36o 47o 55o 72o 94o
48) Darrell always takes the same route when he walks his dog. First, he walks 10 blocks to
the park. Then he walks 6 blocks to the primary school. Finally, he walks 14 blocks to get
back home. Darrell walks his dog 3 times each day. How many blocks does Darrell's dog
walk each day?
A B C D E
20 30 70 90 120
49) Mitch bought 7 cartons of ice cream and 3 cartons of yoghurt. Each carton of ice cream
cost £2 and each carton of yoghurt cost £1. How much more did Mitch spend on ice cream
than on yoghurt?
A B C D E
£20 £11 £10 £8 £3
50) Harry went to a pizza place with 2 friends. They ordered a large mushroom pizza for
£12.95 and a garden salad for £2.30. They also got 2 sodas for £0.70 each. The tax came to
£0.85. How much change should they have received from £20.00?
A B C D E
£2.50 £4.00 £8.65 £13.76 £17.50
End of paper.