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EXAM
Student name: ______________________
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YEAR 9
2019 HALF YEARLY
EXAMINATION

Mathematics

General  Working time - 90 minutes

Instructions  Write using black pen
 NESA approved calculators may be used
 In questions 26-32, show relevant mathematical reasoning and/or
calculations

Total marks: Section I – 25 marks

60  Attempt Questions 1-25
 Allow about 35 minutes for this section

Section II – 35 marks
 Part A: Attempt questions 26-30
 Part B: Attempt questions 31-32 (Advanced)
 Allow about 55 minutes for this section

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Section I

25 marks
Attempt questions 1 - 25
Allow about 35 minutes for this section

Use the multiple-choice answer sheet for questions 1-25

1.
How much simple interest is earned when $2000 is invested at 10% p.a. for two years?

(A) $200
(B) $400
(C) $2400
(D) $2420

2.
The hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is opposite to the:

(A) right angle

(B) obtuse angle
(C) acute angle
(D) none of these

3.
What is the value of m if 5 m−3=60 ?

(A) m = 12
(B) m = 12.6
(C) m = 57
(D) m =63

4.
x × x equals:
5 5

(A) x
10

(B) x
25

(C) 2x
5

(D) 2x
10

5.
If three sides of a triangle are equal, what is the size of each angle?

(A) 30˚
(B) 45˚
(C) 60˚
(D) 90˚

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6. A bag contains twelve black cards, five white cards and three red cards. What is the
probability of choosing a white card? Answer correct to two decimal places.
(A) 0.05
(B) 0.25
(C) 0.33
(D) 0.50

7.
If a and b are both negative, which of these expressions is always positive?

(A) a+b
(B) a–b
(C) –ab
a
(D)
b

8.
How long will it take to travel 30 km at an average speed of 75 km/h?

(A) 24 min
(B) 28 min
(C) 30 min
(D) 40 min

9.

What is the value of y correct to one decimal place?

(A) 4.2 cm
(B) 9.5 cm
(C) 12.8 cm
(D) 15.1 cm

10.
What is the gradient of the line 2 x−5 y=10 ?

2
(A)
5
5
(B)
2
(C) 2
(D) 5

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11.
Which of these numbers is the median of the data set: 19, 12, 21, 23, 30, 15, 18?

(A) 18
(B) 19
20 20
(D) 23

12. A store sells a pair of shorts for $45 and makes a profit of $5.
What is the percentage profit on the cost price?
(A) 10%
(B) 12.5%
(C) 15%
(D) 17.5%

13. Muhammad works from 7:15 am to 11:00 am in his casual employment and is paid
$19.20 per hour. What is his pay?
(A) $72.00
(B) $76.80
(C) $79.68
(D) $81.60

14.
Which of these is the best buy?

(A) $3.60 for 250 mL

(B) $4.50 for 400 mL
(C) $6.20 for 600 mL
(D) $7.40 for 680 mL

15.

What is the exact value of x?

(A) √ 65
(B) √ 85
(C) √ 113
(D) √ 193

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16.
What is the value of x when y = 5 is substituted in 2 x− y=7 ?

(A) x=2
(B) x=6
(C) x=8
(D) x = 12

17. Increase $520 by 18% and then decrease this amount by 13%.
What is the result, to the nearest dollar?
(A) $494
(B) $525
(C) $534
(D) $546

18.
Which of these is the largest?

5
(A)
9
(B) 0.5 4̇
(C) 55%
(D) 0.506

19.

Which of the following could be the equation of the above line graph?
(A) x=0
(B) y=0
(C) x+y=0
(D) y = x

20. Gavin divided an amount of money in the ratio 3 : 5. What was the amount of money, if
the smaller part is $30?

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(A) $18
(B) $48
(C) $50
(D) $80

21. x+2
Solve the equation =6.
4
(A) x=8
(B) x = 12
(C) x = 22
(D) x = 26

22.
Which of these is the best pay?

(A) $26 per hour at normal

(B) $17 per hour at time-and-a-half
(C) $13.20 per hour double-time
(D) $8.90 per hour at triple-time

23. A road rises uniformly 30.6 m for every 600 m along the road.
What is the angle of elevation of this road, correct to the nearest degree?
(A) 1˚
(B) 2˚
(C) 3˚
(D) 4˚

24.
Three more than twice the number, equals the number plus 7. What is the number?

(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 10

25. William borrows $7500 and repays this amount plus interest. If he makes 24 monthly
repayments of $350, what is the annual simple interest rate?
(A) 3%
(B) 4%
(C) 5%
(D) 6%

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Section II Part A

25 marks
Attempt questions 26 - 30
Allow about 40 minutes for this section
Answer each question in the spaces provided.
Your responses should include relevant mathematical reasoning and/or calculations.

Question 26 (5 marks) Marks

(a) Isaac earns $1260 per week and is drawing up a budget.

He plans to save one-quarter of his pay.
(i) How much will Isaac save each week? 1

(ii) How much will Isaac save in 12 weeks? 1

(b) The graph below shows the water level in a washing machine.

(i) When is the level of water decreasing? 1

(ii) When is the water level constant? 1

(iii) When does the water level increase at the fastest rate? 1

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Question 27 (5 marks) Marks

5
(a) If C= ( F−3 2 ) find C when F = 212. 1
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(b) A ladder 2.5 m long leans against a 1

vertical wall, making an angle of 51˚
with the floor.
How far up the wall is the top of the
ladder? Answer correct to one
decimal place.

(c) The points P(–3, –1) and Q(5, 3) are plotted on a number plane.

(i) Where does the line PQ cut the x-axis? 1

(ii) What is the gradient of PQ? 1

(iii) Find the exact length of PQ. 1

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Question 28 (5 marks) Marks

(a) Solve these equations

(i) 6 ( x−2 ) =18 1

(ii) 2 y−20=9 y−6 1

4a
(iii) =5+a 1
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(b)

Write an algebraic expression for the area of the rectangle. Simplify this 1
expression.

(c) 1

Find the value of h correct to two decimal places.

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Question 29 (5 marks) Marks

(a)

(i) What is the y-intercept of the line? 1

(ii) Find the gradient of the line. 1

(iii) What is the equation of the line? 1

(b) Hayley borrowed $5000 for a holiday. She repaid the amount in monthly 1
instalments of $176 over 3 years. How much interest did she pay?

(c) Liam’s gross pay in the last financial year was $84 350 and he had deductions 1
totalling $3540. What was his net pay?

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Question 30 (5 marks) Marks

(a) 2

What is the altitude of an equilateral triangle whose sides are each 16 cm

long? Answer correct to one decimal place.

(b) Find the values of x and y, if the midpoint of (x, 5) and (9, y) is (1, 6)? 1

(c) Find the amount of compound interest (correct to the nearest dollar) earned
after investing:
(i) $18 000 for 5 years at 7.3% p.a. 1

(ii) $6250 for six months at 6% p.a. 1

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Section II Part B: Advanced

10 marks
Attempt questions 31 - 32
Allow about 15 minutes for this section

Answer each question in the spaces provided.

Your responses should include relevant mathematical reasoning and/or calculations.

Question 31 (5 marks) Marks

(a)

(i) Find AD to the nearest metre. 1

(ii) What is the size of ∠ ACD correct to the nearest degree? 1

(b) Simplify
(i) −2 a2 ( ab−3 )−3 b ( a3−4 b 2) 1

3 2
20 x × ( 2 x )
6
(ii) 1
8
10 x

(c) Hazel sells cars. She is paid a retainer of $350 per week and a commission of 1
3% on sales. Find her weekly income when she sold a car worth $70 000.

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Question 32 (5 marks) Marks

(a) 2

Find the value of x.

(b) 13 more than 4 times a number, equals the number plus 43. What is the 1
number?

(c) Find the percentage rate per annum, if $3000 in the simple interest was 1
earned on $10 000 invested for 3 years.

5y 3y 3
(d) Solve + = 1
2 5 10

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