Aga Khan Mzizima Secondary School

Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania
Entrance Examination 2023

Mathematics

Year 9 Duration: 2 hours

Name: Angel Mary Abraham______________________

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
 Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.
 Answer all the questions on the space provided
 Working should be neat and clear.
 Do not use any correction fluids.
 Use blue or black ink.
 Total marks 100.

Examiner’s Comments:

This paper consists of 15 printed pages including this cover page.

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Q1a) 3 and 5

1b) 9 and 6

1c) 6

1d) 8

1e) Square numbers are products of a number multiplied by itself. Hence the square of 5
would be 5*5 which is equal to 25, not 10. Therefore, 10 is not a whole number.

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Qc) 3/10

70%

27

2.

9,37,56,59,75

0.067, 0.56, 0.6, 0.605, 0.65

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 (2)

-10, -6, -4, 2, 5

2
/5, ½, ¾, 2/3

(2)

3.

-2<x<3

4. (a)

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 Work out the perimeter of this six sided shape

7+4+7+4+7+3.5+4 = 21+12+3.5 = 36.5

Answer ____36.5cm_________ (3)

(b)

8*8 = 64, 8*4 = 32

Answer _____32cm________
(4)

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 5.

Ans: 8
10-2 = 8

2,6,7,9,10,10 Ans: 8

7+9/2 = 8

2+10+7+6+10+9 / 6 = 44/6 = 7 Ans: 7.33 or 73/10

6. Evaluate the following

a]

= 5/6 + 3/5 = 25/30 + 18/30 = 43/30 = 113/30

+6= _____713/30________ (3 marks)

b]

6+ 15/15 – 10/15 = 11/15, 3-1 = 2 Ans: 211/15

___211/15______________ (3 marks)

c]

11/4 * 4/3 = 44/ 12 = 11/ 3 = 3 2/3

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 ____32/3_____________ (3 marks)

d]

= 5 1/2 * 1 8/3 = 11/2*11/8 = 121/6 = 7 9/16

_________79/16______ (3 marks)

e]

-6*-6 = 36

23+36 = 59, 59* ¾ = 59*0.75 = 44.25

_____44.25 or 44 1/4__ (3 marks)

7.

= 5x/ 5 < 5/5 =

X<1

<1

6y + 3 > 10 =

6y+3-3>10-3

= 6y > 7. 6y/6> 7/6

y = 7/6
7= 7/6

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 8.

2/3 * 24 9/10 = 16 6/10 = 16/60

16.60

9.

15-6 = 9, 9*2 = 18

X=_18__ (3 marks)

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= 6p – 3p = 5 + 13 = 3p = 18. 18/3 = 6

P=____6_______ (3 marks)

3t + 5 = 10, 3t = 5. T = 3/5

t =_____3/5 or 0.6___ (3 marks)

d)

10a+15+2a-8 = 12a+7 =

a = _____12a+7________ (3 marks)

10. a)

2,3 , 7 etc

2*2*2*3*3*3*7= 23 * 32 * 7 = 72*7 = 504

__Ans: 23 * 32 * 7 ________ (3 marks)

b)

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32  1,2 , 4, 8, 16, 32

48  1,2,3 ,4,6,8,12,16,24,48

72  1,22,3,4,6,8,9,12,18,24,36,72

______Ans: 8______________ (3 marks)

c)

75, 150, 225, 300,375

60, 120, 180, 240, 300

_____Ans: 300_________ (3 marks)

d)

2*9*5 = 18*5 = 90

______Ans:90________ (2 marks)

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Working: Triangle + rectangle =

Triangle = 1/2bh = ½ of 0.8*1.8 = ½ of 1.44= 0.72m2

Rectangle = L*W = 1.8*2.1 = 3.78m2

3.78m2+ 0.72m2 = 2.7216 rounded off to 2.72

2.72

12.

20*11 = 220cm2 (rectangle area = L*W)

Circle = pi * radius square = 3.142 (22/7) * 64 = 213.656

220 – 213.656 = 6.344 rounded off to 6.34

_____Ans: 6.34cm2_____ (5 marks)

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 13. .(a)

Area of rectangle (bottom of cuboid) = 10*5 = 50cm2

_____Ans: 50cm2_____(3)

(b) Calculate the volume of the cuboid

Volume of cuboid: L*W*H = 8*5*10 = 400cm3

__Ans:4cm3____ (3)

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 14.

Rectangle + isosceles trapezium =

Rectangle = 11*14 = 154m2

Trapezium = 1/2(sum of parallel sides*h)

= ½ (14+20)*7 = ½(34*7) = ½* 238 = 119m2

119+154 = 273m2 (total area)

273/ 5 = 54R3

____Ans: 54 chickens_______ [5]

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Working: 0.9*2 = 1.8m2 (door)

1.3*2 = 2.6m2 (window)

(7*3) – (2.6+1.8) = 21m2 - 4.4m2

=16.6m2

16.6m2> 16m2, hence he wont have

enough

Ans: No. To paint the entire front of his house, he would require enough
paint to cover 0.6m2 more area, hence he does not have enough paint.

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 16.

Formula: pi*radius square* height

3.142*4*5 = 62.84

____Ans: 62.84cm3___ (4 marks)

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