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Year 9 Term 2 Assessment Shadow Paper

Question 1
Skill involved: K100c: Divide mixed numbers.

Determine

2 1
¿4 ÷2
3 2

Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

Question 2
Skill involved: K186b: Change the subject of a linear formula requiring two steps.

Make a the subject of the formula:

a+3 c
¿ 9 b=
10

a=¿ …………………………

Question 3
Skill involved: K178b: Factorise by taking an algebraic factor out with single variable.

Factorise fully
2
¿ 6 p −14 p

…………………………

Question 4
Skill involved: K179b: Expand two brackets in the form (x ± a)(x ± b)

Expand and simplify

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¿(x +1)( x−3)

…………………………

Question 5
Skill involved: K206e: Laws of indices for multiplying and dividing powers requiring two steps.

Simplify
9
r
¿ 3 4
r ×r

…………………………

Question 6
Skill involved: K107a: Combine two ratios to form one.

In a box,

number of red buttons : number of blue buttons ¿ 5 :3

number of blue buttons : number of green buttons ¿ 1 :2

There are 48 green buttons in the box.

Work out the number of red buttons in the box.

…………………………
(4 marks)

Question 7
Skill involved: K88a: Determine the n th term formula of an ascending arithmetic sequence

Find the nth term of the sequence.

6 , 10 , 14 , 18 ,.. .

n term = …………………………
th

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Question 8
Skill involved: E88: Find the nth term formula for a linear sequence.

What is the fifth term of the sequence with nth term formula 6 n+2 ?

Question 9
Skill involved: K132a: Estimate the total from a grouped frequency table.

John collects the lengths of some animals and records the data in the table below.

Length ( z cm) Frequency

30< z ≤ 40 1

40 < z ≤ 50 2

50< z ≤60 1

60< z ≤70 5

70< z ≤ 80 7

Calculate an estimate for the mean length of all of the animals.

………………………… cm

Question 10
Skill involved: E215: Multiply and divide numbers in standard form.

4.62 x 108 million tins of beans were sold last year.

These tins of beans cost a total of £300.3 million.

Work out the average cost per tin of beans.

£ …………………………
(2 marks)

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Question 11
Skill involved: E154: Recognise alternate, corresponding and cointerior angles.

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 .

x=¿ ………………………… °

(4 marks)

Question 12
Skill involved: K131e: Form a cumulative frequency table from a frequency table.

Jenny collects the lengths of 90 animals and records the data in the table below.

Length ( y cm) Frequency

0< y ≤ 5 4

5< y ≤ 10 11

10< y ≤ 15 29

15< y ≤ 20 15

20< y ≤ 25 10

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25< y ≤ 30 21

Complete the cumulative frequency table.

Length ( y cm) Cumulative requency

0< y ≤ 5

0< y ≤ 10

0< y ≤ 15

0< y ≤ 20

0< y ≤ 25

0< y ≤ 30

Question 13
Skill involved: K257a: Draw a cumulative frequency graph given a cumulative frequency table.

Jack collects the running times of 80 athletes and records the data in the table below.

Draw a cumulative frequency graph for the data in the table.

Cumulati
Time ( z ve
seconds) frequenc
y

10< z ≤15 6

10< z ≤20 17

10< z ≤25 65

10< z ≤30 73

10< z ≤35 80

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Question 14
Skill involved: K257c: Use a cumulative frequency graph to estimate the median.

James collects the running times of some athletes and plots the values on the cumulative
frequency graph below.

Use the cumulative frequency graph to estimate the median of the data.

…………………………

Question 15
Skill involved: K257d: Use a cumulative frequency graph to estimate the interquartile range.

Joana collects the lengths of some animals and

plots the values on the cumulative frequency
graph below.

Use the cumulative frequency graph to estimate

the interquartile range (IQR) of the data.

…………………………

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Question 16
Skill involved: K198e: Solve simultaneous equations with unequal coefficients where the second
unknowns have different signs.

Solve the following simultaneous equations.

x=. . . .. . . .. . . , y =. .. . . .. . .. .

Question 17
Skill involved: K380a: Find the sum of an arithmetic series.

Find the sum of the first 28 terms of the series that starts with:

9+24 +39+54 +…

1 1
Arithmetic series: Sn= n ( a+l )= n ( 2 a+ ( n−1 ) d )
2 2

S28=¿ …………………………

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Question 18
Skill involved: E227: Interior and exterior angles of regular and irregular polygons.

Pentagon ABCDE is drawn inside the regular octagon ABFGHIJK .

The pentagon has exactly one line of symmetry.

Work out the value of x .

x=¿ ………………………… °

(4 marks)

Question 19
Skill involved: K184e: Solve an equation with fractions leading to a linear equation.

Solve:

2 x +2 5 x +5
+ =4 x−5
3 6

x=. . . .. . . .. . .

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Question 20
Skill involved: E215: Multiply and divide numbers in standard form.

40
a=6 ×10

Work out the value of a 3

Give your answer in standard form.

x 10
(3 marks)

Question 21
Skill involved: E223: Establish the constant of proportionality for variables which are directly or
inversely proportional.

y is inversely proportional to d 2
When d=10, y=4

d is directly proportional to x 2
When x=2, d=24

Find a formula for y in terms of x .

Give your answer in its simplest form.

y=¿ …………………………
(5 marks)

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Mark scheme
Question 1
13
1
15

➀ Write the mixed numbers as improper fractions.

2 1 4 ×3+ 2 2 ×2+1
4 ÷ 2 =¿ ÷
3 2 3 2
¿∧14 5
÷
3 2

➁ Divide the fractions.

14 5 14 2
÷ ∧¿ ×
3 2 3 5
28
¿=
15

➂ Write the improper fraction as a mixed number.

28 ÷ 15∧¿ 1 remainder 13
13
¿=1
15

Question 2
90 b−3 c

➀ Multiply both sides by 10.

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➁ Subtract 3 c from both sides to isolate a .

(Could not display math)

Question 3
2 p (3 p−7 )

You need to find the highest number that is a common factor of 6 and −14 . This number is
2.
For the variables, take the lowest power of each variable in common, so p

We can write 2 p () and consider what we need to multiply 2 p by to get each of the terms.

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6 p2−14 p=2 p ( 3 p−7 )

Question 4
2
x −2 x−3

➀ Multiply each term in the first bracket by each term in the second bracket.

¿ ( x+1 ) ( x−3 )
¿=x × x −x ×3+ 1× x−1× 3
2
¿=x −3 x+ x−3

➁ Simplify.
2
¿=x −2 x−3

Question 5
2
r

➀ Simplify.
9 9
r r
3 4
∧¿ 7
r ×r r
2
¿¿r

Question 6
40

Question 7
4 n+2

➀ Find the common difference.

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➁ The common difference is + 4, so we consider the sequence with nth term of 4 n.

4 , 8 ,12 , 16 , …

➂ The first term of the sequence with this formula is 4 , but the first term of the original
sequence is 6 . So an adjustment of +2 is required.

Therefore, the nth term is 4 n+2.

Question 8
32

Question 9
1030cm

➀ Using the midpoint to represent the values in each group, multiply this by the frequency
to find the total for the row.

Length ( z cm) Frequency fz

30< z ≤ 40 1 35 ×1=35
40 < z ≤ 50 2 45 × 2=90
50< z ≤60 1 55 ×1=55
60< z ≤70 5 65 ×5=325
70< z ≤ 80 7 75 ×7=525
Total 1030

➁ Adding the quantities found for each row gives a total of 1030 .

Alternative method using a scientific calculator.

➀ Turn on the frequency column (you only need to do this once): SHIFT, MENU/SETUP,
Statistics, Frequency on.

➁ Go to the correct calculator mode: MENU, Statistics, 1-Variable.

➂ Input the data below in your calculator.

x Freq
35 1
45 2
55 1

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65 5
75 7

➂ Calculate the total (Σ x): OPTN, 1-Variable Calc.

Σ x =1030

Question 10
£0.65

Question 11
x=¿95°

Question 12

Length ( y cm) Cumulative requency

0< y ≤ 5 4

0< y ≤ 10 15

0< y ≤ 15 44

0< y ≤ 20 59

0< y ≤ 25 69

0< y ≤ 30 90

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Length ( y cm) Cumulative frequency

0< y ≤ 5 4
0< y ≤ 10 15
0< y ≤ 15 44
0< y ≤ 20 59
0< y ≤ 25 69
0< y ≤ 30 90
Question 13

There is no data below 10 so you can plot this with a cumulative frequency of 0.

You then need to plot the end of each class interval with its cumulative frequency.

Question 14

➀ Find the position of the median.

100
=50
2

➁ Find the point on the graph where the cumulative frequency is 50.

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➂ Conclude.

The median is 53.

Question 15

➀ Find the position of the quartiles.

120
¿ =30
4
120
¿ ×3=90
4

➁ Find the points on the graph where the cumulative frequency is 30 and 90.

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➂ Conclude.

The IQR is 44.5−40.3=4.2

Question 16
x=−2 , y=3

Label the equations.

Multiply ① by 3.

Do ① +② then solve for x .

14 x=−28
x=−2

Substitute x=−2 into ① and solve for y .

4 (−2)− y ∧¿−11
−8− y∧¿−11
− y ∧¿−3
y∧¿ 3

Question 17
S28=¿ 5922

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1
Substitute n=28, a=9 and d=15 into Sn= n ( 2 a+ ( n−1 ) d )
2

1
S28∧¿ ( 28 ) [ 2 ( 9 ) + ( 27 )( 15 ) ]
2
¿=5922

Question 18
x=¿19°

Question 19
13
x=
5

The lowest common denominator is 6 so we can multiply the first fraction top and bottom
by 2.

2 x +2 5 x +5
+ ∧¿ 4 x−5
3 6
4 x + 4 5 x +5
+ ∧¿ 4 x−5
6 6
4 x+ 4+ 5 x +5
∧¿ 4 x−5
6
9 x +9
∧¿ 4 x−5
6
×6 ↓∧↓× 6
9 x +9∧¿ 24 x−30
−9 x ↓∧↓−9 x
9∧¿ 15 x−30
+30 ↓∧↓+30
39∧¿ 15 x
÷15 ↓∧↓÷ 15
13
∧¿ x
5

Question 20
122
2.16 ×10

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Question 21
100
4
9x

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