SYDNEY BOYS HIGH SCHOOL

M O O R E PA R K , S U R RY H I L L S

Year 9
Half Yearly Examination 2011

Advanced Mathematics

General Instructions

Examiner: B. Kilmore

Working time 75 minutes

Write using black or blue pen.
Approved calculators may be used.
All necessary working MUST be shown in
every question if full marks are to be
awarded.
Marks may not be awarded for untidy or
badly arranged work.
If more space is required, clearly write the
number of the QUESTION on one of the
back pages and answer it there. Indicate
that you have done so.
All answers must be given in exact
simplified form unless otherwise
indicated.
Clearly indicate your class by placing an
X, next to your class

NAME:
Class

9A
9B
9C
9D
9E
9F
9G

Teacher
Mr Fuller
Ms Evans
Ms Nesbitt
Mr Elliott
Ms Ward
Mr Boros
Mr McQuillan

Question

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Total

Mark
/10
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/10
/12
/13
/12
/13
/80

Section 1 - 10 Marks
Number
1. By writing each fraction as a decimal determine which fraction is bigger,

11
13
or
15
17

(1)

2. Calculate 32

(1)

3. Write 0.232323... as a fraction.

(1)

4. Two partners invest $1000 and $1700 in a business. How should a profit of $567 be

divided between them?

(2)

5. The ratio of profit to selling price of an article is 1:5. What is the profit if the cost

price is $2.40?
(2)

6. Convert 30m/s to km/h.

(2)

7. How many significant figures are there in the following numbers?

(1)

a) 9.005

b) 0.00538

Section 2 10 Marks
Working Mathematically
8. Natalie guessed the number of jellybeans in a jar but guessed 24 too many. Her friend,
Harriet, guessed 16 too few. The average of their guesses is 192. How many jellybeans are
there in the jar?
(3)

1
2

9. Jason used 48 L of water to wash his car over 1 hours. How much water would he

1
have used if it took him 2 hours to wash the car assuming that the water was used at
2
the same rate?
(2)

10. It takes 3 people 3 hours (working at the same rate) to clean up after a party.

a) How long would it take one person to clean up after the same party if they also
worked at the same rate?
(1)

b) If one of the original three people worked at half the rate of the other two, how
long would the same three people take to cleanup?
(2)

11. A colour TV costs a store $675. They apply a 45% mark-up, but later offer it as a special,
with 20% off. What is the stores actual profit?
(2)

Section 3 10 Marks
Working Mathematically -3m
12. Lando bought 7 tonnes of pumpkins at $75 per tonne. He sold 5 tonnes at $94.50 per tonne.
At what price must he sell the remaining pumpkins to make an overall profit of 22%?
(3)

Algebra 7m
13. If Michael is 14 years old, how old will he be in y years?

(1)

2
14. Given t = 3 , calculate h when h= 40t - 5t

(1)

15. Expand and simplify fully

(5)

a) 3(2a 7) 4a

b) 4( p 3) 2 p (1 p )

c) (4c 3d )(4c 3d )

d) (2 x 3)( x 1)

e) ( x 3) 2

Section 4 12 Marks
Algebra
16. Simplify the following:

a)

5a 4a

3
7

b)

2 x 1 3x 2

4
3

c)

5 25

3a a

(6)

17. Find a simplified expression which would calculate the shaded area of this diagram:
4a + 2

2a + 2

a+1

3a + 1

18. If X ( a b) and Y ( a b) , then find a simplified expression for ( X Y )( X Y )

(3)

Section 5 13 Marks
Probability
19. A jar contains identical balls numbered 1 to 10. If one ball is drawn out at
random, what is the probability that:
a) The number is even?

(1)

b) the number contains 2 digits?

(1)

20. A large basket of fruit contains 8 oranges, 5 apples and 4 bananas. If a

piece of fruit is chosen at random, what is the probability of choosing
an apple or a banana?

( 1)

21. The instructions for workers preparing boxes of 100 Sydney High Surprise gift
chocolates are:
Exactly 30 chocolates must contain vanilla flavouring;
Exactly 40 chocolates must have soft centres;
55 chocolates must be either vanilla-flavoured or soft-centred or both

Calculate the probability that a randomly chosen chocolate from the 100 in the box is
both vanilla-flavoured and soft-centred.
(3)

22. Of a group of 50 people, 32 play tennis, some play golf, 10 play no sport, 18 play both
tennis and golf.
a) Draw a Venn Diagram showing this information.
(2)

b) If one of these people is selected at random, find the probability that they play
golf.
(1)

23. Twenty people are trapped in a lift: 8 have blue eyes and 9 have brown eyes; 5 have
blonde hair and 7 have black hair; 1 person has red hair and the rest are brunettes.
The red-haired person has green eyes; there are 2 blue-eyed blondes and 2 hazel-eyed
brunettes. 3 black-haired people have blue eyes.
One person is chosen at random to climb up the shaft to get help. What is the
probability it is someone with:
a) Brown eyes and black hair?
b) Brown eyes and brunette hair?

(4)

Sectioon 6 122 Marks

Deductive Geoometry
8 .
24. The exteriior angle off a regular ppolygon is 18
a) Show thhat the num
mber of sidess of the poly
ygon is 20.

b) Find thee sum of thee interior anngles of the 20-sided po

olygon.

(1)

(3)

25. Find the vaalue of x, y and z .

a)

10

(1)

b) Find the vaalue of x andd y .

(2)

26. Equal anglees and sides are

a marked inn the followiing diagramss.
b
sayingg which trian
ngles are con
ngruent and w
why.
Complete the statements below,

(2)

.......

a)

ABCC

b)

........

Reasson: ..........

........

Reason: ..........

27. Quadrilaterral ABCD iss a rhombuss. The midp

points of tw
wo of its sidees are joined
d with a
straight linee, EF. Find
d the value oof p, clearly
y showing all working oout and reassons. (3)
A

11

Sectioon 7 133 Marks

Deductive Geoometry
28. Find the values
v
of a and
a b in the following diagram:
d

(3)

29. In the diagrram below, AC and BD

D are straigh
ht lines interrsecting in tthe point O,, the
centre of thhe circle.
ove that AO
OD BOC
C
a) Pro
(2)
A

CD is a quadrilateral. C
Choose from
m the list below, circlinng the name that
b) ABC
bestt describes ABCD
A
and give a reaso
on for your answer.
(1)
Squuare

Rhombuus

Rectanglee

Reason:

12

m
Trapezium

30. Given that BAE EAD and CDE EDA

E , prove that x y 2z

(3)

31. In kite ABC

CD, prove thaat the long diiagonal biseccts the short diagonal.
d

(4)

13

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