MATHEMATICS 9

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January 2022

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Number Skills: Integers and Rationals

1. Which option correctly represents (−4 )−(−2 )+ ( + 6 ) + (−1 )−( +12 ) ?

A) −4−2+6 +1+ 12 C) −4 +2−6 +1+ 12

B) −4−2−6−1−12 D) −4 +2+6−1−12

2. Evaluate: 5−4+ (−12 )−( +3 ) + ( +6 )

A) 22 B) 0 C) −8 D) −1

3. When evaluating the expression below using Order of Operations, which is the correct first
step?
2  7 6   4   2 
2

5  6  4  2 2  7 6   4   4 
2

A) C)

5 6   4   2  2  7 6   2  
2 2

B) D)

4. Evaluate: −10 ´ (−2 ) ¸ ( + 4 ) ¸ (−1 )

A) −5 B) 5 C) −20 D) 20

( 4 ´ 6) ´ 8
5. Evaluate: 24 ¸ ( 6−4 )

A) 16 B) 24 C) 32 D)
48

1 1
2 ¸
6. Evaluate: 3 6

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 7 3
A) 18 B) 14 C) 18 D) 6

7. Write 0. 3́as a simplified fraction.

3 3 1 3
A) B) C) D)
10 9 3 100

8. Which of the following lists represents these rational numbers in ascending order?

6 −
13
7 , 0.8 , 0 .6 , 14

−
6 13 −
6 13
A) 0 .6 , 0.8 , 7 , 14 C) 0 .6 , 7 , 0.8 , 14

6 −
13 13 6 −
B) 7 , 0.8 , 0 .6 , 14 D) 14 , 7 , 0.8 , 0 .6

3 5
9. Replace with ¿ ,<, or¿ to make a true statement: 5 5
8 11

A) ¿ B) ¿ C) ¿

Exponents

10. Identify the coefficient and the base in the following expression: −8 y 3
Coefficient Base
A) 8 y
B) No coefficient -8y
C) -8 y
D) -8y 3

11. Which of the following is NOT equivalent to −6 2?

A) 36 B) −36 C) −(−6 )2 D) −( 6 )2

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12. Simplify: 4 ×4
11 11 11 30
A) 4 B) 8 C) 16 D) 4

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13. Simplify x  x3
5 12 18 45
A) x B) x C) x D) x

3 4
14. Simplify ( 2 )

7 12 81 12
A) 2 B) 2 C) 2 D) 8

2 3
15. Simplify (4 xy )

A)
4xy 6 3 6
B) 12 x y
3 6
C) 64x y D)
4x3 y 6

2
 x
 
16. Simplify  3 

2 2 2 2
x x x x
A) 3 B) 6 C) 9 D) 5

 24b5 
 
17. Simplify  4b 
6 6
A) b
6
B) 6b
4
C) b
4
D) 6b 6

0
18. Simplify 5x

A) 0 B) 1 C) 5 D) 5x

19. Evaluate 2 3
2

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 A) 12 B) 16 C) 18 D) 36

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20. Evaluate (−3 )

A) 9 B) −9 C) −6 D) 6

21. Which of the following lists contains all perfect square numbers?

1 9 4
A) 64 , 16 , 4 , 81 C) 25 , 6 , 49 , 121

1 4 81
B) 144 , 20 , 36 , 256 D) −64 , 25 , 9 ,
169

22. Find the missing side using the Pythagorean Theorem.

A) 23
w
7
B) 25
C) 31
24
D) 38

Polynomials

23. What is the coefficient of the x term in the expression 4 x  2x  6

3 5 3

A) 2 B) 2 C) 3 D) 6
 

of the polynomial, 6x y  8x ?

3 2 4
24.
 What is the degree  

A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 9

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25. Evaluate −a , where a=4

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 A) 16 B) −16 C) 8 D) −8

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26. What is the value of the expression −4 x + 5 x when x =- 3 ?

A) −93 B) −21 C) −51 D) 51

27. Simplify the polynomial 4 x  3 x  5 x  x  4  2 x  3 x  2 .

2 2 2

Which diagram represents the simplified polynomial?

A)    

B)                          
   

C)                      
   

D)            
   

28. Simplify: 5x  9  8x 15

A) 13x  24 B) 3x  6 C) 3x  6 D) 3x  6


  2  5xy  9xy 2
29. Simplify: 6xy  3xy  

11x 2 y 3 B) xy  6xy
2
C) xy 12xy
2
D) xy 12xy
2
 A)

2 2
30. Simplify: (3 x +12
  x−1 )+(−5 x −9 x−7
 ) 

A) 2x  3x  8 B) 2x  3x  8 C) 2x  3x  8 D) 2x  3x  8

2 2 2 2

   7 
 31. Simplify: (2x  4 x)  (5x  9x)
2 2

A) 3x 13x B) 3x  5x 3x 2 13x 3x 2  5x

2 2
C) D)


   
32. Complete the drawing. Which is the correct multiplication statement that represents the
drawing?

?
A) 3x(4 x  3)  12 x  9 x
2

B) 3x(4 x  3)  12 x  9
             

C) 3x (4 x  3)  12 x  9 x
2
             

D) 3 x(4 x  3)  12 x  9 x
2
             

33. Simplify:
(5x 2 )(4 x 3 )

 A) 20x B) 20x C) 9x D) 1x

6 5 6 5

4 3 2
34. Simplify: ( 2 x y )(
 6 xy )  

5 5 4 6 4 5 5 5
A) 8 x y B) 12 x y C) 12 x y D) 12 x y

25x 2 y 5
35. Simplify:  5 xy
3

A)  5xy B)  5 x y
2 2 2
C) 20xy 2 D) 20 x 2 y 2

36. Expand: 3( x  2 x )
2

A) 3x  6 B) 3x  2 x C) 3x  5 x D) 3 x  6 x
2 2 2 2

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 25x 3  10 x 2  15x
37. Simplify: 5

A) 20 x  5 x  10 x C) 5 x  2 x  3x
3 2 3 2

B) 5 x  10 x  15x D) 5 x  2 x  3x
3 2 3 2

38. Determine an expression for the perimeter of the figure shown.

4x
A) 22 x  4 3 5x+2
B) 22 x  6
C) 25x  1
6x
D) 25x  4
7x-1

39. The area of a rectangle is 12 x  6 x. Determine an expression for the length of this
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rectangle if the width is 2 x .

Length = ?
A) 24 x  12 x
3 2

B) 12 x  4 x
2

C) 6 x  x
2

D) 6 x  3

Solving Equations and Inequalities

40. Choose the steps, in the correct order, to solve: −2 x+5=12

A) subtract 5, divide by 2 C) subtract 5, divide by −2

B) add 5, divide by 2 D) add 5, divide by −2

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41. Find the value of h: h

A) 0 .65 B) 1. 538 C) 6 .1685 D) 138 .55

42. Solve for x: 5 x+ 31=2 x+76

107 107
−
A) 3 B) −15 C) 15 D) 3

43. Solve for x: 4 (3 x−7 )=7

35 7 7 35
− −
A) 12 B) 4 C) 6 D) 12

44. What number (LCM) should you multiply each term by to get rid of the denominator?
4 x 2 x+ 1 1 x 5
+ − = −
3 6 2 9 6

A) 9 B) 18 C) 54 D) 12

10 x−8 6 x +24
=
45. Solve for x: 3 5

A) 1.0 B) 1.6 C) 0.5 D) 3.5

46. Which inequality represents the following number line?

–28 –26 –24 –22 –20 –18 –16 –14 –12 –10 –8 –6 –4 –2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 x

A) x≤12 B) x≥12 C) x<12 D) x> 12

47. Solve for x: 2 x +1<15

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 A) x< 7 B) x> 7 C) x< 8 D) x> 8

48. Solve for x: 2 x +7³8 x+1

4 4
x³ x≤
A) x ³1 B) 5 C) x≤1 D) 5

49. What is the correct math statement for the following sentence, if n represents the number?
Three less than double a number

A) 2−3 n B) 3−2 n C) 3 n−2 D) 2 n−3

50. Mr. Won Moore-Tyme has a budget of $150 to go on rides at the fair. If ride tickets cost $3
each, what inequality below would you solve to determine the number of rides he can go on?

A) 150 ≤3 r B) 150 ≥3 r C) 150>3 r D) 150<3 r

51. Ms. Anita Carr rents a car. Fast Wheels Car Rentals charges a flat fee of $75 and $0.75 per
kilometre. How much does Ms. Anita Carr have to pay if she drives to Vegas, 950 km from
Abbotsford?

A) $75.75 B) $787.50 C) $71325.00 D) $778.50

Linear Relations

52. What are the coordinates of the point:

A) (2 , 2)

B) (2 ,−2)

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 C) (−2 , 2)

D) (−2 ,−2)
X Y
2 5
4 11
53. Choose the number that would be the best choice for an x−valuein
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a table of values for the 8 23 equation: y= −3 x−4 .
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A) −3 B) 3 C) 4 D) 7

54. Which equation represents the following table of values?

A) y  2 x  1

B) y  6 x  7

C) y  3x  1
1
y x4
D) 2

55. According to the graph, at what time is a distance of 150 km is travelled?

A) 50 minutes

B) 150 minutes

C) 90 minutes

D) 250 minutes

56. Use the graph below to extrapolate the

x−value when y=3000

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 A) 30

B) 27

C) 25

D) 3

57. Which linear relation is represented in the graph shown?

d
12

A) d=3t +3 11

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B) d=3t 8

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C) d=2t +2 5

3
D) d = 2t 2

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 t

58. Determine an equation for Line 1 as shown on the graph.

y
10

A) x= y +4
5 d
12 Line 1

y=4 x
11

B) 10
-10 -5 5 10 x
9

C) x=4 -5 7

4
-10
3

13 2

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 t
 D) y=4

59. What are the x and y intercepts of the graphed equation? y

10

A) (−3 ,−4)
5

B) (0 ,−3)∧(−4,0)
-10 -5 5 10 x

C) (−3,0)∧(0 ,−4)
-5

D) (3,0)∧(0,4)

60. Use any method you want to determine which graph represents the 2x  3y  9 ?
y equation:
-10

10

A) Graph A
5
B) Graph B

C) Graph C
-10 -5 5 10 x

D) Graph D
-5

-10

61. Ms. Bowater is planning to order the 2022 Mouat Grad Class baseball caps to give out at
their convocation. The company Hat Hair has quoted her a $73 set up fee, and then will charge
$3 per hat. What linear equation represents the total cost to order the hats?
(Let c=cost, and h=number of hats)

A) 73=c+ 3 h B) h=3 c+ 73 C) c=73 h+ 3 D) c=3 h+ 73

Scale and Similarity

62. An enlargement can be described to have a scale factor:

A) ¿ 1 B) ¿ 1 C) ¿ 1

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63. Going from the image below “Actual Ant” to “Drawing of Ant”, first determine if it is an
enlargement or reduction, then determine the scale factor.

1
A) Reduction; Scale Factor ¿ C) Reduction; Scale Factor = 2.
2
1
B) Enlargement; Scale Factor = D) Enlargement; Scale Factor = 2.
2

Drawing of Ant Actual Ant

64. The dimensions of the actual car are below. If the Scale Factor is 0.29 what are the
dimensions of the model car?
1.6 m
4m

A) 3.71 m x 1.31 m C) 4.29 m x 1.89 m

B) 13.8 m x 5.5 m D) 1.16 m x 0.46 m

65. On a hockey card, a player measures 5 cm tall. If the player’s actual height is 185 cm. What
is the proper scale of the hockey card?

A) 37 : 1 B) 1 : 37 C) 5 : 185 D) 5 : 190

66. George Ferguson Way is 10 km long. On a map the street is only 8 cm long. What is the
scale of the map? (1 km = 100 000 cm)

A) 1 : 1.25 B) 8 : 10 C) 1 : 1 250 D) 1 : 125 000

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67. John Deere produces die cast models of every piece of equipment it makes, and gives the
model to the purchaser of the equipment. John Deere uses a scale of 1:20 for a model tractor
15 cm tall. How tall is the actual tractor?

A) 35 cm B) 3 m C) 1.3 m D) 150 cm

68. Δ ABC ~ Δ DEF . Determine the length of BA.

A) 36 cm

B) 37.5 cm  E
 B  F
C) 45 cm

cm
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D) 46.5 cm  ?
69. ∆ ABC is similar to ∆≝¿. Determine the length of the missing side Cx.

A) 18.75  A  D

B) 15

C) 12

D) 4.8

Finance

70. Manjot has $360 saved already. If each month she saves $75, in how many months will she
have enough money to buy a new iPhone for $615.

A) 3 months

B) 5 months

C) 4 months

D) 8 months

E) She shouldn’t get a phone because kids don’t need phones, it’s a waste of money!
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71. Dante wants to buy a new car. A car loan is based upon simple interest. If Dante buys a
new car for $25 900 and takes 84 months to pay off the loan, how much interest will he pay
if he is charged an interest rate of 3.4%?

A) $6 164.20

B) $10 567.20

C) $61 642.00

D) Not enough information given

72. The chart below describes Sammy’s Budget. Find Sammy’s Income, Expenses and his
potential Savings.

Income Expenses
Paycheque (semi-monthly) $525.00 Rent $495.00
Tip $215.00 Utilities $85.00
Paycheque (semi-monthly) $525.00 Car Insurance $150.00
Gas $70.00
Groceries $165.00
Cell phone $55.00
Entertainment $90.00
Gym membership $35.00
Miscellaneous $50.00

A) Income = $1050.00 , Expenses = $495.00, and Savings = $215.00

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B) Income = $1050.00 , Expenses = $1195.00, and Savings = $215.00

C) Income = $1265.00 , Expenses = $1145.00, and Savings = $70.00

D) Income = $1265.00, Expenses = $1195.00, and Savings = $70.00

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