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This document is a Year 9 Numerical Reasoning Challenging Practice Test consisting of 30 questions covering various mathematical concepts such as algebra, geometry, probability, and percentages. Each question provides multiple-choice answers, and the document includes a reference section with the correct answers for each question. The test aims to assess students' numerical reasoning skills.

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NumericalReasoning_30Q_Practice

This document is a Year 9 Numerical Reasoning Challenging Practice Test consisting of 30 questions covering various mathematical concepts such as algebra, geometry, probability, and percentages. Each question provides multiple-choice answers, and the document includes a reference section with the correct answers for each question. The test aims to assess students' numerical reasoning skills.

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Year 9 Numerical Reasoning Challenging Practice Test

Instructions: For each question, choose the correct answer from the options given.

**Question 1:**

If 5x - 7 = 3, what is the value of x?

A) 2

B) 4

C) 3

D) 5

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**Question 2:**

A train leaves the station at 9:00 AM and travels at a speed of 80 km/h. How far will it
have traveled when it arrives at 10:30 AM?

A) 120 km

B) 110 km

C) 90 km

D) 130 km

**Question 3:**

What is the value of (3² + 4²) - (5²)?

A) 0

B) 7

C) 9

D) 16

**Question 4:**

If the perimeter of a square is 32 cm, what is the length of one side?

A) 4 cm

B) 8 cm

C) 12 cm
D) 16 cm

**Question 5:**

A car consumes 8 litres of fuel for every 100 km driven. How much fuel would it need
to travel 250 km?

A) 15 litres

B) 20 litres

C) 10 litres

D) 12 litres

**Question 6:**

If John can complete a task in 4 hours and Sarah can do it in 6 hours, how long will it
take them to complete the task together?

A) 2.4 hours

B) 2.5 hours

C) 2.8 hours

D) 3.0 hours

**Question 7:**

A store offers a 20% discount on a $50 item. What is the sale price of the item?

A) $30

B) $35

C) $40

D) $45

**Question 8:**

If the sum of three consecutive integers is 60, what is the middle integer?

A) 19

B) 20

C) 21

D) 22

**Question 9:**

What is the value of x if 2(3x - 4) + 6 = 14?

A) 2
B) 3

C) 4

D) 5

**Question 10:**

A packet contains 8 red pens, 3 blue pens, and 9 green pens. What is the probability
of picking a blue pen?

A) 1/8

B) 3/20

C) 3/20

D) 1/10

**Question 11:**

If the ratio of the ages of Amanda and Brian is 4:5 and Amanda is 20 years old, how
old is Brian?

A) 25

B) 28

C) 30

D) 33

**Question 12:**

If 7x + 4 = 45, what is the value of x?

A) 5

B) 6

C) 7

D) 8

**Question 13:**

A cylindrical container has a radius of 5 cm and a height of 10 cm. What is its volume?
(Use π ≈ 3.14)

A) 78.5 cm³

B) 157 cm³

C) 314 cm³

D) 490 cm³
**Question 14:**

A number is decreased by 8 and the result is 15. What is the number?

A) 22

B) 23

C) 24

D) 25

**Question 15:**

If you invest $2000 at an interest rate of 5% per year, how much will you have after 2
years in simple interest?

A) $2100

B) $2200

C) $2300

D) $2400

**Question 16:**

What is the least common multiple (LCM) of 6 and 8?

A) 12

B) 24

C) 30

D) 48

**Question 17:**

In a class of 30 students, 12 are boys. What percentage of the class are girls?

A) 40%

B) 50%

C) 60%

D) 70%

**Question 18:**

If a recipe requires 3 cups of flour for every 2 cups of sugar, how many cups of flour
are needed if you use 8 cups of sugar?
A) 12

B) 10

C) 9

D) 16

**Question 19:**

The lengths of two sides of a right triangle are 5 cm and 12 cm. What is the length of
the hypotenuse?

A) 13 cm

B) 14 cm

C) 15 cm

D) 16 cm

**Question 20:**

If a store buys an item for $80 and sells it for $100, what is the percentage profit?

A) 15%

B) 20%

C) 25%

D) 30%

**Question 21:**

If a basketball team scored 94 points in a game, and each player scored an average of
17 points, how many players were on the team?

A) 5

B) 6

C) 7

D) 8

**Question 22:**

A box contains 4 apples and 3 oranges. What is the probability of picking an apple?

A) 4/7

B) 1/2

C) 3/4
D) 2/7

**Question 23:**

If the total cost of 4 books is $30, what is the average cost per book?

A) $5

B) $6

C) $7.50

D) $8

**Question 24:**

In a race, Tim finishes in 2 hours and 30 minutes. If he maintains this pace, how long
will it take him to finish 3 races of the same length?

A) 7.5 hours

B) 6 hours

C) 7 hours

D) 9 hours

**Question 25:**

What is the sum of the interior angles of a hexagon?

A) 720°

B) 540°

C) 900°

D) 1200°

**Question 26:**

A factory produces 250 toys in 4 hours. How many toys can it produce in 6 hours at
the same rate?

A) 375

B) 400

C) 450

D) 500

**Question 27:**

If x + 3 = 2x - 5, what is the value of x?


A) 4

B) 5

C) 6

D) 7

**Question 28:**

A triangle has two angles measuring 35° and 65°. What is the measure of the third
angle?

A) 80°

B) 90°

C) 100°

D) 110°

**Question 29:**

If the area of a circle is 154 cm², what is the radius? (Use π ≈ 3.14)

A) 5 cm

B) 7 cm

C) 12 cm

D) 14 cm

**Question 30:**

The price of a book is $15. If the price is increased by 20%, what will be the new
price?

A) $16

B) $18

C) $20

D) $22
Here are the answers for your reference:

1. A) 4

2. A) 120 km

3. B) 7

4. B) 8 cm

5. B) 20 litres

6. A) 2.4 hours

7. B) $40

8. B) 20

9. B) 4

10. A) 3/10

11. A) 25

12. B) 7

13. B) 471 cm³

14. B) 23

15. B) $2100

16. B) 24

17. C) 60%

18. A) 12

19. A) 13 cm

20. B) 25%

21. B) 6

22. A) 4/7

23. B) $7.50

24. A) 7.5 hours

25. A) 720°

26. A) 375

27. B) 8

28. A) 80°

29. B) 7 cm

30. B) $18

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