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GRADE 9
NOVEMBER 2018
MATHEMATICS
MARKS: 140
TIME: 2½ hours
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Mathematics Grade 9 November EC 2018 Question Paper (Eng)
Grade 9 Mathematics question paper from the November EC 2018 (English), 18 pages. Read online or get the free PDF download, memo linked when available.
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- November EC
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2 MATHEMATICS (EC/NOVEMBER 2018)
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
1.1. Read the instructions for each question carefully before answering the
questions.
2.
2. This paper consists of NINE questions.
3.3. Answer ALL the questions.
4. Number your answers exactly as the questions are numbered in the
question paper.
4.5. You may use an approved scientific calculator (non-programmable and non-
graphical).
5.6. Clearly show ALL the calculations, diagrams and graphs etc. you have used
in determining your answers.
6.7. Diagrams are NOT necessarily drawn to scale.
7.8. Write neatly and legibly.
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(EC/NOVEMBER 2018) MATHEMATICS 3
QUESTION 1
Various options are given as possible answers to the following questions. Choose the
answer and write only the letter (A–D) next to the question number, for example if the
correct answer for 1.1 is A, write your answer as 1.1 A.
1.1 Which ONE of the following numbers is irrational?
A
3, 7
B 3
27
C 3
D 7
1
9 (1)
1.2 3x.3x 3
x2
When 3 is simplified, the answer is:
A
3x1
B
3 x 5
C
3x
D 92 x 3
3x 2 (1)
1.3 The equation of the straight line drawn below is:
A y 2x 2
B y x2
C y 2 x 2
D y x 2 (1)
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1.4 If x(2 x 8) 0 , then x is:
A 0 or 4
B 0 or 4
C 2 or 2
D None of the above (1)
1.5 The general rule (Tn) for the pattern 5 ; 1 ; 3 ; 7 ; … is:
A Tn 4n 9
B Tn 4n 9
C Tn 4n 9
D Tn 4n 9 (1)
1.6 The value (in scientific notation) of 5, 2 105 3 103 is:
A 15, 6 101
B 1,56 101
C 0,156 101
D 15, 6 101 (1)
1.7 A cylindrical cake has a diameter of 220 mm and a height of 100 mm
If the cake is cut into 12 equal size slices, the volume of each slice will be:
22
Use
7
A 3 802 857 mm3
B 1 267 619 mm3
C 316 905 mm3
D 15 211 429 mm3 (1)
1.8 There are 3 green and 2 red balls in a bag. Two balls are drawn consecutively
and then replaced after each ball is drawn. The probability that both balls will
be green is:
A 0
B 100%
C 3
5
D 9
25 (1)
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(EC/NOVEMBER 2018) MATHEMATICS 5
1.9 If 12 workers clean up a certain stretch of the Swarkops River in 4 days,
then 8 workers would have cleaned the same stretch in …
A 2 days.
B 24 days.
C 6 days.
D 3 days. (1)
1.10 In PQR , QR is extended to S.
The size of Q is:
A 40
B 20
C 140
D 60 (1)
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QUESTION 2
2.1 Write 1 042 000 000 in scientific notation. (1)
2.2 Simplify:
2.2.1 2 7z
3z 2 4 z 3
3 2 (3)
2.2.2 2( x 3)2 3( x 1)(2 x 5) (3)
2.2.3 2
2 x 1 y
2
3y (3)
2.2.4 y
0
169 x 99
6
p q
3 12
x (3)
2.3 Factorise completely:
2.3.1 ax 2 5ax 6a (3)
2.3.2 (2 x 3 y) (3 y 2 x) x 2 (3)
2.4 Solve for x :
2.4.1 x 2x 3
1
2 3 (2)
2.4.2 x 2 x 12 (2)
2.4.3 1
5x2
25 (2)
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(EC/NOVEMBER 2018) MATHEMATICS 7
QUESTION 3
3.1 Consider the following shapes and answer the questions that follow.
Shape 1 Shape 2 Shape 3
3.1.1 Refer to the table below and write down the values of q and r.
Shape 1 2 3 4 … r
Number of rectangles 5 9 13 q … 101 (1)
3.1.2 Determine the general rule ( 𝑇𝑛 ) of the pattern. (2)
3.1.3 Hence, determine which shape will have 205 rectangles. (2)
3.2 Given the following number pattern: 2; 5; 10; 17; ...
3.2.1 Provide a rule to describe the relationship between the numbers in this
number pattern. (2)
3.2.2 Use your rule to find the 10th term in this number pattern. (2)
3.3 Read the flow diagram below and answer the questions that follow.
3.3.1 What is the output value in A? (2)
3.3.2 What is the input value in B? (2)
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3.4 Use the table below to answer the questions that follow.
x 3 2 1 0 … q
y 10 7 4 1 … 8
3.4.1 Find the rule in the form y ... (2)
3.4.2 Determine the value of q. (2)
3.5 A straight-line graph is defined by y x 3 .
3.5.1 Determine the 𝑋-intercept of the graph. (1)
3.5.2 Draw the graph showing all your intercepts with the axes. Use
ANNEXURE 1. (3)
3.6 The following graph shows the number of packets of sweets that a shop
owner sold during a week.
3.6.1 On which days was there an increase in sales? (1)
3.6.2 What was the amount of the increase shown on the days mentioned
in QUESTION 3.6.1? (1)
3.6.3 On which days was there a decrease in sales? (1)
3.6.4 Was the decrease constant or did it vary? (1)
3.6.5 What happened from Tuesday to Thursday regarding the number of
packets sold? (1)
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(EC/NOVEMBER 2018) MATHEMATICS 9
QUESTION 4
4.1 Dhanielle invests R 1 800 for 5 years at r % simple interest per annum. The
interest on the investment is R720. Calculate the interest rate. (3)
4.2 A playground is in the form of a rectangle with the length 1 m longer than
the breadth. A new rectangular playground is planned that will be 3 m
longer than the original length and with a breadth 1 m shorter than that of
the original breadth. Determine the difference in perimeter of the two
playgrounds. (5)
4.3 Lenneth drives from Cape Town to Worcester, a distance of 120 km, in 1
hour 30 minutes. He then drives from Worcester to Stellenbosch, a distance
of 90 km, in 1 hour. Calculate the average speed at which he travelled. (4)
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QUESTION 5
5.1 In the diagram below AC ∥ HF and BF ∥ CD. CBF 85 and GFH 50
Find with reasons, the size of:
5.1.1 𝓍 (2)
5.1.2 𝒴 (2)
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5.2 In the diagram below is MNO with MN ∥ QP, OMN 55 , QPO 3x 40
and MON 2 x 5 .
5.2.1 Calculate the value of x. Give reasons for your answer. (4)
5.2.2 Calculate the actual size of MON . (2)
5.3 The diagram below is rhombus ABCD with diagonal BD. AB is extended to E
and 𝐴̂ = 700 .
5.3.1 Calculate, with reasons, the size of ADB. (3)
5.3.2 Calculate, with reasons, the size of ADC. (3)
5.3.3 Calculate, with reasons, the size of DBE. (2)
5.3.4 Give a reason why ABD BDC. (1)
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QUESTION 6
6.1 In parallelogram MNOP with diagonal PN, MN ∥ PO and MP ∥ NO.
Use congruency to prove that PM NO. (5)
6.2 In the diagram below, AC ∥ DF, AB ∥ CF, BE = 8 cm, EC = 10 cm and CF =
5 cm.
6.2.1 Prove that DBE ||| FCE. (4)
6.2.2 Hence, determine the length of DB. (3)
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QUESTION 7
7.1 A water pipe is cast in concrete. The inner radius of the pipe is 15 centimetres
and the outer radius is 18 centimetres. The height of the pipe is 120 centimeters.
7.1.1 Determine, correct to TWO decimal places, the total surface area in
cm 2 if the pipe is open on both ends. (4)
7.1.2 Determine, correct to TWO decimal places, the volume in
cm3 of concrete needed to make a 120-centimetre-long pipe. (4)
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7.2 In the diagram is an isosceles triangle ABC with BC 5 cm and height
BF 4 cm . Square ACDE has an enclosed circle touching all four of its sides.
Calculate the shaded area in the diagram, correct to two decimal places, if the
height of the triangle is h = 4 cm. (5)
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QUESTION 8
Use the diagram given below and answer the following questions.
8.1 ABC is reduced by a scale factor of ½ about the origin.
Draw A/ B / C / on ANNEXURE 2. (3)
8.2 Reflect ABC in the line y x to form All B ll C ll .
Draw All B ll C ll on ANNEXURE 2. (3)
8.3 Quadrilateral P/Q/R/S/ is the image of quadrilateral PQRS being translated
according to the following rule: x; y x 1 ; y 2
Draw the original quadrilateral PQRS on ANNEXURE 2. (4)
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QUESTION 9
9.1 All the Grade 9 learners of a school were asked whether they had cellphones
or not. If they had one, they also had to indicate whether they had it on a
contract, with the phone being paid for by the parent/guardian or whether it was
pre-paid. Their responses are shown in the table below:
Contract Pre-paid No cellphone Total
Boys a 57 24 100
Girls 23 b 37 150
Total 42 147 c 250
9.1.1 Calculate the value of a, b and c in the table. (2)
9.1.2 If a Grade 9 learner is chosen at random from this school, what is
the probability that this learner will be:
(a) A girl? (2)
(b) A boy owning a cellphone? (2)
(c) A learner with no cellphone? (2)
9.2 The mean monthly salary of all the staff at company Gringos is R7 550 per
month, but the median salary is R5 225.
9.2.1 Explain and give a reason why the two summary statistics are so
different. (3)
9.2.2 Which summary statistic gives a better idea of the salaries at the
company? Give a reason for your answer. (2)
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ANNEXURE 1
QUESTION 3.5.2
NAME:
SURNAME:
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ANNEXURE 2
QUESTION 8.1; QUESTION 8.2 and QUESTION 8.3
NAME:
SURNAME:
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