OROMIA EDUCATION BUREAU
GRADE 9 MATHEMSTICS FINAL EXAM FOR BOARDING AND NON-BOARDING
(SPECIAL) SCHOOLS, FEBRUARY 2016/2024.
TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS.
GENERAL DIRECTIONS
THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS MATHEMATICS FINAL EXAM FOR GRADE 9. IN
THIS EXAM THERE ARE TOTAL OF 60 MULTIPLE CHOICES QUESTIONS.
THERE IS ONLY ONE BEST ANSWER FOR EACH QUESTION. CHOOSE THE BEST
ANSWER FROM THE SUGGESTED OPTIONS AND WRITE THE LETTER OF YOUR
CHOICE ON THE ANSWER SHEET PROVIDED.
YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO WORK ON THE EXAM FOR 3 HOURS. WHEN TIME
IS CALLED, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY STOP WORKING, PUT YOUR
PEN/PENCIL DOWN, AND WAIT FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.
ANY FORM OF CHEATING OR AN ATTEMPT TO CHEAT IN THE EXAM WILL
RESULT IN AN AUTOMATIC DISMISSAL FROM THE EXAM HALL AND
CANCELLATION OF YOUR SCORE.
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE WRITTEN ALL THE REQUIRED
INFORMATION ON THE ANSWER SHEET BEFORE YOU START TO WORK ON
THE EXAM.
DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.
DIRECTION: FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER
FROM THE SUGGESTED OPTIONS AND WRITE THE LETTER OF YOUR CHOICE ON THE
ANSWER SHEET PROVIDED.
1. If n A 10, n B 7 and n C 4 for three disjoint sets A, B and C , then n A B C _____ .
A. 280 B. 13 C. 17 D. 21
2. Which of the following is the scientific notation of the number 56,8976.005479 ?
A. 5.68976005479 105 C. 5.68976005479 104
B. 5.68976005479 105 D. 5.68976005479 106
x
3. If x y 10 and 3x 7 y 80 , then which one of the following is the value of ?
y
1
A. 3 B. 5 C. D. 15
3
4. Which of the following system of linear inequalities is represente by the graph given below?
y
2 2 x
5 y 5
y x 2 y x 2 y x 2 y x 2
A. y x 2 B. y x 2 C. y x 2 D. y x 2
y 5 y 5 y 5 y 5
ax by c
5. Given two linear inequalities for arbitrary constants a, b and c in ¡ , then which one of the
ax by c
following is true about the solution set of the system?
A. x, y : ax by c C. x, y : ax by c
B. x, y : ax by c D. x, y : ax by c
6. If 180 can be written as 2a 3b 5c , then which one of the following is NOT true about a, b and c ?
A. Their sum is prime number. C. a b c
D. a c 4 .
b
B. The sum of their squares is divisible by 3 .
7. If x and y are two positive integers both divisible by 5 , then which one of the following is NOT
necessarily true?
A. x y is divisible by 5 C. x 2 y 2 is divisible by 5
B. x y is divisible by 5 D. x y is divisible by 10
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8. If the number 517 x324 is completely divisible by 9 , then find the smallest whole number in the place of x .
A. 7 B. 0 C. 12 D. 5
1
9. If x 3 2 2 , then which one of the following is the simplified form of x ?
x
A. 6 B. 3 2 2 C. 0 D. 6
3 2 3 2
10. If a and b , then find a 2 b2 .
3 2 3 2
A. 10 B. 98 C. 50 D. 10 4 6
11. Let a 2 3 and b 2 3 . Then which one of the following is an irrational number?
A. a b C. a b D. a b
2
B. ab
12. The solution set of the equation 3 2 x 4 2 4 x 1 is equal to:
9 7 7 9 7
A. , , 3 B. C. D. ,
5 5 5 5 5
13. If set A has n elements then the total number of subsets of A is:
A. n B. 2n C. 2n D. n 2
14. Which one of the following is empty set?
A. x : x is a real number and x 2
1 0 C. x : x is a real number and x 2 1 0
B. x : x is a real number and x 2
5x 6 0 D. x : x is a real number and x 2 x 2
15. If universal set U 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 , A x ¥ :30 x 2 70 and
B x : x is a prime number less than 10 , then which of the following is NOT true?
A. A B 7, 8 C. A B 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
B. A B 6, 8 D. AB 2, 3, 5, 6,8
16. In a class of 35 students, 17 have taken Mathematics, 10 have taken Mathematics but not Chemistry.
If each student has taken either Mathematics or Chemistry or both, find the number of students who
have taken Chemistry but not Mathematics.
A. 7 B. 8 C. 32 D. 18
17. If A and B are two sets such that n A 12, n B 15 and n A B 4 ,then n AB is equal to:
A. 19 B. 11 C. 27 D. 23
18. Which of the following is the maximum value of the relation
R x , y : y x 3 , y x 1 and y x 4?
5 3 5 3
A. B. C. D.
2 2 2 2
19. Which one of the following ordered pair of number is NOT in the solution of the system of linear
inequalities y 2 x 4 and 3x 6 y 6 ?
A. 2, 0 B. 0, 4 C. 3, 7 D. 1, 2
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20. If a and b are two roots of a quadratic equation of 3x2 6 x 2 0 , then which one of the following is
true?
1 3 8 1 1 1
A. a b B. a b C. a 2 b 2 D.
2 2 3 a b 3
2kx 4 y 8
21. For what value of k such that the equation is inconsistent?
7 x 2 y 4
A. k 7 B. k R C. k 7 D. k 14
22. If ax bx c 0 where a, b , c ¡ and a 0 , then which of the following is NOT true?
2
b
A. If b 2 4ac 0 , then x is the solution.
2a
B. The quadratic equation may have more than two real solutions.
C. If b 2 4ac 0 , then the equation has no real solution.
D. If b 2 4ac 0 , then the equation has two real solutions.
23. If A 2n | n ¥ and B 2n | n ¥ , then which of the following is NOT true about these sets?
A. A B B. n(A) n(B) C. A B D. For n 3, A B
1 3
24. Which of the following contains the set of rational numbers between and ?
3 4
21 13 41 41 13 21 13 21 41 21 13 41
A. , , B. , , C. , , D , , .
48 24 48 48 24 48 24 48 48 24 12 24
1 22
25. Given B , , 7 , , 5 2 , 4 3 , then which of the following is true about the elements of the
4 7
set B?
A. All elements of B except 4 3 are real number.
B. All the elements of B are real number.
C. All elements of B except 7 , are rational number.
D. 4
3 is a real number but 5
2 is not.
3 2
26. If a b 2 , then which one of the following is the values of a and b respectively?
3 2
11 12 6 11 11 6
A. 11, 12 B. , C. , D. ,
7 7 7 7 7 7
6 6 4 3
27. Simplify .
2 3 6 3 2 6 2
A. 2 3 B. 4 3 C. 0 D. 1
28. Let the universal set U be the set of positive integers and let set
S x U : x is prime number and x 2 30 . Which one of the following sets is equal to set S ?
A. 1, 2, 3, 5 C. 4, 9, 25
B. 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29 D. 2, 3, 5
29. If the number of proper subset of a set A is 15, then which of the following NOT true about A?
A. The set A has 16 numbers of subsets. C. A set A is equal to every set with 4 elements
B. The power set, P (A), has 16 elements. D. A set A has 4 elements
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30. Which one of the following is necessarily true about any real numbers a and b where a 0 b ?
A. b a b a C. a b b a
B. a b 0 D. a b 0
31. Which one of the following expressions has an even integer value for all integers m and n ?
A. m 2n B. 8m 2mn C. 3m 3n D. 2m n
32. If the GCF x, y 4 and LCM x, y 16 , then xy is equal to:
A. 46 B. 64 C. 4 D. 128
33. Given that a and b are integers, which of the following is NOT necessary an integer?
A. b a B. 5b 2a C. a 7 D. ab
34. In a school, the number of participants in Sport, Mini media and Red-cross club are 60, 84 and 108
respectively. If in each room the same numbers of participants are to be seated and all of them being in
the same club, then which one of the following is the minimum number of rooms required?
A. 21 B. 16 C. 12 D. 14
35. Suppose x is a rational number and y is an irrational number, then which one of the following is
necessarily true?
y
A. xy is rational number. C. is real number.
x
x
B. is irrational number. D. x y is irrational for any x .
y
x2
2 x 3 1
36. The solution set of the equation 8 is:
16
10 17 17 1
A. B. C . D.
17 2 10 2
37. If 6x 36 4 6 , then what is the value of x ?
1 9 3 4
A. B. C. D.
2 4 2 3
38. For any real numbers a and b , which one of the following properties is NOT true?
A. ab 0 if and only if a 0 and b 0 or a 0 and b 0 .
B. ab 0 if and only if a 0 and b 0 or a 0 and b 0 .
C. ab 0 if and only if a 0 and b 0 or a 0 and b 0 .
D. ab 0 if and only if a 0 and b 0 or a 0 and b 0 .
39. If the equation k 1 x 2 2 k 1 x 1 0 has exactly one solution, then what is the value of k ?
A. 0, 3 B. 3, 0, 3 C. 3, 0 D. 3, 3
40. What is the value of x that satisfies the inequality 2 x 3 x 5 0 ?
3 3
A. 5, C. , 5,
2 2
, 5
3 3
B. , D. 5,
2 2
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41. A survey was conducted in a class of 100 children and it was found out that 45 of them like
Mathematics whereas only 35 like Biology and 10 students like both subjects. How many of them
like neither of the subjects?
A. 10 B. 80 C. 20 D. 30
42. There are 60 people attending a meeting. If 42 of them drink tea and 27 drink coffee, and every
person in the meeting drinks at least one of the two drinks, find the number of people who drink both
tea and coffee.
A. 15 B. 69 C. 9 D. 18
43. According to division algorithm, what should be the values of q and r respectively so that 276 21q r ?
A. 13 and 3 B. 21and 3 C. 3 and13 D. 13 and 0
3 x2
1
44. What is the solution set of the equation 81 2
?
243
1 1 1
A. B. C. D. 1
6 6 3
45. For some constant n , if the solution set of the equation 3 4 2 x 6 x n 3 is the set of real numbers,
then which one of the following is true about n ?
A. n 12 C. n can assume any real number
B. n can assume any real value except 12 D. n 12
46. What is the solution set of the equation 3x ( x 10) 20 ?
A. 5, 5 B. C. 5 D. 2, 2
47. Sena bought 6 pencils and 2 rubber erasers from a shop and paid a total of Birr 3 . Gelgelo paid a total
of Birr 3 for 4 pencils and 3 rubbers erasers. Then when what is the cost of pencil and rubber erasers
respectively?
A. Birr 0.25 and Birr 0.75 C. Birr 0.6 and Birr 0.3
B. 30 cents and 60 cents D. 75 cents and 25 cents
48. For x is odd natural number, if LCM x, 40 1400 , then which one of the following is the value of x ?
A. 35 B. 40 C. 175 D. 1400
3 1 3x 2 y
49. If x and y , then is equal to:
2 5 x y
41 49 49 47
A. B. C. D.
13 13 13 13
50. Which of the following is NOT true?
1
3 3 2
x y xy 4
A. 64 4
4 3 4
B. 3 C. 4 3
D. 4
9 4 3
3
8 2 2
51. Which of the following is irrational number?
A. 3 2 2
C. 3 1 3 1
2 D. 3 2 2
2
B. 3 3 2 6
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5 2
x 3
y
52. The solution set of is :
2 4
2
x y
3 1 2 3 3
A. 3, B. , C. ,3 D. 3,
2 3 3 2 2
m
1
53. If 27 n , then
n
is equal to:
81 m
3 4 4
A. B. C. D. 3
4 3 3
54. What is the scientific notation (in standard form) of 0.00014 ?
2
A. 1.96 108 B. 1.96 107 C. 1.96 108 D. 1.96 106
55. Which of the following is equivalent sets?
A. x | x x and x ¥ | x 1 C. 1, 2, 4 and 1, 2, 4
B. and D. x | x ¡ and x 2 1 0 and .
56. The expression 4 n1 4 n2 equal to:
A. 82 n3 B. 5 4 n3 C. 5 2 2 n 2 D. 5 4 2 n3
57. Which of the following is NOT well-defined collection?
A. x : x is a positive number between 9 and 10.5 C. The set of members of countries of AU.
B. x : x is a collection of beautiful girls in Oromia 1
D. x : x x
2
58. The following table is filled with integers.
Odd Even Odd
Even Odd Even
Odd Even Odd
Which of the following is true?
A. The sum of the entries of any row or column is always odd.
B. The sum of the entries of any row or column is always even.
C. The sum of the entries of the second row or second column is even.
D. The sum of the entries of the second row or second column is odd.
59. A 100m cable is cut into two pieces. If the first piece is 18m longer than the second then how long is
each piece of cable?
A. 63m, 37m B. 61m, 39m C. 57m, 43m D. 59m, 41m
60. Which one of the following is the factorization of x2 11x 18 ?
A. x 2 x 9 B. x 2 x 9 C. x 2 x 9 D. x 2 x 9
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