Mathematics
Stage 9
Paper 2 2025
1 hour
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INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer all questions.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
• You should show all your working on the question paper.
• You may use a calculator.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
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1 Angelique is n years old.
Yuri says,
‘To find my age, add 2 to Angelique’s age, then square.’
Write down an expression, in terms of n, for Yuri’s age.
[1]
2 It takes 4 people 6 weeks to paint a bridge.
Find the number of weeks it would take 2 people to paint the same bridge.
weeks [1]
3 The diagram shows a hexagon ABCDEF.
Five of the exterior angles are given on the diagram.
A 30° B
60°
x°
F NOT TO
SCALE
C
95° 70°
E
55° D
Find the value of 𝑥.
[1]
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4 Youssef has this question for homework.
Factorise fully 5x2 – 15x
His answer is 5(x2 – 3x)
Explain why Youssef’s answer is not correct.
[1]
5 In 2022, 1 litre of fuel cost $1.50
In 2023, the price increased by 20%.
In 2024, the price decreased by 10%.
Calculate the cost of 1 litre of fuel at the end of 2024
[2]
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6 The diagram shows a pair of parallel lines and an isosceles triangle where AB = AC.
C
32° y°
NOT TO
SCALE
x°
A B
Find the value of x and the value of y.
x=
y=
[3]
7 Here are some equations of straight lines.
a
y = 2x + 3
y = 5 – 3x
y = –x – 2
Write each equation in the correct part of the table.
One has been done for you.
Gradient is positive Gradient is negative
y-intercept is positive y = 2x + 3
y-intercept is negative
[1]
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7 Here is a formula.
b
a = b2 – 4
Rearrange the formula to make b the subject.
b= [2]
8 Line L has the equation 2y = –5x + 6
Draw a ring around the coordinates of the y-intercept of line L.
(0, 6) (0, 2) (0, 3) (0, –5)
[1]
9 Tick () to show if each statement is true or false.
Statement True False
The square root of 64 is 8 or –8
(–3)2 = –9
[1]
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10 Rajiv has a fair 4-sided spinner with one section shaded.
He also has a fair 5-sided spinner with two sections shaded.
Rajiv spins each of his spinners once.
(a) Complete the tree diagram with the five missing probabilities.
4-sided spinner 5-sided spinner
Shaded
............
Shaded
1–
4
............ Unshaded
............ Shaded
............ Unshaded
............ Unshaded
[2]
(b) Find the probability that both spinners land on an unshaded section.
[2]
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11 Complete the graph of y = x2 + 5 for values of x between –3 and 3
You may use the table to help you.
x –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3
y 14 9 6 5 6
y
16
14
12
10
–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 x
[2]
1210 The number of people in a stadium is 24 300 correct to the nearest 100
Find the smallest possible number of people in the stadium.
[1]
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13 A bag contains some counters.
Each counter is numbered 1, 2, 3 or 4
A counter is taken at random from the bag.
The table shows some of the probabilities of taking a counter with each number.
1 2 3 4
Probability 0.1 0.25 0.3
(a) Complete the table to show the probability of taking a counter numbered 4
[1]
(b) Mike takes a counter at random from the bag.
He records the number on the counter and replaces the counter in the bag.
He repeats this process until he has recorded 40 numbers.
Work out how many times he should expect to record the number 3
[1]
(c) Find the smallest possible number of counters in the bag.
[1]
14 A cylinder has a base radius of 5 cm and a height of 4 cm.
NOT TO
4 cm SCALE
5 cm
Draw a ring around the closest estimate for the volume of the cylinder.
63 cm3 79 cm3 100 cm3 314 cm3 628 cm3
[1]
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15 The mapping diagram represents the function y = 5x2
Input (x) Output (y)
2 20
0.5
80
Complete the diagram by writing a different number in each box. [2]
16 A prism has 7 planes of symmetry.
The prism has a cross-section that is a regular polygon.
Write down the name of the regular polygon.
[1]
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17 Solve the simultaneous equations.
4x – y = 11
2x + 3y = 2
x=
y=
[3]
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18 Expand and simplify.
(x + 2) (x – 4)
[2]
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17 (a) A sequence has the term-to-term rule subtract 3 then square.
The first three terms of the sequence are 5, 4, 1
Write the fourth and fifth terms of the sequence in the boxes.
5, 4, 1, ,
[2]
(b) Here are the first four terms of a different sequence.
2, 8, 128, 32 768
Complete the term-to-term rule for this sequence.
The term-to-term rule is square then . [1]
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18 The diagram shows a triangular prism.
NOT TO
SCALE
1.5 cm 2.5 cm
x cm
2 cm
The total surface area of the triangular prism is 57 cm2.
Find the value of x.
x= [3]
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19 The fraction
21 is equivalent to this recurring decimal.
7
0.714285714285…
Find the 599th digit after the decimal point in this recurring decimal.
[1]
22 20 A circle has an area of 48.34 cm2.
Calculate the radius of the circle.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
cm [3]
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21 Three children share some sweets in the ratio 3 : 5 : 9
One child gets 12 more sweets than one of the other children.
Find the three possible totals for the number of sweets that the three children share.
or or [3]
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20 Complete the equations by writing an integer power in each box.
7– 2 ÷ 7 = 7 –6
(92) = 9 ÷ 97
[2]
2521 A rectangle has a width of 4x cm and an area of (16x2y + 4x) cm2
Find an expression, in terms of x and y, for the length of the rectangle.
cm [2]
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23 Work out.
1 14 3
2 – ×
5 15 8
Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.
[3]
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24 Ahmed thinks of a number.
27
He adds 12 to his number and then divides by 2
Safia thinks of a number.
3
She multiplies her number by and then takes away 4
2
Ahmed says,
‘There is one number we could both think of that would give us the same answer.’
By writing and solving an equation in terms of n, find the answer that Ahmed and Safia
both get.
Answer = [4]
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