Stage 9 Progression Test Math 2024 Paper 2
Stage 9 Progression Test Math 2024 Paper 2
Stage 9
Paper 2 2024
1 hour
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 [ ].
[1]
A E NOT TO
SCALE
D C
True False
[1]
3 The back-to-back stem-and-leaf diagram shows the ages of some of the people in two
choirs.
Choir A Choir B
2 3 5
5 3 3 1 3 4 4 9
7 4 1 0 4 2 5 6 7 7
9 6 2 5 3 4 8
3 6 0 7
5 1 7
Key: 2 | 5 | 3 represents a person aged 52 years in Choir A and
a person aged 53 years in Choir B
The ages of four people have not been included in the diagram.
Choir A Choir B
Pierre is 28 years old Anastasia is 68 years old
Mike is 29 years old Samira is 72 years old
[1]
5 Solve.
18
=3
y
y= [1]
Find the coordinates of the point one third of the way along AB from A.
( , ) [1]
240
200
160
Distance
travelled 120
(km)
80
40
0
0 1 2 3 4
Time (hours)
km/h [1]
< > =
1 tonne 1000 kg
8 cm NOT TO
SCALE
6 cm
10 cm
13 cm
cm3 [2]
$ [2]
( x − 3)( x + 11) = x 2 + x − 33
( x + 7)2 = x 2 + x + 49
[2]
12 Ahmed wants to find out how much time students in his school spend on their homework.
He decides to choose 12 students from his class as his sample.
Safia says, ‘Ahmed could improve his sample by making some changes.’
Tick () each of the changes that should give Ahmed a better sample.
[1]
x 0 1 2 3 4
y 0 16
20
18
16
14
12
10
0 1 2 3 4 x
[3]
True False
[1]
y
10
9
8
7
Q
6
5
4
P
3
2
1
–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x
–1
–2
–3
[3]
16 Oliver draws this diagram to show some information about people he has surveyed.
The diagram shows
the number of people in each age interval,
the proportion of people in each age interval that own a car.
Number
of people
Under 40 years
40 years and older
Age group
Do not
Own a own
car a car
Do not
own 160°
a car 300°
Own a car
[2]
Tick () to show if each statement must be true, could be true or must be false.
1
Hassan gets of the pens.
3
[2]
cm2 [3]
19 Here is a function.
Input Output
x y = 2 x3
Input, x Output, y
2.5
54
[2]
[1]
3h 2
21 Rearrange the formula p= to make h the subject.
5
h= [2]
22 A rectangle has a length of (8x + 10) cm and a width of (3x + 10) cm.
The length of the rectangle is twice the width.
By first writing and solving an equation, show that the area of the rectangle is 1250 cm2.
[3]
She says,
‘Each section of my two spinners is numbered 1 or 2 or 3
1’
The probability that my total score equals 3 is
9
3 1
.......... ..........
3 1
.......... ..........
2 2 .......... ..........
Write six possible numbers on the red spinner to make both of Gabriella's statements true.
You may use the table to help you.
Red spinner
+
1
Blue 2
spinner 2
3
[2]
a : b = 2 : 1 and b : c = 4 : 1
[1]
[2]
NOT TO
SCALE
8 cm
cm2 [4]
NOT TO
SCALE
x cm
(x + 5) cm
x cm
cm [2]