Released Assessment Questions, 2016
ANSWERS
Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics • Applied
LARGE PRINT
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DIRECTIONS
Answering Multiple-Choice Questions
Answer all multiple-choice questions. If you fill in more
than one answer to a question, or leave a question blank,
the question will be scored zero. Incorrect answers will
also be scored zero.
Answering Open-Response Questions
Do all of your work for each question in the space
provided for the question only.
Write your solutions, including all calculations, clearly
and completely.
ATTENTION:
There are more open-response questions in this
booklet than in a regular booklet.
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Record ALL
your answers to
multiple-choice and
open-response questions
in this booklet.
You are now ready to start.
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Multiple-Choice
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Please read the questions
in the Question Booklet; then
fill in your answers below.
o indicate your answer, use a pencil to fill in the appropriate
T
circle below completely.
Like this:
Not like this:
Cleanly erase your answer if you wish to change it and fill in
the circle for your new answer.
Fill in only one circle for each question.
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Open-Response
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13 Hamburgers and Hot Dogs
At a local event, the ratio of hamburgers to hot dogs sold is 5:3.
The number of hamburgers sold is 275.
How many more hamburgers than hot dogs are sold?
Show your work.
Open-Response
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There are _______________ more hamburgers than hot dogs sold.
Open-Response
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14 Great Lengths
The rectangular yard pictured below has algebraic expressions for
its side lengths, in metres.
3x
2x − 1
2x − 1
3x
The perimeter of the yard is 126 m.
Complete the equation below so that it represents the perimeter of
the yard.
126 = _____________________________________________
Open-Response
Determine the value of x using your equation.
Show your work.
The value of x is _____________________ .
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Open-Response
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15 Signed, Sealed and Delivered
Two companies deliver packages. Information about the total cost,
C, in dollars, for each company is given below.
Flash Delivery
C = 3d
d represents the distance the
package is shipped, in kilometres
Express Delivery
Total Cost vs.
Mass of the Package
C
Total cost ($)
25
20
15
10
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0
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2
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6
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Mass of the package (kg)
8
m
Open-Response
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Complete the chart below by determining the initial value and the
rate of change for each company.
Describe the meaning of the rate of change in each situation.
Flash Delivery
Express Delivery
Initial value: _____________ Initial value: _____________
Rate of change:
Rate of change:
________________________
________________________
Meaning of the rate of
change in this situation:
Meaning of the rate of
change in this situation:
Open-Response
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16 Charity Walk
Emily participates in a 10 km charity walk, where the walkers
follow a straight path from the start then return along the same
path to the finish. This graph shows the relationship between
Emily’s distance from the start and her time.
Distance From Start vs. Time
Distance from
start (km)
D
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5
4
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2
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0
B
C
A
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Time (min)
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90 100
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Open-Response
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Describe each segment of her walk. Include information about
distance travelled, time, speed in km/min and direction.
Segment
A
B
C
Distance
travelled
Time
Speed
(km/min)
Direction
Open-Response
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17 Grid School
The diagram on the grid below represents the shape of a school.
60 m
50 m
80 m
50 m
40 m
Open-Response
Determine the total area of the shape of the school.
Show your work.
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Open-Response
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18 Magnificent Map
A map is pictured below.
y
118°
x
76°
Open-Response
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Complete the table below with the values of x and y. Justify your
answers using geometric properties.
Value
x = ____________
y = ____________
Justification using
geometric properties
Multiple-Choice
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Please read the questions
in the Question Booklet; then
fill in your answers below.
o indicate your answer, use a pencil to fill in the appropriate
T
circle below completely.
Like this:
Not like this:
Cleanly erase your answer if you wish to change it and fill in
the circle for your new answer.
Fill in only one circle for each question.
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b
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