South Africa · Grade 9 · Practice Sheet 27

1. 1.

   A car travels 474 km in 6 hours. Find its average speed.

   Formula:Speed

   $v = \dfrac{d}{t}$

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2. 2.

   A train moves at 53 km/h for 5.4 hours. How far does it travel?

   Formula:Distance from Speed & Time

   $d = v \times t$

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3. 3.

   A right-angled triangle has legs of 18 cm and 10 cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

   Formula:Pythagorean Theorem

   $c = \sqrt{a^2 + b^2}$

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4. 4.

   Find the momentum of a 14 kg object moving at 26 m/s.

   Formula:Momentum

   $p = mv$

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5. 5.

   A bag has 20 equally likely marbles, of which 9 are red. Find the probability of drawing a red marble (to 3 d.p.).

   Formula:Simple Probability

   $P(E) = \dfrac{\text{favourable}}{\text{total}}$

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6. 6.

   A value changes from 24 to 178. Find the percentage change (to 2 d.p.).

   Formula:Percentage Change

   $\%\,\text{change} = \dfrac{\text{new} - \text{old}}{\text{old}} \times 100$

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7. 7.

   R3,900 is invested at 6% compound interest per annum for 4 years. Find the final amount (to 2 d.p.).

   Formula:Compound Interest

   $A = P\left(1 + \dfrac{r}{100}\right)^{t}$

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8. 8.

   Find the circumference of a circle whose radius is 17 m. (Use π ≈ 3.14159)

   Formula:Circumference of a Circle

   $C = 2\pi r$

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9. 9.

   A current of 6.2 A flows through a 25 Ω resistor. Find the voltage across it.

   Formula:Ohm's Law

   $V = I R$

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10. 10.

    Find the volume of a sphere of radius 4 cm. (π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Volume of a Sphere

    $V = \tfrac{4}{3} \pi r^3$

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11. 11.

    Find the force needed to accelerate a 8 kg mass at 3.2 m/s².

    Formula:Newton's Second Law

    $F = ma$

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12. 12.

    A 25 kg object moves at 7 m/s. Find its kinetic energy.

    Formula:Kinetic Energy

    $KE = \tfrac{1}{2} m v^2$

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13. 13.

    Find the volume of a sphere of radius 5 cm. (π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Volume of a Sphere

    $V = \tfrac{4}{3} \pi r^3$

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14. 14.

    R3,900 is invested at 4% compound interest per annum for 3 years. Find the final amount (to 2 d.p.).

    Formula:Compound Interest

    $A = P\left(1 + \dfrac{r}{100}\right)^{t}$

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15. 15.

    A value changes from 29 to 84. Find the percentage change (to 2 d.p.).

    Formula:Percentage Change

    $\%\,\text{change} = \dfrac{\text{new} - \text{old}}{\text{old}} \times 100$

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16. 16.

    A train moves at 22 km/h for 2.1 hours. How far does it travel?

    Formula:Distance from Speed & Time

    $d = v \times t$

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17. 17.

    R4,500 is invested at 8% simple interest per year for 6 years. Find the interest earned.

    Formula:Simple Interest

    $I = \dfrac{P \times r \times t}{100}$

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18. 18.

    Find the gravitational potential energy of a 28 kg object raised 21 m. (g = 9.8 m/s²)

    Formula:Gravitational Potential Energy

    $PE = mgh$

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19. 19.

    A right-angled triangle has legs of 9 cm and 5 cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

    Formula:Pythagorean Theorem

    $c = \sqrt{a^2 + b^2}$

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20. 20.

    A cylinder has radius 2 cm and height 19 cm. Find its volume. (π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Volume of a Cylinder

    $V = \pi r^2 h$

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