Math Quiz Bee Grade 9
Math Quiz Bee Grade 9
Math Quiz Bee Grade 9
EASY
MODERATE
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1. What is x if 𝑥 −3
= 125 ?
a. 1/5 b. 5 c. -5 d. -1/5
2. Simplify ∜25.
a. 5 b. √5 c. undefined d. imaginary
3. If the sum of two numbers is 12 and their difference is 2, what is the difference of their squares?
a. 12 b. 0 c. 24 d. 7
4. What number should be added to the expression x2 – 8x to make it a perfect square trinomial?
a. 16 b. -16 d. 64 d.-64
a. 20.25 b. 1/3 c. 3 d. 9
a. 18 b. 30 c. 4 d. 6
𝑥 𝑥 2 −1
7. Simplify the product of 𝑥+1
and 𝑥
.
a. x2 b. x+3 c. x2+3 d. x
3
10. Rationalize √3
a. √3 b. 3√3 c. 3 d. 9√3
DIFFICULT
𝑥 2
1. What is the sum of 𝑥−2 and 𝑥+2 ?
a. 1.5 b. 150 c. 4 d. 90
3. The area (A) of a plane figure varies jointly as its base(b) and height (h). Find the equation of joint
variation if A= 80, b=10 and h = 16.
a. x= 2 b. x= -2 c. x =5/2 d. x = -5/2
5. If y varies inversely as x, what is the value of y if x = 5 and the constant of variation k is 40?
a. 8 b. 200 c. 45 d. 35
6. John weighs 24 kilograms while Ethan weighs 20 kilograms. If John sits on a seesaw 5 feet away
from the fulcrum, how far away from the fulcrum should Ethan sit in order to balance the
seesaw?
a. 5ft b. 4 ft c. 6ft d. 7 ft
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7. Simplify √27
9
a. ∜3 b. imaginary c. undefined d. √3
a. √𝟓 + √𝟑 b. √3 c. 2√3 d. b. 2√5
9. Translate into a formula “The volume (V) of a sphere is directly proportional to the cube of the
radius (r) , where k is the constant of proportionality.
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a. V=kr3 b. V=k 3r3 c. V=k3r d. 𝑉 = √𝑘𝑟
10. Determine the value of PQ based on the following figures
C R
P Q
A B
∆ABC ~ ∆PQR because < 𝐴 ≅< 𝑃, < 𝐵 ≅< 𝑄 𝑎𝑛𝑑 < 𝐶 ≅< 𝑅
a. 4 b. 7 c. 5 d. 12
CLINCHER
1. It is a sequence in which each term is the reciprocal of the terms in a corresponding arithmetic
sequence.
2. It is the set of all values , real and imaginary, which makes the value of a polynomial function P(x) = 0.
a. 1 b. -1 c. 100 d. -100
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4. What is the numerical value of (3) 4 ?
8 𝟏𝟔 6 8
a. 12 b. 𝟖𝟏 c. 7 d. 3
a. Lord John Napier b. Lord Jon Snow c. Lord Logar Ithm d. Lord of the Rings
MATH 9
ANSWERS
EASY
1. Quadratic equation
2. Parabola
3. Principal root
4. Ratio
5. 0
6. 2i
7. Congruent figures
1 17
8. 44 or 4
9. Vertex
2
10. 𝑥2
MODERATE
1. 5
2. √5
3. 24
4. 16
5. 3
6. 4
7. X- 1
8. (0, 3 )
9. x2
10. √3
DIFFICULT
𝑥 2 +4𝑥−4
1. 𝑥 2 −4
2. 4
1
3. A = 2 bh
4. X = -2
5. 8
6. 6 feet
7. ∜3
8. √5 + √3
𝑉
9. V = kr3 or k = 𝑟3
10. 7
CLINCHER
1. Harmonic sequence
2. Zeros or Roots
3. 1
16
4. 81
5. Lord John Napier