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Place value

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Hundreds and thousands

0.056 0.0072
=

5.6 72
=

5600 0.072
=

5.6 7.2
=

56 72
= 4032

56 0.072

560 7.2

0.56 0.72

56000 720
=

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Place value

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Sports results
Long jump

Pole vaulting

A 62.29 m

A 7.185 m

A 5.90 m

B 62.305 m

B 701.8 cm

B 5.095 m

C 62.3 m

C 7049 mm

C 500.9 cm

D 62.35 m

D 700.5 cm

D 5090.5 mm

E 62.285 m

E 7.108 m

E 0.005 945 km

1st

1st

1st

2nd

2nd

2nd

3rd

3rd

3rd

4th

4th

4th

5th

5th

5th

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Javelin

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Percentages

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Stepping stones to percentages

20% =
110% =
10% =

95% =
5% =

1% =

100% =
3331% =

25% =

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50% =

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Fractions

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Stepping stones to fractions

3
10

4
5

1
20

=
1
10

3
4

1
5

1
4

1
3
1
2

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121 =

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Ratio

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Year 9 maths
At Kings School, all Year 9 forms have 24 pupils.
In Form 9B maths lessons, pupils are grouped
at tables like this.

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Ratio

RESOURCE

Year 9 maths
At Kings School, all Year 9 forms have 24 pupils.
In Form 9B, there are 2 boys to every 4 girls.
number of boys : number of girls = 2 : 4
In maths lessons, they are grouped at tables like this.
G

Complete this table for all Year 9 maths groups.

Form

Each
table

No. of
tables

9A

1G 1B

9B

4G 2B

9C

3G 1B

9D

5G 3B

9E

4G 8B

Ratio
G:B

Simplest
ratio

4:2

2:1

Ratio
B:G

Simplest No. of
ratio
girls

No. of
boys

9F

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9G

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Sequences

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Arrows
Arrows 1

2 arrows
need
matches.

1 arrow
needs
matches.

3 arrows
need
matches.

Rule: m = 4a + 2
where a is the number of arrows
and m is the number of matches

Arrows 2

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Rule: m =
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3 arrows
need
matches.

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2 arrows
need
matches.

1 arrow
needs
matches.

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Expressions and equations

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Twelve days of Christmas (1)

Match the expressions.

day of
t
s
1
e
h
t
On
ue love
r
t
y
m
,
s
Christma
nts.
e
s
e
r
p
n
e
gave to m

2n + 6

2+n

On the 2nd day,

half as many as
the 1st day.

day,
d
r
3
e
On th
ber
m
u
n
e
th
double
day.
t
s
1
e
on th

2 (n + 6)

n
_
2

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On the 7th day,

six
more than doub
le the
number on the 1
st day.

2n

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Expressions and equations

RESOURCE 1

Twelve days of Christmas (1)

On the 1st day, my true love gave to me
n presents.

n2

On the 2nd day, my true love gave to me

half as many as the 1st day.

5n

On the 3rd day, my true love gave to me

double the number on the 1st day.

2n + 12

On the 4th day, my true love gave to me

two more than the number on the 1st day.

On the 5th day, my true love gave to me

two less than the number on the 1st day.

2(n + 6)

On the 6th day, my true love gave to me

two subtract the number on the 1st day.

6n + 4

On the 7th day, my true love gave to me

six more than double the number on the 1st day.

_
5+n
2

On the 8th day, my true love gave to me

six more than the number on the 1st day,
times two (two expressions).

n+2

On the 9th day, my true love gave to me

the square of the number on the 1st day.

2n

n2

On the 12th day, my true love gave to me

five plus half of the number on the 1st day.

2n

2n + 6

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On the 11th day, my true love gave to me

seven minus the number on the 4th day.

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n
_
2

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On the 10th day, my true love gave to me

three times the number on the 3rd day, plus four.

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Expressions and equations

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Twelve days of Christmas (2)

Match the expressions.
ay of
d
t
s
1
e
h
t
On
true love
y
m
,
s
a
m
t
Chris
ents
s
e
r
p
x
e
m
gave to

On the 2nd day,

a fifth of the number
on the 1st day.
ay, five
d
d
r
3
e
h
t
n
O
ber on
times the num
the 1st day.

On the 7th day,

five
less than the num
ber
on the 1st day.

x5

x_
3+5

x_
5

x+5

10

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day,
h
t
2
1
e
h
t
On
f the
o
h
t
f
i
f
a
s
three plu
t day.
s
1
e
h
t
n
number o

5x

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Expressions and equations

RESOURCE 2

Twelve days of Christmas (2)

On the 1st day, my true love gave to me
x presents.

x+5

On the 2nd day, my true love gave to me

a fifth of the number on the 1st day

20x 6

On the 3rd day, my true love gave to me

five times the number on the 1st day.

On the 4th day, my true love gave to me

five more than the number on the 1st day.

2x 2

On the 5th day, my true love gave to me

five less than the number on the 1st day.

4x + 10

On the 6th day, my true love gave to me

fifteen subtract the number on the 1st day.

x_
5

On the 10th day, my true love gave to me

four times the number on the 3rd day minus six.

x
3+_
5

4(x + 10)

On the 11th day, my true love gave to me

sixteen minus the number on the 4th day.

11 x

On the 12th day, my true love gave to me

three plus a fifth of the number on the 1st day.

x5

4x + 40

11

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On the 9th day, my true love gave to me

twice the square of the number on the 1st day.

5x

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On the 8th day, my true love gave to me

ten more than the number on the 1st day,
times four (2 expressions).

15 x

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On the 7th day, my true love gave to me

ten more than four times the number on the 1st day.

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Substitution

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Substitution spider (1)

90 5n =

(3n)2 =

2n + 1 =

5n =

2n =

3n =

2(n + 1) =

n+1=
n=

n2 =

3n=
n =
2

3n 2 =

4(3 n) =

n3 =
2

12

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n 3=
2

n3=

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Substitution

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Substitution spider (2)

5n =

2n =

3n =

n+1=
n=

n2 =

3n=
n3=

13

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n =
2

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Area and perimeter

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Halving rectangles
12 cm
4 cm
Area? Perimeter?

Cut in half

6 cm
12 cm
4 cm

Cut in half

Cut in half

Areas? Perimeters?

14

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Area? Perimeter?

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2 cm

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Nets and solids

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Nets of cuboids
6 cm
3 cm
4 cm

15

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Complete its net below.

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Angles and symmetry

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16

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Angles and transformations

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Transformations

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Transformations
P

y-axis

M
A
O

17

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x-axis

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Interpreting data

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Potato bar chart

Type of potato
preferred by teachers at school A
25
Number 20
of teachers
15
10
5
0

Chips

Baked Mashed None

18

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Potato

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Pie charts

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Potato pie chart

Type of potato
preferred by teachers at school B

Mashed

None
Chips

19

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Baked

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Probability

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Fairground games

1
5

10

1 a go

20

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Only 1 a go

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Averages

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Mean maths 1
Mr Cullen

Form 9W

Maths test 1

Bill

Colin

Debbie

Ellis

21

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Amdeep

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Averages

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Mean maths 2
Mr Cullen

Form 9W

Maths test 2

Amdeep
Bill
Colin
Debbie

22

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Ellis