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The hard grade 9 maths questions thread 2017

Does anyone have a hard maths paper for GCSE...

EDIT : This thread is mainly filled with the hardest grade 9 questions that you could see in a 9-1 exam and some of the questions are even harder than this. Even if you can't do the majority of the questions in this thread don't worry, you can still get a grade 9.
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Reply 1

I have one that I am actually really struggling with. Here it is...

A block of stone has a mass of T tonnes. The density of the stone is 2.5g/cm^3. Show that the volume of the block is 0.4Tm^3.

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how many marks, and is this higher right?

Reply 4

Erm that question seems kinda easy idk if I'm doing it wrong though, I done 70-15=55 then 55+120 gave me 175. The assumption I made is that none of the tags fell off.

Reply 5

Original post by smaiu
Erm that question seems kinda easy idk if I'm doing it wrong though, I done 70-15=55 then 55+120 gave me 175. The assumption I made is that none of the tags fell off.


No, this is incorrect.

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Original post by Moltenmo
No, this is incorrect.

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Oo how do you do it then?

Reply 7

Original post by smaiu
Oo how do you do it then?


You multiply something lol


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Reply 8

(70/15)*120 = 560

Reply 9

Original post by Ucalyptas
(70/15)*120 = 560


That's correct :smile: but would have been better if you let them work it out themselves.

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Reply 10

Guys give this a go this is a six marker ImageUploadedByStudent Room1495911834.256113.jpg


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Reply 11

Its actually 70/15*120 which = 560.

Reply 12

Can someone do MY question now????:unimpressed::unimpressed::unimpressed::unimpressed::unimpressed::unimpressed:
I have one that I am actually really struggling with. Here it is...

A block of stone has a mass of T tonnes. The density of the stone is 2.5g/cm^3. Show that the volume of the block is 0.4Tm^3.

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Can someone do MY question now????:unimpressed::unimpressed::unimpressed::unimpressed::unimpressed::unimpressed:


You use this I guess ImageUploadedByStudent Room1495912025.255929.jpg


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Reply 14

Too easy to be true I guess :frown:

Reply 15

no you have to rearrange to m from cm but I cannot get the answer
Its actually 70/15*120 which = 560.


Original post by z_o_e
Guys give this a go this is a six marker ImageUploadedByStudent Room1495911834.256113.jpg


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Original post by z_o_e
You use this I guess ImageUploadedByStudent Room1495912025.255929.jpg


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Reply 16

no you have to rearrange to m from cm but I cannot get the answer


What are you predicted in maths?


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Reply 17

grade 7

Reply 18

Alright I'll have a crack on that question

Reply 19

Original post by z_o_e
What are you predicted in maths?


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what about you?