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Mathematics Standard 8 Question Paper

Mathematics Standard 8 

Course:Primary Level

Institution: Kcpe question papers

Exam Year:2005



Mathematics Std 8 Revision Questions.

Topic: Proportions

1. Six people working for 5 days were paid a total of Sh. 3,600. How much more would the same number of people be paid for 12 days?

2. Eight men working at the same rate can unload a lorry in 3 hours. If 2 of the men are absent, how much more would the unloading take?

3. In a factory, 4 machines fill 900 packets of milk in 15 minutes. How many packets will 6 such machines fill in the same period?

4. Ten men are paid Sh. 5,000 for working 5 days. How much will 8 men get for working 20 days if the payment is made at the same rate?

5. A certain job is completed by 120 people in 12 days. If only 80 people turned up for the job, how many more days will it take them to complete the job?

6. Fifteen people working at the same rate would complete some work in 10 days. How many days would 6 people need to complete the same work?

7. A factory hired 48 labourers to complete a job in 24 hours. If 12 labourers failed to turn up for the job, how many more hours did those who turned up take to complete the job?

8. If six women take 32 hours to complete a job how many more women are needed to complete the job in 12 hours?

9. Nine people working at the same rate take six days to finish a job whose value is shs. 1080.00. If six men had done the job, how much would each man have received per day?

10. Ten men are paid Kshs. 5,000.00 for working 5 days. How much will 8 men get for working 20 days if the payment is the same rate?

11. 16 men can do a piece of work in 35 days. How many more men are required to finish the same work in 10 days?

12. A factory hires men and women workers every week. It hires 5 times as many men as women. Each worker is paid Sh. 450 per week. How much money altogether were the workers paid in the week that 51 women were hired?

13. A factory hires 12 workers to complete a piece of work in 5 hours. If 2 of the workers do not turn up, how long will it take to complete the work?






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