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Std.8 Mathematics Term 2 2012 Question Paper

Std.8 Mathematics Term 2 2012

Course:Primary Level

Exam Year:2012

ALQUEDEX GROUP OF SCHOOLS
STD. 8 TERM-2 YEAR 2012
MATHEMATICS

What is ninety million seven hundred and one less six thousand?
A.90701101
B. 90707101
C. 9077101
D. 90017101

2. What is the value of 2/3 + (1 2/3 0f ¾)
A. 3/10
B. 1 1/12
C. 8/15
D. 8/25

What is the place value of digit 5 in the product of 0.0569 and 24?
A. ten thousandths
B. thousandths
C. tenths
D. tens

The area of a right angled triangle is 108cm2. It has a base length of 18cm and its height is represented by (2x+2) cm. Find the value of x as used in the triangle?
A. 4 cm
B. 6 cm
C. 2 cm
D. 5 cm

5. A meeting started 20mins late than the scheduled time. It lasted for 3 hours 45mins. The meeting ended at 1545hrs. At what time was the meeting expected to start?A. 12noon
B. 11.40am
C. 12.20pm
D. 11.40pm

What is the value of p(qr-s2)/(p2+q2)
If p=2, q=2p, r=2q, and s=q-1
A. 2 19/20
B. 2 2/3
C. 2 3/10
D. 7/20

What is the product of the LCM and GCD of 15, 24 and 27?
A. 504
B. 1512
C. 1080
D. 3240
8. A shopkeeper bought 36 cups at shs.40 each ten cups got broken. He sold the remaining cups at shs.45 each. What was his percentage loss?
A. 18 ¾ %
B. 27%
C. 15 5/19%
D. 270%

9. Mr. Otiende spent ¼ of his salary on food and 5/8 on transport. If he saved shs.4500, what was his salary?
A. 3600
B. 4500
C. 36500
D. 31500

10. A square piece of land has a area of 64ha. If it was fenced using seven strands of barbed wire, what length of wire was used in metres?
A. 22400m
B. 22700m
C. 33200m
D. 1800m

11. Construct triangle KLM where LM=7cm, KL=6cm and KM=5cm. Construct a circle that touches all the sides of the triangle KLM. What is the diameter of the circle?
A. 1.7cm
B. 2.8cm
C. 1.8cm
D. 3.4cm

12. What is the expression
6(x+3y+2)+4(3x-5y+2)
In its simplest form?
A. 18x-2y+20
B. 18x+38+20
C. 18x+2x+20
D. 9x-y+20

13. The temperature of a body is about 63 degrees below the boiling point of water. What is the body temperature?
A. 37
B. 163
C. 63
D. -63
14. . Round-off 3621997 to the nearest hundreds?
A. 3622000
B. 3621000
C. 3621900
D. 3623000

15. A carpenter sold his four tables for a total of kshs.4600 making a profit of 15%. How much did he sell each table?
A. 997.50
B. 1150
C. 1322.50
D. 690

16. An athlete covered 450m in 30 seconds. What is his speed in km/h?
A. 54 km/h
B. 108 km/h
C. 15 km/h
D. 9.375 km/h

17.What is the value of x in the equation
3x+2-+10+33
A. 7
B. 10 ½
C. 11 ¼
D. 22 ½

18. Convert 63 ½ % into decimal
A. 6.35
B. 0.635
C. 63.5
D. 635

19. The area of a square is 1296cm2. What is twice its perimeter?
A. 144cm
B. 36cm
C. 288cm
D. 324cm

20. Timothy sold goods worth sh.150000. The owner received sh.120000. What was his percentage commission?
A. 21%
B. 70%
C. 20%
D. 25%

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