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- A hawker bought sufurias, cups and plates for sh 12 000. A few cups and plates broke during transportation.(Solved)
A hawker bought sufurias, cups and plates for sh 12 000. A few cups and plates broke during transportation. He sold the remaining items as follows:
1. 40 sufurias at sh 180 each
2. 120 cups at sh 160 per dozen
3. 60 plates at sh 140 per set of six
How much percentage loss did she incur on selling the items?
A. 15%
B. 17%
C. 37.5%
D. 85%
Date posted: July 29, 2019. Answers (1)
- In the figure below EFGH is a rhombus and FGJ is a triangle. Angle GFJ = 56° and JGH is a straight line. Line JG...(Solved)
In the figure below EFGH is a rhombus and FGJ is a triangle. Angle GFJ = 56° and JGH is a straight line. Line JG = line GH.
What is the size of angle HEF?
A. 68°
B. 90°
C. 112°
D. 124°
Date posted: July 29, 2019. Answers (1)
- Pendo, Zawadi and Huruma shared a piece of land. Pendo got 0.45 of the land, Zawadi got 0.30 while Huruma got the rest. How large...(Solved)
Pendo, Zawadi and Huruma shared a piece of land. Pendo got 0.45 of the land, Zawadi got 0.30 while Huruma got the rest. How large was Pendos share if Huruma got 2 hectares?
A. 2.4
B. 3.6
C. 6
D. 8
Date posted: July 29, 2019. Answers (1)
- A road 5m wide is to be constructed within and along the edge of a rectangular piece of land measuring 0.62 km by 0.45 km....(Solved)
A road 5m wide is to be constructed within and along the edge of a rectangular piece of land measuring 0.62 km by 0.45 km. What is the area of the remaining piece of land in hectares?
A. 26.84
B. 27.3675
C. 27.9
D. 28.98
Date posted: July 29, 2019. Answers (1)
- The figure below shows a circle inscribed in a semi-circle. Part of the figure is shaded and point 0 is the centre of the circle.(Solved)
The figure below shows a circle inscribed in a semi-circle. Part of the figure is shaded and point 0 is the centre of the circle.
If the diameter of the semi-circle is 4m, what is the area of the shaded part? (Take π = 3.14)
A. 9.42 m2
B. 6.28 m2
C. 4.71 m2
D. 1.57 m2
Date posted: July 29, 2019. Answers (1)
- Abdi bought the following items:(Solved)
Abdi bought the following items:
5 loaves of bread @ sh 42
What was his balance if he paid using 3 five hundred shillings notes?
A. sh 1309
B. sh 536
C. sh 191
D. sh 31
Date posted: July 29, 2019. Answers (1)
- Kinje invested money with a financial institution that paid Simple Interest at the rate of 5% p.a. After 60 months the money earned an interest...(Solved)
Kinje invested money with a financial institution that paid Simple Interest at the rate of 5% p.a. After 60 months the money earned an interest of sh 5000. How much had he invested?
A. sh 20 000
B. sh 1666.70
C. sh 1 250
D. sh 200
Date posted: July 29, 2019. Answers (1)
- A cylindrical water tank has a diameter of 4m and a height of 4.2m.(Solved)
A cylindrical water tank has a diameter of 4m and a height of 4.2m. One hundred and twenty litres of water is used daily for domestic purposes and a similar amount for the animals. How many days will the water in the tank last if full to capacity?
A. 880
B. 440
C. 220
D. 22
Date posted: July 29, 2019. Answers (1)
- Bestee spent his salary as shown in the figure below(Solved)
Bestee spent his salary as shown in the figure below
How much more money does he spend on food than clothes?
A. 17 500
B. 14 000
C. 10 500
D. 3 500
Date posted: July 29, 2019. Answers (1)
- The figure below represents a farm(Solved)
The figure below represents a farm
What is the area of the farm in square metres?
A. 2209
B. 2244
C. 2293
D. 2377
Date posted: July 29, 2019. Answers (1)
- What is the place value of digit 7 in 16.05 ÷ 15?(Solved)
What is the place value of digit 7 in 16.05 ÷ 15?
A. Ones
B. Tens
C. Tenths
D. Hundredths
Date posted: July 29, 2019. Answers (1)
- The pupil population of a certain school was 900. The ratio of boys to girls was 5:4. One day 5% of the girls and 2%...(Solved)
The pupil population of a certain school was 900. The ratio of boys to girls was 5:4. One day 5% of the girls and 2% of the boys went for a competition. How many pupils remained in the school on that day?
A. 603
B. 837
C. 867
D. 870
Date posted: July 29, 2019. Answers (1)
- Which one of the following numbers is two million thirty five thousand and eight hundredths?(Solved)
Which one of the following numbers is two million thirty five thousand and eight hundredths?
A. 2035800
B. 2035000.08
C. 235000.08
D. 235000.008
Date posted: July 29, 2019. Answers (1)
- The number of registered voters in a country was 35940. Three candidates: Hekima, Bidii and Tajiri vied for a seat.(Solved)
The number of registered voters in a country was 35940. Three candidates: Hekima, Bidii and Tajiri vied for a seat. Hekima obtained 16048 votes, Bidii gathered 14353 votes, while Tajiri got 3439 votes. The number of spoilt votes was twice as many as that of non-voters. If all the spoilt votes were added to those obtained by Tajiri, how many votes would he have gotten?
A. 1400
B. 2100
C. 4139
D. 4839
Date posted: July 29, 2019. Answers (1)
- Simplify the question below(Solved)
What is 
in its simplest form?
Date posted: July 29, 2019. Answers (1)
- The mean of eight adults is 1m 42cm. The height of six of the adults were recorded as follows:
1. 1m 36cm, 1m 41cm, 1m 52cm,
2....(Solved)
The mean of eight adults is 1m 42cm. The height of six of the adults were recorded as follows:
1. 1m 36cm, 1m 41cm, 1m 52cm
2. 1m 30cm, 1m 50cm, 1m 37cm
The remaining two adults are of equal heights. What is the height of each of the remaining adults?
A. 1m 40cm
B. 1m 41cm
C. 1m 43cm
D. 1m 45cm
Date posted: July 29, 2019. Answers (1)
- Mwikali collected money in the following denominations:
1. 8 one thousand shillings notes
2. 18 five hundred shillings notes
3. 70 two hundred shillings notes...(Solved)
Mwikali collected money in the following denominations:
1. 8 one thousand shillings notes
2. 18 five hundred shillings notes
3. 70 two hundred shillings notes
4. 100 fifty shillings notes
One third of the money was changed into one thousand shillings notes, while the rest was changed into five hundred shillings notes. How many notes did she have altogether?
A. 12
B. 24
C. 48
D. 60
Date posted: July 29, 2019. Answers (1)
- Mogaka pays sh 300 for his transport, sh400 for his 2 sons and sh 100 for his sister daily. If the fare went up by...(Solved)
Mogaka pays sh 300 for his transport, sh400 for his 2 sons and sh 100 for his sister daily. If the fare went up by 15%, how much will he spend in six days?
A. sh 5520
B. sh 4800
C. sh 4080
D. sh 920
Date posted: July 29, 2019. Answers (1)
- Wakesho collects 150 eggs daily from her poultry. She sells the eggs at sh 9 each. How much money did she make in the month...(Solved)
Wakesho collects 150 eggs daily from her poultry. She sells the eggs at sh 9 each. How much money did she make in the month of February, 2008?
A. sh 40 500
B. sh 39 150
C. sh 37 800
D. sh 1 350
Date posted: July 29, 2019. Answers (1)
- How much money was received as discount by Abach and Asha all together?(Solved)
The marked price of a wheelbarrow is sh 8600. Abach was given 
discount while Asha was given 7% discount for a similar wheelbarrow. How much money was received as discount by Abach and Asha all together?
A. sh 129
B. sh 602
C. sh 1 333
D. sh 2 064
Date posted: July 29, 2019. Answers (1)