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- What is the largest 6-digit number written in words that can be formed using the symbols 4, 2,0,8,3 and 6?(Solved)
What is the largest 6-digit number written in words that can be formed using the symbols 4, 2,0,8,3 and 6?
A. Four hundred and twenty thousand eight hundred and thirty six
B. Eight hundred and sixty four thousand three hundred and twenty
C. Eight million and sixty four thousand three hundred and twenty
D. Two hundred and three thousand four hundred and sixty eight
Date posted: July 30, 2019. Answers (1)
- In a certain country the population was 38898756. What was the population to the nearest ten thousand?
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In a certain country the population was 38898756. What was the population to the nearest ten thousand?
A. 38900000
B. 38890000
C. 38899000
D. 38898800
Date posted: July 30, 2019. Answers (1)
- Senteu left home at 6.00 a.m. for school which is 8 km away. He cycled at a speed of 6km/h. After cycling for 4km the...(Solved)
Senteu left home at 6.00 a.m. for school which is 8 km away. He cycled at a speed of 6km/h. After cycling for 4km the bicycle had a puncture which took him 15 minutes to repair. He continued cycling at the same speed. At what time did he arrive at school?
A. 6.40 a.m.
B. 6.55 a.m.
C. 7.20 a.m.
D. 7.35 am.
Date posted: July 30, 2019. Answers (1)
- Ngoko deposited sh 120,000 in a bank that gave compound interest at the rate of 6% per annum. What was the amount in the bank...(Solved)
Ngoko deposited sh 120,000 in a bank that gave compound interest at the rate of 6% per annum. What was the amount in the bank after 2 years?
A. sh 134,832
B. sh 134,400
C. sh 127,200
D. sh 14,832
Date posted: July 30, 2019. Answers (1)
- Mundia bought 90 bananas for sh 450. After selling all the bananas he made a profit of 60%. What was the selling price per banana?(Solved)
Mundia bought 90 bananas for sh 450. After selling all the bananas he made a profit of 60%. What was the selling price per banana?
A. sh 5
B. sh 8
C. sh 270
D. sh 720
Date posted: July 30, 2019. Answers (1)
- On a certain day a miller prepared 63 kilograms of uji flour and 286 kilograms of ugali flour.(Solved)
On a certain day a miller prepared 63 kilograms of uji flour and 286 kilograms of ugali flour. The miller charged sh 7 per kilogram of uji flour and sh 4 per kilogram of ugali flour. The mill consumed 7 litres of fuel costing sh 108 per litre. The miller also paid sh 250 as wages and sh 300 as loan repayment. What was the miller’s profit that day?
A. sh 279
B. sh 579
C. sh 927
D. sh 948
Date posted: July 30, 2019. Answers (1)
- The graph below shows journeys of Musa and Serah. Musa traveled from P to Q while Serah traveled from Q to P.(Solved)
The graph below shows journeys of Musa and Serah. Musa traveled from P to Q while Serah traveled from Q to P.
What was the difference in their average speeds?
A. 0
B. 10
C. 70
D. 80
Date posted: July 30, 2019. Answers (1)
- Ndemo bought 2r oranges while Maua bought 4s oranges. Haifa bought 2 oranges more than a half the total number of oranges bought by both...(Solved)
Ndemo bought 2r oranges while Maua bought 4s oranges. Haifa bought 2 oranges more than a half the total number of oranges bought by both Ndemo and Maua. How many oranges did they buy altogether?
A. 3r + 6s + 2
B. 4r + 8s + 2
C. 6r + 12s + 2
D. 3r + 6s-2
Date posted: July 30, 2019. Answers (1)
- A plot of land is in the shape of a rhombus of side 200 m. The length of one of the diagonals is 240 m....(Solved)
A plot of land is in the shape of a rhombus of side 200 m. The length of one of the diagonals is 240 m. What is the area of the plot in hectares?
A. 3.84
B. 4
C. 4.8
D. 7.68
Date posted: July 30, 2019. Answers (1)
- The diagram below represents a solid cube of side 6 cm from which a cylinder of diameter 2.8 cm has been removed.(Solved)
The diagram below represents a solid cube of side 6 cm from which a cylinder of diameter 2.8 cm has been removed.
What is the volume of the remaining solid in cm3? 
A. 36.96
B. 68.16
C. 179.04
D. 216.0
Date posted: July 30, 2019. Answers (1)
- The prices of items sold in a shop were as follows:(Solved)
The prices of items sold in a shop were as follows:
1. 1 kg sugar @ sh 120
2. 1 kg rice @ sh 160
3. 1 kg cooking fat @ sh 144
4. 1 loaf of bread @ sh 45
Subira bought 2 kg of sugar, 1 kg of rice, half a kg of cooking fat and 3 loaves of bread. She gave the shopkeeper a sh 1,000 note. What balance did she get?
A. sh 321
B. sh 393
C. sh 531
D. sh 607
Date posted: July 30, 2019. Answers (1)
- The figure below is made up of squares. How many squares are there altogether?(Solved)
The figure below is made up of squares. How many squares are there altogether?
A. 14
B. 13
C. 10
D. 9
Date posted: July 30, 2019. Answers (1)
- Six men can complete digging a shamba in 8 days. How many days will it take four men, working at the same rate, to complete...(Solved)
Six men can complete digging a shamba in 8 days. How many days will it take four men, working at the same rate, to complete digging the shamba?
A. 12
B. 
C. 4
D. 3
Date posted: July 30, 2019. Answers (1)
- The table below shows the postal charges, in shillings, on small packets in a certain year.(Solved)
The table below shows the postal charges, in shillings, on small packets in a certain year.
Abbas from Mombasa sent the following packets:
1. A 900g packet to Uganda
2. A 5 kg packet to Ghana
3. A 251g packet to China
How much money did he pay altogether?
A. sh.3,091
B. sh.2,884
C. sh.2,881
D. sh.1,831
Date posted: July 30, 2019. Answers (1)
- In a certain country, the population of goats is 51,907. The number of female goats is 453 more than that of male goats. The number...(Solved)
In a certain country, the population of goats is 51,907. The number of female goats is 453 more than that of male goats. The number of male goats is 18,549 and the rest are kids. What is the number of kids?
A. 14356
B. 15262
C. 19002
D. 32905
Date posted: July 30, 2019. Answers (1)
- In the figure below PQ is parallel to RS. UT and VW are straight lines. What is the size of the angle marked x°?(Solved)
In the figure below PQ is parallel to RS. UT and VW are straight lines. What is the size of the angle marked x°?
A. 44°
B. 73°
C. 107°
D. 117°
Date posted: July 30, 2019. Answers (1)
- A piece of land in the shape of a trapezium is drawn on a map using the scale 1:500. (Solved)
A piece of land in the shape of a trapezium is drawn on a map using the scale 1:500. The parallel sides are 5 cm and 2 cm, while the perpendicular distance between parallel sides is 4 cm. What is the actual area of the plot in m2?
A. 35000
B. 3500
C. 350
D. 35
Date posted: July 30, 2019. Answers (1)
- An airplane reached its destination on a Wednesday at 0115h. The flight had taken 4 and a half hours. On what day and at what...(Solved)
An airplane reached its destination on a Wednesday at 0115h. The flight had taken 4 and a half hours. On what day and at what time in a.m. /p.m. system did the plane start its flight?
A. Tuesday 8.45 a.m.
B. Tuesday 8.45 p.m.
C. Wednesday 8.45 a.m.
D. Wednesday 8.45 p.m.
Date posted: July 30, 2019. Answers (1)
- How many blocks are used to make the stack drawn below?(Solved)
How many blocks are used to make the stack drawn below?
A. 60
B. 55
C. 53
D. 45
Date posted: July 30, 2019. Answers (1)
- Which one of the following sets of measurements will form a right angled triangle when constructed?(Solved)
Which one of the following sets of measurements will form a right angled triangle when constructed?
A. 3 cm, 5 cm, 6 cm
B. 4 cm, 6 cm, 15 cm
C. 8 cm, 12 cm, 15 cm
D. 6 cm, 8 cm, 10 cm
Date posted: July 30, 2019. Answers (1)