- Find all the integral values of x which satisfy the inequality
3 (1 + x) < 5x – 11 < x + 45(Solved)
Find all the integral values of x which satisfy the inequality
3 (1 + x) < 5x – 11 < x + 45
Date posted: August 20, 2019. Answers (1)
- Coast bus left Nairobi at 8.00a.m. and traveled towards Mombasa at an average speed of 80km/hr.(Solved)
Coast bus left Nairobi at 8.00a.m. and traveled towards Mombasa at an average speed of 80km/hr. At 8.30am, Lamu bus left Mombasa towards Nairobi at an average speed of 120km/h. Given that the distance between Nairobi and Mombasa is 400km; determine:
(i) The time Lamu Bus arrived in Nairobi.
(ii) The time the two buses met.
(iii) The distance from Nairobi to the point where the buses met.
(iv) How far Coast Bus is from Mombasa when Lamu bus arrives in Nairobi.
Date posted: August 20, 2019. Answers (1)
- The diagram below, not drawn to scale, is a regular pentagon circumscribed in a circle of radius 10cm at centre O
Find
(a) The length of any...(Solved)
The diagram below, not drawn to scale, is a regular pentagon circumscribed in a circle of radius 10cm at centre O
Find
(a) The length of any side of the pentagon
(b) The area of the shaded region
Date posted: August 20, 2019. Answers (1)
- The table below shows how income tax was charged on income earned in a certain year.(Solved)
The table below shows how income tax was charged on income earned in a certain year.
Mr. Gideon is an employee of a certain company and earns a salary of Ksh. 15,200 per month. He is housed by the company and pays a nominal rent of Ksh. 1050 per month. He is married and is entitled to a family relief of Kshs. 450 per month.
(i) Calculate his taxable income in k£ p.a.
(ii) Calculate his gross tax per month.
(iii) Calculate his net tax per month.
(iv) Calculate his net salary per month.
Date posted: August 20, 2019. Answers (1)
- A group of 10 soldiers set off with enough food to last 7 days. After 4 soldiers deserted,(Solved)
A group of 10 soldiers set off with enough food to last 7 days. After 4 soldiers deserted, how many more days will the food last for the remaining soldiers?
Date posted: August 20, 2019. Answers (1)
- Below is a net of a model of a solid. The lengths AB = BC = AC = 6.0cm and lengths AF = FB =...(Solved)
Below is a net of a model of a solid. The lengths AB = BC = AC = 6.0cm and lengths AF = FB = BD = CD = CE = AE = 8.0cm.
a).Sketch the solid of the net by taking ABC as the base and the height 5cm.
b) State the name of the figure sketched:
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- The masses of two similar bars of soap are 343g and 1331g. If the surface area of the smaller bar is 196cm2. Calculate the surface...(Solved)
The masses of two similar bars of soap are 343g and 1331g. If the surface area of the smaller bar is 196cm2. Calculate the surface area of the larger bar.
Date posted: August 20, 2019. Answers (1)
- Evaluate the expression below
(Solved)
Evaluate the expression below
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- Mrs. Tabut bought 4 spoons and 6 plates for Kshs. 660 and Mrs. Koross bought 2 spoons and 1 plate less than Mrs. Tabut for...(Solved)
Mrs. Tabut bought 4 spoons and 6 plates for Kshs. 660 and Mrs. Koross bought 2 spoons and 1 plate less than Mrs. Tabut for Kshs. 510.
(i) Find the price of each item.
(ii) Mrs. Lagat spent Kshs. 2280 to buy the same type of spoons and plates. If the number of plates she bought were 4 more than the number of spoons, find the number of spoons bought by Mrs. Lagat.
Date posted: August 20, 2019. Answers (1)
- A solid object is formed by a cylinder and a cone such that the cone of base radius 1.5 and slant height 4.8m is attached...(Solved)
A solid object is formed by a cylinder and a cone such that the cone of base radius 1.5 and slant height 4.8m is attached to the cylinder whose height is 12.6m. Using π=3.142, calculate the total surface area of the solid, leaving your answer to 2 decimal places.
Date posted: August 20, 2019. Answers (1)
- All prime numbers between ten and twenty are arranged in descending order to form a number.(Solved)
All prime numbers between ten and twenty are arranged in descending order to form a number.
(i) Write down the number.
(ii) State the total value of the third digit of the number formed in (i) above.
Date posted: August 20, 2019. Answers (1)
- Three people Felix, Evans and Eunice contributed money to start a business. Felix contributed a quarter of the total amount and Evans two fifths of...(Solved)
Three people Felix, Evans and Eunice contributed money to start a business. Felix contributed a quarter of the total amount and Evans two fifths of the remainder. Eunice’s contribution was one and a half times that of Felix. They borrowed the rest of the money from the bank which was Kshs. 60,000 less than Eunice’s contribution. Find the total amount required to start the business.
Date posted: August 20, 2019. Answers (1)
- Three vertices of a parallelogram PQRS are P(-1,2), Q(8,-5) and R(5,0).(Solved)
Three vertices of a parallelogram PQRS are P(-1,2), Q(8,-5) and R(5,0).
(i) On the grid provided below, draw the parallelogram PQRS.
(ii) Determine the length of the diagonal QS.
Date posted: August 20, 2019. Answers (1)
- Mr. Kirui earns a basic salary of sh. 12,000 per month. In addition he is also paid a commission of 2½ % for sales above...(Solved)
Mr. Kirui earns a basic salary of sh. 12,000 per month. In addition he is also paid a commission of 2½ % for sales above sh. 15,000. In a certain month, he sold goods worth sh. 140,000 at a discount of 5%. Calculate his total earning that month.
Date posted: August 20, 2019. Answers (1)
- The table below shows marks scored by 40 students in a mathematics test(Solved)
The table below shows marks scored by 40 students in a mathematics test
Calculate the median mark.
Date posted: August 20, 2019. Answers (1)
- Use ruler and pair of compasses only to draw a parallelogram PQRS in which PQ = 8cm, QR = 6cm and angle QPS = 750.(Solved)
Use ruler and pair of compasses only to draw a parallelogram PQRS in which PQ = 8cm, QR = 6cm and angle QPS = 750. By construction, determine the perpendicular distance between PQ and RS.
Date posted: August 20, 2019. Answers (1)
- Factorise the expression: 2s2t2 – 5st – 12.(Solved)
Factorise the expression: 2s2t2 – 5st – 12.
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- A rectangular tank has a hole in it such that 11cm3 of water leaks out every 5 seconds.(Solved)
A rectangular tank has a hole in it such that 11cm3 of water leaks out every 5 seconds. Using π as 3.142. Calculate:-
(i) The capacity of the water lost from the tank every hour.
(ii) The time it takes to till a cylindrical tank of radius 30cm and height 30cm into which the leaking water drains; in hours to 4 significant figures.
Date posted: August 20, 2019. Answers (1)
- A tank holding 1m3 of water is filled in 10 minutes by a circular pipe of diameter 2cm. Find the speed of water in the pipe.(Solved)
A tank holding 1m3 of water is filled in 10 minutes by a circular pipe of diameter 2cm.Find the speed of water in the pipe.
Date posted: August 20, 2019. Answers (1)
- Simplify the expression:(Solved)
Simplify the expression:
Date posted: August 20, 2019. Answers (1)