- Karanja and Kamau decided to start a business. Karanja contributed ksh.400, 000 and Kamau ksh.640, 000. The two men agreed that in any year 15%...(Solved)
Karanja and Kamau decided to start a business. Karanja contributed ksh.400, 000 and Kamau ksh.640, 000. The two men agreed that in any year 15% of the profit shall be divided equally between them and 20% of the profit will be used to meet the cost of the business and the rest to be shared in the ratio of their contributions. The profit made after the first year was ksh.432, 000.
a) How much did they set aside towards the cost of running the business for the 2nd year?
b) How much did Kamau receive at the end of the first year?
c) Karanja bought Samsung T.V sets with his share of the profit. If each T.V set cost ksh.18, 000, how many sets did he buy?
Date posted: November 8, 2019. Answers (1)
- Solve the equation below(Solved)
Solve for 
in the equation sin 
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- Make h the subject of the formula(Solved)
Given that b = 
,make h the subject of the formula
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- Use logarithms tables to evaluate(Solved)
Use logarithms tables to evaluate
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- The points A1(3,2) and B1 (4,-1) are the images of A and B respectively under a translation. Given that the coordinates of A are (0,1),find...(Solved)
The points A1(3,2) and B1 (4,-1) are the images of A and B respectively under a translation. Given that the coordinates of A are (0,1),find the coordinate of B.
Date posted: November 7, 2019. Answers (1)
- A commercial bank in Kenya buys and sells foreign currency as shown in the table below.
...(Solved)
A commercial bank in Kenya buys and sells foreign currency as shown in the table below.
Buying (ksh) Selling (ksh)
I U.S.A dollars 100.36 100.92
1 Sterling pound 130.52 130.64
Nkirote who is going for studies in U.S.A had ksh.1, 236,600.
a) Calculate the amount of money in dollars she had to the nearest dollar.
b) His father who works in England sent her 4000 sterling pounds, while she was still in Kenya. Find the total amount in dollars she left with to USA.
Date posted: November 7, 2019. Answers (1)
- Find the equation of a tangent to the curve y=x3 – 2x2 +3x -1 at x=2.(Solved)
Find the equation of a tangent to the curve y=x3 – 2x2 +3x -1 at x=2.
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- Solve for x in the equation. (3mks)
22x+1 - 10(2x) +8 =0(Solved)
Solve for x in the equation. (3mks)
22x+1 - 10(2x) +8 =0
Date posted: November 7, 2019. Answers (1)
- A (-1, 3) and B (3, 5) are points on the Cartesian plane. Determine the equation of the perpendicular bisector of AB in the form...(Solved)
A (-1, 3) and B (3, 5) are points on the Cartesian plane. Determine the equation of the perpendicular bisector of AB in the form ax + by +c=0.
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- The figure below (Not drawn to scale) shows the cross-section of a metal bar of length 3metres. The ends are equal semi-circles. (use ?=3.142)
Determine the...(Solved)
The figure below (Not drawn to scale) shows the cross-section of a metal bar of length 3metres. The ends are equal semi-circles. (use Π=3.142)
Determine the mass of the metal bar in kg if the density of the metal is 2.35g/cm3. (Give your answer to two 2dp).
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- The figure shows part of a cuboid ABCDEFGH complete the diagram showing the hidden edges with broken lines.(Solved)
The figure shows part of a cuboid ABCDEFGH complete the diagram showing the hidden edges with broken lines.
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- The figure below is a velocity –time graph of a certain car.
a) Find the total distance traveled by the car.
b) Calculate the deceleration of...(Solved)
The figure below is a velocity –time graph of a certain car.
a) Find the total distance traveled by the car.
b) Calculate the deceleration of the car.
Date posted: November 7, 2019. Answers (1)
- Solve the following inequalities and state the integral values.
x – 3 = 3x – 1 < x + 11(Solved)
Solve the following inequalities and state the integral values.
x – 3 ≤ 3x – 1 < x + 11
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- Evaluate.(Solved)
Evaluate. 
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- A coin is biased such that it shows a tail with the probability of 1/3 . The same coin is tossed three times find the...(Solved)
A coin is biased such that it shows a tail with the probability of 1/3 . The same coin is tossed three times find the probability of obtaining.
i) Two coins on the first two tosses.
ii) A head, a tail and a tail in that order.
iii) Two heads and one tail
Date posted: November 7, 2019. Answers (1)
- The probability that Peter will be selected for his school hockey team is 1/3. If he is selected for the hockey team, then the probability...(Solved)
The probability that Peter will be selected for his school hockey team is 1/3. If he is selected for the hockey team, then the probability of being selected for basketball is 4/7 .
i) Draw a tree diagram to represent the above information.
ii) Using the tree diagram or otherwise, calculate the probability that Peter is selected for at least one of the terms.
Date posted: November 7, 2019. Answers (1)
- The figure below shows frustrum ABCDEFH of a right pyramid. AB = 24cm, BC = 10cm, FG = 18cm, GH=7.5cm and AF = BG =...(Solved)
The figure below shows frustrum ABCDEFH of a right pyramid. AB = 24cm, BC = 10cm, FG = 18cm, GH=7.5cm and AF = BG = CH = DE = 15cm.
Determine.
a) The altitude of the pyramid.
b) The angle between:
i) AF and the base ABCD
ii) FE and GB
c) The distance AG
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- The figure below shows a sketch of a curve y = 3x² - 5x + 8 from x = -4 to x = +2
a) Use...(Solved)
The figure below shows a sketch of a curve y = 3x² - 5x + 8 from x = -4 to x = +2
a) Use the mid ordinate rule with 6 strips to estimate the area between the curve, the x-axis and line x=-4 and x = +2
b) Use integration to find the exact are in (a) above.
c) Calculate the 4s.f the percentage error in area estimated by the mid ordinate rule.
Date posted: November 7, 2019. Answers (1)
- Students in a form three class sat for a Chemistry exam which was marked out of 100 marks. The students were 100 in total. The...(Solved)
Students in a form three class sat for a Chemistry exam which was marked out of 100 marks. The students were 100 in total. The table below shows the distribution of students and marks scored.
Determine:
a) The quartile deviation.
b) The passmark if 35% of the students failed.
c) The minimum mark required if only five students got grade A.
Date posted: November 7, 2019. Answers (1)
- A number 0.7 is truncated to 3.sf. Calculate the percentage error due to the truncation.(Solved)
A number 0.7 is truncated to 3.sf. Calculate the percentage error due to the truncation.
Date posted: November 7, 2019. Answers (1)