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- A rectangle measures 12cm long and 10cm wide. The length of the rectangle is increased in the ratio 3:2 while its breadth is decreased in the ratio 4:5. By what ratio is the area of the rectangle increased?
A rectangle measures 12cm long and 10cm wide. The length of the rectangle is increased in the ratio 3:2 while its breadth is decreased in the ratio 4:5. By what ratio is the area of the rectangle increased?
A. 6 : 5
B.5 : 4
C.3 : 2
D.4 : 3
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- The table below shows postal charges for sending registered letters and parcels up to a maximum of 7g.
The table below shows postal charges for sending registered letters and parcels up to a maximum of 7g.
A.sh 285.70
B.sh 285.80
C.sh 285.00
D.sh 286.00
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- What is the value of the fraction below?
A.15
B.5
C.3
D.2
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- What is the next number in the pattern below?
92 , 79 , 66 , 53 , __
What is the next number in the pattern below?
92 , 79 , 66 , 53 , __
A.43
B.42
C.41
D.40
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- Abudalla wanted to set a right-angle so that he can mark the school athletics field. Which one of the following sets of three measurements would he use?
Abudalla wanted to set a right-angle so that he can mark the school athletics field. Which one of the following sets of three measurements would he use?
A. 3,4.5,6.5
B. 2.5,6,6.5
C. 3.5,5,6.5
D. 1.5,2,3.5
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- A school clock gains 3 seconds every hour. The clock was set correct at noon on a Monday. What time was it showing at noon on Thursday of the following week?
A school clock gains 3 seconds every hour. The clock was set correct at noon on a Monday. What time was it showing at noon on Thursday of the following week?
A.12.06 p.m
B.12.12 p.m
C.11.48 a.m
D.12.05 p.m
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- Ananda bought bananas in bunches of 20 bananas each at sh 25 per bunch. She cut them into smaller bunches of 5 bananas each and sold them at sh 10 per bunch. What percentage profit did she make?
Ananda bought bananas in bunches of 20 bananas each at sh 25 per bunch. She cut them into smaller bunches of 5 bananas each and sold them at sh 10 per bunch. What percentage profit did she make?
A.40%
B.50%
C.60%
D.70%
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- Maranga paid sh 4,400 for a bicycle after he was given a 12% discount. Mwenda bought a similar bicycle from the same shop and was given a 15% discount. How much more money did Maranga pay than Mwenda?
Maranga paid sh 4,400 for a bicycle after he was given a 12% discount. Mwenda bought a similar bicycle from the same shop and was given a 15% discount. How much more money did Maranga pay than Mwenda?
A.sh 250
B.sh 300
C.sh 750
D.sh 150
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- A farmer of cows and goats had a total of 200 animals on his farm. Out of these 20% were cows and the rest goats. He decided to increase his cows by 30% and decrease his goats by 10%.
A farmer of cows and goats had a total of 200 animals on his farm. Out of these 20% were cows and the rest goats. He decided to increase his cows by 30% and decrease his goats by 10%. How many animals altogether did he end up with?
A.160
B.184
C.196
D.212
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- The first eleven pupils in a class scored the following marks in a mathematics test: 95, 50, 48, 63, 58, 75, 48, 44, 58, 84, 48.
The first eleven pupils in a class scored the following marks in a mathematics test:
95, 50, 48, 63, 58, 75, 48, 44, 58, 84, 48.
Their teacher worked out the mean, mode and median of these marks.
Which one of the following gives the mean, mode and median in that order?
b>A.61, 58, 48
B.61, 48, 58
C.58, 61, 48
D.48, 58, 61
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- What is the place value of digit 6 in the number 4693017?
What is the place value of digit 6 in the number 4693017?
A.Thousands
B.Ten thousands
C.Millions
D.Hundred thousands
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- A car is moving at a speed of 25 meters per second. What is this speed in kilometers per hour?
A car is moving at a speed of 25 meters per second. What is this speed in kilometers per hour?
A.30
B.60
C.90
D.80
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- A drum contained 28 liters 8 deciliters of fruit juice. The juice was packed into smaller containers each with a capacity of 2 liters 4 deciliters. How many containers were filled?
A drum contained 28 liters 8 deciliters of fruit juice. The juice was packed into smaller containers each with a capacity of 2 liters 4 deciliters. How many containers were filled?
A.12
B.16
C.13
D.12
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- If x=2, y=1 and z=3, what is the value of the following?
If x=2, y=1 and z=3, what is the value of
A.8
B.5
C.4
D.7
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- How many uniforms did the tailor make?
A.8
B.6
C.5
D.12
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- Sakwa deposited sh 25 000 in a bank which paid compound interest at the rate of 10 percent per annum. If he withdrew all his money after 1 and a half years, how much interest did his money earn?
Sakwa deposited sh 25 000 in a bank which paid compound interest at the rate of 10 percent per annum. If he withdrew all his money after 1 and a half years, how much interest did his money earn?
A.sh 5,250
B.sh 2,500
C.sh 1,375
D.sh 3,875
Date posted: March 20, 2019
- A farmer distributed his bags of cabbages as follows: A certain hospital received a quarter of the total number of bags. A nearby school received half of the remainder.
A farmer distributed his bags of cabbages as follows:
A certain hospital received a quarter of the total number of bags. A nearby school received half of the remainder. A greengrocer received a third of what the school received. What remained was six bags more than what the greengrocer received. How many bags of cabbages did the farmer have?
Date posted: March 20, 2019
- Three people Korir, Wangare and Hassan contributed money to start a business. Korir contributed a quarter of the total amount and wangare two fifth of the remainder.
Three people Korir, Wangare and Hassan contributed money to start a business. Korir contributed a quarter of the total amount and wangare two fifth of the remainder. Hassan’s contribution was one and half times that of Korir. They borrowed the rest of the money from the bank which was sh 60,000 less than Hassan’s contribution. Find the total amount required to start the business.
Date posted: March 20, 2019
- Evaluate the fraction below
Date posted: March 20, 2019
- Work out the following, giving the answer as a mixed number in its simplest form
Date posted: March 20, 2019