KCSE MATHEMATICS QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS ~ Topically Analyzed
Form 1 Mathematics
When Ksh 40 000 was invested in a certain bank for 5 years it earned a simple interest of Ksh 3 800.
Find the amount that must have been invested in the same bank at the same rate for 7 - years to earn a simple interest of Ksh 3 420.
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Form 1 Mathematics
Five people can build 3 huts in 21 days. Find the number of people, working at the same rate that will build 6 similar huts in 15 days.
Form 1 Mathematics
The length of a flower garden is 2 m less than twice its width. The area of the garden is 60 m2.
Calculate its length. Form 1 Mathematics
A tea dealer mixes two brands of tea, x and y, to obtain 35 kg of the mixture worth Ksh 62 per kg. 1f brand x is valued at Ksh 68 per kg and brandy at Ksh 53 per kg, calculate the ratio, in its simplest form, in which the brands x and y are mixed.
Form 1 Mathematics
The boundaries PQ, QR, RS and SP of a ranch are straight lines such that: Q is 16 km on a bearing of 040° from P; R is directly south of Q and east of P and S is 12 km on a bearing of 1200 from R.
(a) Using a scale of 1cm to represent 2 km, show the above information in a scale drawing. (b) From the scale drawing determine: (i) the distance, in kilometers, of P from S; (ii) the bearing of P from S. (c) Calculate the area of the ranch PQRS in square kilometres. Form 1 Mathematics
A saleswoman is paid a commission of 2% on goods sold worth over Ksh 100 000. She is also paid a monthly salary of Ksh 12 000. In a certain month, she sold 360 handbags at Ksh 500 each.
(a) Calculate the saleswoman’s earnings that month. (b) The following month, the saleswoman’s monthly salary was increased by 10%. Her total earnings that month were Ksh 17 600. Calculate: (i) the total amount of money received from the sales of handbags that month; (ii) the number of handbags sold that month. Form 1 Mathematics
A fruit vendor bought 1948 oranges on a Thursday and sold 750 of them on the same day.On Friday, he sold 240 more oranges than on Thursday. On Saturday he bought 560 more oranges. Later that day, he sold all the oranges he had at a price of Ksh 8 each.
Calculate the amount of money the vendor obtained from the sales of Saturday. Form 1 Mathematics
Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct a rhombus QRST in which angle TQR = 600 and QS = 10 cm.
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A Kenyan company received US Dollars 100 000. The money was converted into Kenya shillings in a bank which buys and sells foreign currencies as follows:
Buying Selling (in Kenya shillings) (in Kenya shillings) 1 US Dollar 77.24 77.44 1 Sterling Pound 121.93 122.27 (a) calculate the amount of money, in Kenya shillings, the company received. (b) The company exchanged the Kenya shillings calculated in (a) above, into sterling pounds to buy a car from Britain. Calculate the cost of the car to the nearest sterling pound. Form 1 Mathematics
The sum of three consecutive odd integers is greater than 219. Determine the first three such integers.
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Atieno and Kamau started a business by contributing sh. 25, 000 and sh. 20, 000 Respectively.
At the end of the year, they realized a profit of shs. 81, 000. The profit was allocated to development, dividends and reserves in the ratio 4:5:6 respectively. The dividends were the shared in the ratio of their contribution. Calculate the dividends paid to Atieno. Form 1 Mathematics
Kipketer can cultivate a piece of land in 7 hours while Wanjiku can do the same work in 5 hours. Find the time they would take to cultivate the piece of land when working together.
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Kutu withdrew some money from a bank. He spent 3/8 of the money to pay for Mutua’s school fees and 2/5 to pay for Tatu’s school fees. If he remained with Ksh 12 330, calculate the amount of money he paid for Tatu’s school fees.
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A water vendor has a tank of capacity 18900 litres. The tank is being filled with water from two pipe A and B which are closed immediately when the tank is full. Water flows at the rate of
a) If the tank is empty and the two pipes are opened at the same time, calculate the time it takes to fill the tank. b) On a certain day the vendor opened the two pipes A and B to fill the empty tank. After 25 minutes he opened the outlet to supply water to his customers at an average rate of 20 Liters per minute i) Calculate the time it took to fill the tank on that day. ii) The vendor supplied a total of 542 jerricans, each containing 25 litres of water , on the day. If the water that remained in the tank was 6 300 litres, calculate, in litres, the amount of water that was wasted. Form 1 Mathematics
In a certain commercial bank, customer may withdraw cash through one of the two tellers at the counter. On average, one teller takes 3 minutes while the other teller takes 5 minutes to serve a customer. If the two tellers start to serve the customers at the same time, find the shortest time it takes to serve 200 customers
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A farmer feed every two cows on 480 Kg of hay for four days. The farmer has 20 160 Kg of hay which is just enough to feed his cows for 6 weeks. Find the number of cows in the farm.
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Three points P, Q and R are on a level ground. Q is 240 m from P on a bearing of 2300 . R is 120 m to the east of P
a) Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 40 m, draw a diagram to show the positions of P, Q and R in the space provided below. b) Determine i) The distance of R from Q ii) The bearing of R from Q c) A vertical post stands at P and another one at Q. A bird takes 18 seconds to fly directly from the top of the post at q to the top of the post at P. Given that the angle of depression of the top of the post at P from the top of the post at Q is 90, Calculate: i) The distance to the nearest metre, the bird covers; ii)The speed of the bird in Km/h Form 1 Mathematics
Abdi sold a radio costing Kshs 3 800 at a profit of 20%. He earned a commission of 22 ½ 5 on the profit. Find the amount he earned.
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The diagonals of a rhombus PQRS intersect at T. Given that p(2,2), Q(3, 6 ) and R(-1, 5):
a) Draw the rhombus PQRS on the grid provided; b) State the coordinates of T. Form 1 MathematicsForm 1 Mathematics
A watch which loses a half-minute every hour was set to read the correct time at 05 45 h on Monday. Determine the time in the 12- hour system, the watch will show on the following Friday at 19 45h
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