KCSE MATHEMATICS QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS ~ Topically Analyzed
Form 1 Mathematics
(a) Draw a regular pentagon of side 4 cm
(b) On the diagram drawn, construct a circle which touches all the sides of the pentagon
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Form 1 Mathematics
In fourteen years time, a mother will be twice as old as her son. Four years ago, the sum of their ages was 30 years. Find how old the mother was, when the son was born.
Form 1 Mathematics
A square brass plate is 2 mm thick and has a mass of 1.05 kg. The density of the brass is 8.4 g/cm^3. Calculate the length of the plate in centimeters
Form 1 Mathematics
A Kenyan businessman bought goods from Japan worth 2, 950 000 Japanese yen. On arrival in Kenya custom duty of 20% was charged on the value of the goods.
If the exchange rates were as follows 1 US dollar = 118 Japanese Yen 1 US dollar = 76 Kenya shillings Calculate the duty paid in Kenya shillings Form 1 Mathematics
A solution whose volume is 80 litres is made 40% of water and 60% of alcohol. When litres of water are added, the percentage of alcohol drops to 40%
(a) Find the value of x (b) Thirty litres of water is added to the new solution. Calculate the percentage (c) If 5 litres of the solution in (b) is added to 2 litres of the original solution, calculate in the simplest form, the ratio of water to that of alcohol in the resulting solution Form 1 Mathematics
A certain sum of money is deposited in a bank that pays simple interest at a certain rate.
After 5 years the total amount of money in an account is Kshs 358 400. The interest earned each year is 12 800 Calculate (i) the amount of money which was deposited (ii) the annual rate of interest that the bank paid (b) A computer whose marked price is Kshs 40,000 is sold at Kshs 56,000 on hire purchase terms. (i) Kioko bought the computer on hire purchase term. He paid a deposit of 25% of the hire purchase price and cleared the balance by equal monthly installments of Kshs 2625 Calculate the number of installments (ii) Had Kioko bought the computer on cash terms he would have been allowed a discount of 12 ½ % on marked price. Calculate the difference between the cash price and the hire purchase price and express as a percentage of the cash price. Form 1 Mathematics
The figure below is drawn to scale. It represents a field in the shape of an equilateral triangle of side 80m
The owner wants to plant some flowers in the field. The flowers must be at most, 60m from A and nearer to B than to C. If no flower is to be more than 40m from BC, show by shading, the exact region where the flowers may be planted
Form 1 MathematicsA helicopter is stationed at an airport H on a bearing 060o and 800km from another airport P.A third airport is J is on bearing of 1400 and 1,200km from H. Determine:
Form 1 Mathematics
In the year 2001, the price of a sofa set in a shop was Kshs 12,000
(a) Calculate the amount of money received from the sales of 240 sofa sets that year (b) (i) In the year 2002 the price of each sofa set increased by 25% while the number of sets sold decreased by 10% Calculate the percentage increase in the amount received from the sales (ii) If at the end of year 2002, the price of each sofa set changed in the ration 16:15, calculate the price of each sofa set in the year 2003 (c) The number of sofa sets sold in the year 2003 was P% less than the number sold in the year 200. Calculate the value of P, given that the amounts received from sales if the two years were equal. Form 1 Mathematics
Hadija and Kagendo bought the same types of pens and exercise books from the same shop
Hadija bought 2 pens and 3 exercise books for Kshs 78. Kagendo bought pens and 4 exercise books for Kshs 108 Calculate the cost of each item Form 1 MathematicsForm 2 MathematicsForm 1 Mathematics
In this question use a pair of compasses and a ruler only(a) construct triangle ABC such that AB = 6 cm, BC = 8cm and <ABC 1350
(b) Construct the height of triangle ABC in a) above taking BC as the base Form 1 MathematicsThree people Odawa, Mliwa and Amina contributed money to purchase a flour mill. Odawa contributed ⅓ of the total amount, Mliwa contributed ⅜ of the remaining amount and Amina contributed the rest of the money. The difference in contribution between Mliwa and Amina was sh.40,000. Calculate the price of the flour mill. Form 1 MathematicsForm 1 Mathematics
All prime numbers less than ten are arranged in descending order to form a
Number. (a) Write down the number formed (b) State the total value of the second digit in the number formed in (a) above Form 1 MathematicsThe interior angles of the hexagon are 2x0, ½ x0 + 400, 1100, 1300 and 1600. Find the value of the smallest angle. Form 1 MathematicsUse a ruler and compasses in this question. Draw a parallegram ABCD in which AB = 8 cm, BC = 6 cm and ∠BAD = 750. By construction, determine the perpendicular distance between AB and CD. Form 1 MathematicsA rally car traveled from point R to point S. S is 128 km on a bearing 0600 from R. The car then set off S at 9.30 am towards T at an average of 150 km/h. It was expected at T at 11.30 am. After traveling for I hour and 20 minutes it broke down at point P. The bearing of T and P from S is 3000.
Calculate the:
Form 1 Mathematics
A construction company requires to transport 144 tonnes of stones to sites A and B. The company pays Kshs 24,000 to transport 48 tonnes of stone for every 28 km. Kimani transported 96 tonnes to a site A, 49 km away.
Related Questions on Commercial Arithmetic IForm 1 Mathematics
Akinyi, Bundi, Cura, and Diba invested some money on a business in the ratio of 7 : 9 : 10 : 1 respectively. The business realized a profit of Kshs 46,800. They shared 12% of the profit equally and the remainder in the ratio of their contributions.
Calculate the total amount received by Diba |
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