MAASAI MARA

UNIVERSITY
REGULAR UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2013/2014 ACADEMIC YEAR
FIRST YEAR FIRST SEMESTER

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION

COURSE CODE: IRD 101

COURSE TITLE: QUANTITATIVE SKILLS 1

DATE:29TH APRIL 2014 TIME: 9.00AM – 12.00PM

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Answer questions ONE and any other THREE
Make sure all figures and tables are clear and comprehensive
This paper consists of 4 printed pages. Please turn over.

SECTION A (COMPULSORY)

Question one

( a ) (i) Demonstrate how you can get the absolute error, using an example of
your choice ( 2 mks)

(ii) Get the absolute and relative errors of the following measurements:
                365 cm, 7.65 cm, 34.7 cm, 0.76 m 1009 cm. (5 mks )
(iii) Show that the relative error of a product is equal to the sum of relative
errors of individual figures making it up. ( 3 mks)
(b) (i) A business man buys three bananas at a certain price. He sold the
bananas, making a total profit of three shillings. If the total selling
price was kshs 18, get the buying price for each banana ( 5 mks)

(ii) Use the graphical method to solve for x in:

2x^2+x-10=0 ( 5 mks)

( c ) Find the lower and upper limits of the perimeter of a regular pentagon
whose side measures 15.0 cm. ( 5 mks)

SECTION B (ANSWER ANY THREE QUESTIONS)

Question two

Use the data below to answer the questions that follow:

10- 20- 30- 40- 50- 60- 70- 80- 90- Marks
19 29 39 49 59 69 79 89 99 (%)
2 4 3 5 15 7 4 6 1 frequency

(a)Come up with a frequency distribution table ( 3 mks)

(b) Calculate the mean ( 3 mks)
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 (c)Get the median ( 3 mks)
(d) Find the lower and upper quartiles ( 4 mks)
(e) Standard deviation ( 2 mks)

Question three

(i) Solve for x in:

2 x+3= 11 ( 2 mks)

2x^2+8=40 ( 3 mks)

3x^2+24-2=97 ( 3 mks)

( ii ) For each of the equations above, draw a graph representing them and
proof the solutions for x gotten thereof, by use of the graphs ( 7 mks)

Question four

The table below how the distance in kilometers that first year students cover
from their homes to Maasai Mara University. Use it to answer the questions
that follow.

Distance 100- 120- 140- 160- 180- 200- 220- 240- 260-
in kms 119 139 159 179 199 219 239 259 279
No. of 10 4 6 15 7 10 11 8 1
students

( i ) Identify the class size used in grouping the data ( 1 mk)

(ii ) Come up with a comprehensive frequency distribution table, including;

the mid-points, class boundaries and cumulative frequencies. ( 5 mks)

(ii) From the table above, come up with: the frequency distribution
curve, the bar graph and the histogram ( 9 mks )

Question five

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 (a) (i) Round off the following figures to the nearest whole numbers

                    2098.896, 769.o64, 783.687, 23.09, 0.078, 0.5689 (3 mks)

(ii) Truncate the figures above to 2 s.f. (3 mks)

( b) A Pipe measuring 9.05 m was cut into two pieces. The first one was
found to be 5.6 m. Calculate the maximum and minimum possible
length of the second piece ( 4 mks)

(c) Calculate the maximum and minimum possible areas of a parallelogram

whose base measures 10.08 cm and height measures 5.4 cm ( 5 mks)

Question six

(a) A circular tank measures 2.4 m in radius and 5.7 m in height. Calculate
its volume in liters. Give your answer in two significant figures.
(5 mks )
(b) Give five applications of measures, relevant to your area of
specialization ( 5 mks )
(c) Describe and hence give the difference between the range and
inter-             quartile range (2
mks)
(d) Convert the following measurements into meters:
103 cm, 456mm, 4.56 km ( 3 mks )
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