KIFUNGILO GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL

FORM ONE WEEKLY EXAMINATION 3

BASIC MATHEMATICS
(HOLIDAY PACKAGE)

TIME: 2 ½ HOURS DATE: 23rd JUNE, 2023

INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper consists of two sections A and B.
2. Attempt all questions.
3. Show all necessary procedures and write the work in a systematic manner.
4. Each question in section A carries 3 marks and each of section B carries 8 marks.

FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY

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 SECTION A (60 MARKS)
Answer ALL questions

1. (a) Subtract 25% of 24 from 6.

(b) On a number line perform an operation of 4  3

2. Re-arrange the order of the digits in the number 5879613 to make it:
(a) the largest number.
(b) the smallest number.

3. (a) Write 3.15 p.m using a 24 hours clock.

(b) Add
kg hg g
60 9 960
11 45

4. Convert:
(a) 256800 cm into km
(b) 0.125 into percentage.

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5. Round off:
(a) 270845 to the nearest thousand
(b) 0.04362 to three decimal places.

6. Calculate the sum of the GCF and LCM of 42, 45, 50.

7. Represent 0.6 3 as fraction.

8. Three angles of triangle are marked 2 x, x  20 0 and x  40 0 , find the values of x .

9. John is six years older than Paul. If their ages add up to 30 years, find Paul’s age.

10. Convert:
(a) 4 kilometres + 8 hectometres into metres.
(b) 24 hours into seconds.

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11. In a Form I class, 4 5 of the pupils have mathematical instruments. 1
4 of these have last their protractors.
What fractions of pupils in the class have protractors?

12. Find the equation of a line through points (3, -5) and (-2, 4).

13. Write the number 12789 correct to:

(i) one significant figure
(ii) two significant figure
(iii) three significant figure

2 x  3 y  1
14. Solve the simultaneous equations; 
10 x  5 y  6

15. Solve the equation; 5 x  2(4  3x)  11  2 x.

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16. Which is greater, 2 3 1 4  or 2 3 3 5 ?

17. Convert 8 115 to

(a) correct to two decimal places.
(b) correct to 2 significant figures.

18. The gradient of the equation of a line through point (-3, -3) is 2 1 2 . Find:
(i) the equation of a line.
(ii) y-intercept.

1 3 3 3 1
19. (a) Simplify x  y  z  x  yz.
2 2 4 2 4

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 3 5
(b) Multiply m by 6n.
2 2

20. (a) Write in numbers: One hundred thirty seven thousand two hundred fourteen.

(b) A piece of wire is 5dm long. This wire is cut into 10 equal pieces. What is the length of each piece?

SECTION B (40 MARKS)

Answer ALL questions
21. A father divided a number of his cows to his three sons; John, Jacob, and Joseph. Half of it was given to
John, and 34 of the remaining to Jacob, while Joseph got the remaining amount to 25 cows. Find:
(a) Number of cows distributed,
(b) Number of cows that John and Jacob got.

x2 3x  1
22. (a) Solve the equation 5 x  5
3 2

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 (b) Half of Paul’s money plus one-fifth of John’s money is 1400 shillings. Three quarters of Paul’s money
plus two-thirds of John’s money is 2650 shillings. How much has each?

23. (a) Write down a number with 6 in hundredths place, 9 in tens place, 0 in the thousands place, 4 in units
place and 3 in the tens thousands place.

(b) A boy walked 120 paces while a girls walked 100 paces from the same home to the market. If they
started at the same time and used the same speed, how many times did they stop together?

24. Solve the simultaneous equations by any method

x  3 y  3

2 x  5 y  4

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25. (a) Solve for x: 10 x  3  2 12 x  12

105 205
(b) Arrange the following descending order: 9.7%, 1.06%, , 11, 0.73, , 2.5%.
10 100

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