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Mathematics Standard 8 Question Paper

Mathematics Standard 8

Course:Primary Level

Exam Year:2005

MATHEMATICS STANDARD 8.
K.C.P.E REVISION QUESTIONS.

TOPIC: TIME, SPEED, DISTANCE

1. Ahmed left home at 9.20 a.m for Nairobi a distance of 168 km. After driving for 1 hour, he rested for 40 minutes. He then continued with his journey and reached Nairobi at 12 noon. What was his average speed for the whole journey in km/h?

2. A lorry left Mombasa at 2035 hr on Sunday and took 7 hours 40 minutes to reach Nairobi. At what time did it reach Nairobi?

3. A train left Mombasa on Saturday at 1445h and took 9h 30 min to reach Kisumu. In 24 h clock when did it reach Kisumu?

4. Muthoni left good at 7.00 a.m for the market, a distance of 7.2 km. She reached the market at 8.20 a.m. What was her average speed in metres per second?

5. The first session of a meeting started at 9.30 a.m and ended at 12.20 p.m. Lunch break took 1 hour 15 minutes. The meeting then resumed and the second session ended at 4.15 p.m. How long did the two sessions take altogether?

6. A fund raising walk started at 8.30 a.m. The fastest walker took 7 hours 45 minutes to complete the walk. The slowest walker completed the walk 1 hour 20 minutes after the fastest walker had finished. At what time did the slowest walker arrive at the finishing point?

7. Ahmed travelled by bus from 12.00 noon to 3.00 p.m for 180 km. He then travelled for 1 hour in a car whose average speed was 20 km/h more than the bus. What was his average speed in km/h for the whole journey?

8. A car travelled at an average speed of 108 km/h. What was its speed in metres per second?

9. Amina''s watch gains 5 minutes in 1 hour. The watch was set correct at 10.30 a.m. What time did it read at 5.30 p.m?

10. Musa can run at an average speed of 18 km/h. He started a 1200 metres race at 1500 h. At what time did he close the 900 metre mark?

11. A motorist left home at 10.00 a.m and travelled to Nairobi a distance of 225 km. He travelled at an average speed of 90 km/h. At what time did he reach Nairobi?

12. A plane left Nairobi at 2350 hrs on Monday and took 1 hour 45 minutes to reach Mombasa where it stopped for 50 minutes. It then left Mombasa and took 40 minutes to reach Zanzibar. At what time in a.m/p.m system did it reach Zanzibar?

13. A car travelling from town A to town B at an average speed of 80 km/h took 54 minutes. Another car took 40 minutes to travel the same distance. What was the difference in their speeds in km/h?

14. A motorist covers 3 kms every 1 1/2 minutes. How many kilometres will he have covered from 8.19 a.m to 9.08 a.m?

15. In a school, one bell rings after every 30 minutes while the other rings after every 35 minutes. If the bells rang at 8.15 a.m, at what time did they ring together again?

16. Three clocks were set to ring at intervals as follows:
The first after every 6 minutes
The second after every 15 minutes
The third after every 15 minutes

If the clocks were set at the same time, after how many minutes did they ring at the same time together?

17. A motorist left town A at 8.15 a.m for town B a distance of 330 km. He covered the first 112 km in 1 1/2 hours and stopped for 20 minutes to fuel. He continued with the journey arriving at town B at 11.55 a.m. What was his average speed for the whole journey?

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