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Construct triangle PQR in which PQ = 5cm, PR = 7cm and QR = 6.5cm. Bisect angle PRQ and let the bisector meet the line...
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Construct triangle PQR in which PQ = 5cm, PR = 7cm and QR = 6.5cm. Bisect angle PRQ and let the bisector meet the line PQ at M. What is the size of angle PRM?
A. 22°
B. 44°
C. 63°
D. 95°
Date posted:
July 31, 2019
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Fifteen painters can paint a number of houses in 12 days. If the number of painters is increased by 5, how many days less would...
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Fifteen painters can paint a number of houses in 12 days. If the number of painters is increased by 5, how many days less would it take the painters working at the same rate to paint the houses?
A. 24
B. 9
C. 4
D. 3
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July 31, 2019
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A plot of land is in the shape of a semicircle of diameter 28 metres as shown below.
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A plot of land is in the shape of a semicircle of diameter 28 metres as shown below.
The plot was fenced by erecting posts 4 metres apart. How many posts were used?
A. 12
B. 17
C. 18
D. 19
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July 31, 2019
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Musa and Kayai left town P for town Q at the same time. Musa drove at an average speed of 80 km/h and reached town...
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Musa and Kayai left town P for town Q at the same time. Musa drove at an average speed of 80 km/h and reached town Q after 3 hours. Kayai drove at an average speed of 50 km/h for 1 h 30 mins and then continued with the journey at an average speed of 70 km/h. How many kilometres had Kayai to cover at the time Musa reached town Q?
A. 240
B. 180
C. 165
D. 60
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July 31, 2019
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Kioko bought the following items to donate to a charitable organization:
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Kioko bought the following items to donate to a charitable organization:
1. 2 bags of cabbage @ Ksh 2 500
2. 4 bags of potatoes @ Ksh 2 000
3. 20 kg of cooking oil for Ksh 2 000
4. 100 kg of sugar @ Ksh 96
5. 50 loaves of bread @ Ksh 35
He was given a 10% discount for all his purchases. How much did he pay for the items?
A. Ksh 23 715
B. Ksh 26 350
C. Ksh 57 915
D. Ksh 28 985
Date posted:
July 31, 2019
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Which quadrilateral has all the properties listed below?
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Which quadrilateral has all the properties listed below?
1. All sides are equal
2. All angles are right angles
3. Diagonals are equal
4. Diagonals bisect each other at right angles
A. Square
B. Trapezium
C. Rectangle
D. Rhombus
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July 31, 2019
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The number of tree seedlings planted in a certain season increased by 20%. If there were 24000 seedlings planted in that season, how many seedlings...
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The number of tree seedlings planted in a certain season increased by 20%. If there were 24000 seedlings planted in that season, how many seedlings were there before the increase?
A. 19 200
B. 20 000
C. 28 800
D. 30 000
Date posted:
July 31, 2019
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On a map of scale 1: 100000 a rectangular plot of land measures 7cm by 4cm. What are the actual lengths of the plot in...
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On a map of scale 1: 100000 a rectangular plot of land measures 7cm by 4cm. What are the actual lengths of the plot in kilometers?
A. 70 000 by 40 000
B. 700 by 400
C. 70 by 40
D. 7 by 4
Date posted:
July 31, 2019
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A trader deposited sh 300 000 at a bank that paid compound interest at the rate of 5% pa. How much money was in her...
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A trader deposited sh 300 000 at a bank that paid compound interest at the rate of 5% pa. How much money was in her account in the bank at the end of two years?
A. sh 330 750
B. sh 330 000
C. sh 315 000
D. sh 30 750
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July 31, 2019
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The table below shows inland postal charges for letters.
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The table below shows inland postal charges for letters.
Wamu posted two letters each weighing 95g and another one weighing 450g. How much money did he pay at the post office?
A. Ksh 120
B. Ksh 135
C. Ksh 155
D. Ksh 240
Date posted:
July 31, 2019
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Muli obtained a total score of 180 marks in English, Mathematics and Science. His score in English was half the score obtained in Mathematics.
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Muli obtained a total score of 180 marks in English, Mathematics and Science. His score in English was half the score obtained in Mathematics. The score in Mathematics was 10 more than the score obtained in Science. If the score obtained in Science is represented by x, which one of the equations below can be used to get the value of X?
Date posted:
July 31, 2019
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In a right-angled triangle the length of the hypotenuse is 40 cm. Which one of the following pairs are the possible lengths of the two...
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In a right-angled triangle the length of the hypotenuse is 40 cm. Which one of the following pairs are the possible lengths of the two shorter sides?
A. 12 cm, 5 cm
B. 25 cm, 15 cm
C. 24 cm, 7 cm
D. 32 cm, 24 cm
Date posted:
July 31, 2019
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What is the value of x in 3(x + 4) - 10 = 32?
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What is the value of x in 3(x + 4) - 10 = 32?
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July 31, 2019
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A farmer harvested 900 bags of maize. She sold 0.7 of the bags and gave 0.1 of the remainder to a charitable organization. She then...
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A farmer harvested 900 bags of maize. She sold 0.7 of the bags and gave 0.1 of the remainder to a charitable organization. She then kept the rest. How many bags of maize were kept?
A. 27
B. 180
C. 243
D. 270
Date posted:
July 31, 2019
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In the year 2008, there were 850 pupils in a school of whom
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In the year 2008, there were 850 pupils in a school of whom 
were boys. In the year 2009, ten girls joined the school and twenty boys transferred to another school. What was the ratio of boys to girls in the school in the year 2009?
A. 3:2
B. 53:33
C. 13:8
D. 7:5
Date posted:
July 31, 2019
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The mean mass of four pupils was 49.5 kg. When the masses of another pupil and a teacher were included, the mean mass became 53...
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The mean mass of four pupils was 49.5 kg. When the masses of another pupil and a teacher were included, the mean mass became 53 kg. If the mass of the pupil was 16kg less than that of the teacher, what was the teacher’s mass?
A. 44 kg
B. 52 kg
C. 76 kg
D. 68 kg
Date posted:
July 31, 2019
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Jane gave money to her three children.
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Jane gave money to her three children. She gave 
of the total amount to the first child and 
of the remainder to the second child. She was then left with sh 2400 which she gave to the third child.
How much money did she give out altogether?
A. sh9 000
B. sh6 000
C. sh4 000
D. sh3 600
Date posted:
July 31, 2019
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Paint was stored in three containers of 48 litres, 72 litres and 30 litres.
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Paint was stored in three containers of 48 litres, 72 litres and 30 litres. The paint in each container was then repacked into smaller containers. The amount of paint in each of the smaller containers was the same. What was the capacity of the largest container used to repack the paint?
A. 3 litres
B. 6 litres
C. 72 litres
D. 720 litres
Date posted:
July 31, 2019
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A company gives a commission on sales above sh 100,000. In a certain month a salesgirl received a commission of sh 36,000 after selling goods...
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A company gives a commission on sales above sh 100,000. In a certain month a salesgirl received a commission of sh 36,000 after selling goods worth sh 800,000. What was the percentage commission offered?
Date posted:
July 31, 2019
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Two pickups were used to collect garbage from a market. Each pickup carried 2 tonnes 300 kg of garbage per trip.
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Two pickups were used to collect garbage from a market. Each pickup carried 2 tonnes 300 kg of garbage per trip. Each pickup was to make five trips. After the fourth trip one of the pickups broke down and did not carry the garbage. What was the total mass of garbage collected?
A. 23 tonnes 0 kg
B. 20 tonnes 700 kg
C. 18 tonnes 400 kg
D. 11 tonnes 500 kg
Date posted:
July 31, 2019
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