In 2002, there was 120% of the students in 2001
The number of students in 2001 was
100/120 × 600 = 500 students
Dana05 answered the question on October 16, 2019 at 12:39
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A factory packed 10,000 packets of tea on the first day and 12,000 packets on the second day. What was the percentage increase in the...
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A factory packed 10,000 packets of tea on the first day and 12,000 packets on the second day. What was the percentage increase in the number of packets
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October 16, 2019
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In a constituency, there are 40,000 registered voters. On a polling day, 3/4 of the voters cast their votes. The winner got 4/5 of all...
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In a constituency, there are 40,000 registered voters. On a polling day, 3/4 of the voters cast their votes. The winner got 4/5 of all the cast votes. The second candidate got 3/5 of the remaining votes cast while the third candidate got the rest. How many votes did the third candidate get?
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October 16, 2019
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Miriam had 24 sweets. He ate half of what remained everyday. How many sweet did he remain with after the third day?
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Miriam had 24 sweets. He ate half of what remained everyday. How many sweet did he remain with after the third day?
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October 16, 2019
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Sugar was delivered to a supermarket packed in 500 g packets, 1 kg packets and 2 kg packets. A total of 4.8 tonnes was delivered....
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Sugar was delivered to a supermarket packed in 500 g packets, 1 kg packets and 2 kg packets. A total of 4.8 tonnes was delivered. If a third of this was in 500 g packets, 2/5 in 1 kg packets and the rest in 2 kg. How many packets were delivered altogether?
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October 16, 2019
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Mary can sweep a room in 5 minutes. Lilian can sweep the same room in 6 minutes. If they work together, what fraction of the...
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Mary can sweep a room in 5 minutes. Lilian can sweep the same room in 6 minutes. If they work together, what fraction of the room will they sweep in a minute
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Three eighths of the fruit in a basket are oranges. 2/5 of the remainder are mangoes while the rest are apples. If they are 24...
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Three eighths of the fruit in a basket are oranges. 2/5 of the remainder are mangoes while the rest are apples. If they are 24 apples in the basket, how many fruits are there altogether
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October 16, 2019
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A father left 1/4 of his property to his wife, 2/3 of the remainder to his daughter and the rest to his son. What fraction...
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A father left 1/4 of his property to his wife, 2/3 of the remainder to his daughter and the rest to his son. What fraction of his property did the son get?
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October 16, 2019
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Tap A can fill a tank in 4 minutes while tap B can fill the same tank in 3 minutes. If both taps are opened...
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Tap A can fill a tank in 4 minutes while tap B can fill the same tank in 3 minutes. If both taps are opened at the same time, how long will it take to fill the tank
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October 16, 2019
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In a certain village there 10000 people. Of these 2/5 were women, 3/5 of the remainder were children while the rest were men. How many...
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In a certain village there 10000 people. Of these 2/5 were women, 3/5 of the remainder were children while the rest were men. How many men are in the village
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October 16, 2019
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In a school 3/5 of the students are boys. One day, 1/5 of the girls were absent when 80 girls were present. How many pupils...
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In a school 3/5 of the students are boys. One day, 1/5 of the girls were absent when 80 girls were present. How many pupils are in the school
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October 16, 2019
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Arrange the fractions 4/9, 3/7, 2/5 and 1/2 on ascending order
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Arrange the fractions 4/9, 3/7, 2/5 and 1/2 on ascending order
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October 16, 2019
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One day, 1/4 of the female workers in a factory was absent. A total of 20 workers were absent that day. If 36 female workers,...
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One day, 1/4 of the female workers in a factory was absent. A total of 20 workers were absent that day. If 36 female workers, how many male workers were absent that day?
A 8
B 12
C 48
D 27
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October 15, 2019
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A mason planned the foundation of a hut whose radius was 7 m. If he placed a peg at a 4 m intervals, how many...
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A mason planned the foundation of a hut whose radius was 7 m. If he placed a peg at a 4 m intervals, how many pegs were used?
A 44
B 11
C 10
D 12
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October 15, 2019
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A train left Mombasa at 1850h. It took five hours and ten minutes to reach Nairobi. At what time did it reach Nairobi
A 12...
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A train left Mombasa at 1850h. It took five hours and ten minutes to reach Nairobi. At what time did it reach Nairobi
A 12 noon
B 12 midnight
C 6.00 am
D 7.00 am
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October 15, 2019
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Paul deposited sh 50000 in a bank which offered a simple interest at a rate of 14% per annum. He withdrew all the money from...
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Paul deposited sh 50000 in a bank which offered a simple interest at a rate of 14% per annum. He withdrew all the money from the bank after three years. How much did she withdraw?
A sh 21000
B sh 29000
C sh 7000
D sh 71000
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October 15, 2019
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John is three times as old as his daughter. In five years to come, the sum of their ages will be seventy years. What was...
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John is three times as old as his daughter. In five years to come, the sum of their ages will be seventy years. What was the sum of their ages ten years ago?
A 60 years
B 50 years
C 40 years
D 80 years
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October 15, 2019
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A school of 200 pupils was to be served with milk which was in a cylindrical container of base radius 70 cm and a height...
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A school of 200 pupils was to be served with milk which was in a cylindrical container of base radius 70 cm and a height of 0.2 m. How many decilitres did each child get
A 5940 decilitres
B 154 decilitres
C 594 decilitres
D 1.54 decilitres
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October 15, 2019
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A shaded circle is in a square of length 20 cm. The diameter of the circle is equal to the length of the circle. Calculate...
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A shaded circle is in a square of length 20 cm. The diameter of the circle is equal to the length of the circle. Calculate the area of the unshaded part. Take π to be 3.14
A 400 cm²
B 86 cm²
C 314 cm²
D 714 cm²
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October 14, 2019
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The marked price of a sewing machine is sh 3 585. A tailor bought it on hire purchase terms by paying a deposit of sh...
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The marked price of a sewing machine is sh 3 585. A tailor bought it on hire purchase terms by paying a deposit of sh 1 460 and 7 monthly instalments of sh 375 each. How much more than the marked price did he pay
A sh 4 085
B sh 500
C sh 2 125
D sh 700
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October 14, 2019
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A farmer ploughed 2/7 of his farm in the first week, 3/5 of the remaining in the second week and the rest during the third...
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A farmer ploughed 2/7 of his farm in the first week, 3/5 of the remaining in the second week and the rest during the third week. What fraction did he plough in the third week?
A 2/7
B 3/7
C 5/7
D 6/35
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October 14, 2019
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