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Name two common methods of repairing clothes.
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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. 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?
Date posted:
October 16, 2019
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Use the taxation rates table below to answer the questions that follow.
A civil servant is entitled to a monthly personal relief of Ksh. 3000 and her tax (PAYE) is ksh. 9000 per month. She is deducted NHIF ksh. 350 per month. WCPS ksh. 800 and co-op shares ksh. 1200 per month. Calculate:
a)The civil servant’s total deduction per month.
b)Total tax per month.
c)The civil servant’s annual gross salary
d)The civil servant’s basic salary if her monthly house allowance and medical allowances are ksh.10000 and ksh. 2000 respectively.
Date posted:
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 room will they sweep in a minute
Date posted:
October 16, 2019
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An electronics dealer in Wote town wishes to purchase radios and TV sets. He can buy at most 30 of both items. On average, a radio and TV cost sh. 4000 and sh. 12000 respectively and he has sh. 240000 to spend. The number of TV sets should be at most twice the number of radios. He must buy more than 5 TV sets.
a)Form all inequalities to represent above information.
b)If the dealer makes a profit of sh.600 and sh.1000 per radio and TV set respectively, find the maximum possible profit.
Date posted:
October 16, 2019
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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
Date posted:
October 16, 2019
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Complete the table below for y = sin 2x and y = (2x + 300) giving values to 2dp.
Date posted:
October 16, 2019
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A married couple intends to have 3 children. They consult an expert who tells them that the probability of a male birth is 0.6.
a)Draw a tree diagram to represent this occurrence.
b)Find the probability that:
i) All the three children will be female.
ii) At least a male is born.
iii)At least 2 will be females.
Date posted:
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 of his property did the son get?
Date posted:
October 16, 2019
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In the figure below ABCDE, AB = 2.5cm, AE = 10cm, ED = 5.2cm and DC = 6.9cm.
Construct the locus of points equidistant from CD and CB.
Date posted:
October 16, 2019
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Five people can build four huts in 28 days. Find the number of people working at the same rate that will build 10 similar huts in 16 days.
Date posted:
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 at the same time, how long will it take to fill the tank
Date posted:
October 16, 2019
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Find the inverse of 
hence solve the simultaneous equations.
2x + 5y = 34
x + 2y = 21
Date posted:
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 men are in the village
Date posted:
October 16, 2019
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The first four terms of a GP are 81, m, n, 3. Find the values of m and n.
Date posted:
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 are in the school
Date posted:
October 16, 2019
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Arrange the fractions 4/9, 3/7, 2/5 and 1/2 on ascending order
Date posted:
October 16, 2019
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Std 5 pupils of Gachiriro Primary were asked to bring the following materials in their class. Thread, a thin-walled grass bottle, a scale, ink, water, a wooden stand, inner tube of a biro pen and a cork. What weather instrument did they intend to make
A. Liquid thermometer
B. Barometer
C. Air thermometer
D. Rain gauge
Date posted:
October 16, 2019
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The diagram below shows the heating curve of a pure substance. Study it and answer the questions that follow:
(a) Explain what happens between points A and C
(b) The substance under test is definitely not water; Give a reason for this
(c) What would happen to the melting point of this substance if it were contaminated with sodium chloride?
(d) What happens to the temperature between points B and C?
Date posted:
October 16, 2019
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The boy below is suffering from a certain disease.
How can the disease be treated?
A. Eating enough food
B. Eating food rich in proteins
C. Eating food rich in vitamin D
D. Eating food rich in iron
Date posted:
October 16, 2019
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Study the diagram below.
The force acting at Y is known as.
A. magnet attraction
B. Inertia
C. Magnetic repulsion
D. Magnetic force
Date posted:
October 16, 2019
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The following are reasons why animals should be fed on a balanced diet except.
A. For proper growth
B. Maximum production
C. Protection against disease
D. To prevent internal parasites
Date posted:
October 16, 2019
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Diamond and silicon (IV) Oxide have a certain similarity in terms of structure and bonding.
State it
Date posted:
October 16, 2019
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If a person swallows some maize seeds accidentally while eating in a hurry, the same seeds can be seen in his faeces but if he swallows a piece of meat it cannot be seen in his faeces. Which reason BEST explains this observation.
A. The maize seeds are hard to be rolled into boluses
B. Digestion of starch takes place in the mouth while proteins are digested in the stomach.
C. Meat is softer than maize
D. Digestion of starch takes place in the small intestine
Date posted:
October 16, 2019
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A certain farmer planted rhodes grass, lucerne and desmodium on a piece of land. When it was ready he allowed the animals to graze on ten rows of the pasture at a time. The method of grazing he practised is.
A. Herding B. Strip grazing
C. Zero grazing D. Tethering
Date posted:
October 16, 2019
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Which group of plants below consists of green non-flowering plants?
A. Maize, sugar cane, rice
B. Mucor, bracket tree, lichens
C. Grass, liverworts, millet
D. Fern, moss, cypress
Date posted:
October 16, 2019
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Class seven pupils did the following experiment while separating mixtures.
The process of separating moistures shown involves.
A. Boiling and evaporation
B. Evaporation and condensation
C. Filtering and freezing
D. Decanting and condensation
Date posted:
October 16, 2019
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Ahmed made a rain gauge and dug a hole in the ground to place it. The reason why he dug it into the ground is to.
A. Collect a large amount of rain water
B. Prevent water from the ground from splashing into the funnel
C. Reduce the rate of evaporation
D. Reduce its visibility
Date posted:
October 16, 2019
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The experiment below was done by class 5 pupils to investigate conduction of heat in different solid.
They took the temperature of the water in different bowls. The temperature was lowest in the
A. Metal bowls B. Clay bowl
C. Wooden bowl D. Plastic bowl
Date posted:
October 16, 2019
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Study the diagram below showing an excretory organ.
The part labelled P is called
A. Renal artery B. Urinary bladder
C. Urethra D. Ureter
Date posted:
October 16, 2019