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Nyongesa is a sales executive earning a salary of Kshs. 120,000 and a commission of 8% for the sales in excess of Kshs. 1,000,000. If in January he earned a total of Kshs. 480,000 in salaries and commission.
(a) Determine the amount of sales he made in the month of January.
(b) If the total sales in the month of February increased by 18% and in the month of March dropped by 30% respectively;
Calculate:-
(i) Nyongesa’s commission in the month of February.
(ii) His total earning in the month of March.
Date posted:
November 13, 2019
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The figure below shows two sectors in which AB and CD are arcs of concentric circles centre O.
Angle AOB = 2/5 radians and AD = BC = 5 cm.
Given that the perimeter of the shape ABCD is 24 cm, calculate the length of OA.
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November 13, 2019
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A solid consists of a cone and a hemisphere. The common diameter of the cone and the hemisphere is 12 cm and the slanting height of the cone is 10 cm. Calculate correct to two decimal places, the surface area of the solid.
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November 13, 2019
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Solve for y given that y is acute and sin (3y – 500) – cos (2y + 100) = 0
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November 13, 2019
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In a class experiment, 5.0g of ethanol were completely burnt and all the heat evolved was used to heat 500cm3 of water from 20o to 80oC. (Given that the specific heat capacity of water = 4.18Jg-1oC-1, density of water = 1.0gcm-3, C = 12, O = 16, H = 1.0)
i. Write a balanced equation to show the reaction that takes place when ethanol burns.
ii. Calculate the heat energy:
I. Absorbed by the water
II. Given out when one mole of ethanol was burned completely.
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November 13, 2019
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Janice, a fruit vendor obtained a total of Kshs. 6144 from her sales of oranges on Saturday at Kshs. 8.00 each. She had bought 560 more oranges to add to what had remained on Friday where she had sold 240 more oranges than on Thursday. She had sold 750 oranges on Thursday. Calculate the total number of oranges Janice had bought on Thursday.
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November 13, 2019
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Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct a rhombus PQRS such that PQ = 6 cm and angle PQR = 1350 hence measure the shortest diagonal.
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November 13, 2019
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Complete the diagram below so as to make a net for a cuboid. Hence find the surface area of the cuboid.
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November 13, 2019
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State three factors that can make a person be disqualified from being elected a member of a county assembly in Kenya.
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November 13, 2019
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Why were the British interested in establishing control over Kenya during the scramble for Africa?
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November 13, 2019
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Wanyama on arrival in Kenya to play for Harambee Stars against Uganda Cranes converted 6000 Euros into Kenyan Shillings. During his stay in Kenya he spent Kshs. 260,000 and converted the remaining amount into US Dollars before travelling back to England. Using the exchange rates below, find how many US Dollars he got?
Currency Buying Selling
(Kshs.) (Kshs.)
1 US Dollar 96.20 96.90
1 Euro 112.32 112.83
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November 13, 2019
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Name the two houses of parliament under the new constitution of Kenya.
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November 13, 2019
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Identify two conditions for one to be declared duly elected as President of the republic of Kenya.
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November 13, 2019
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The sum of four consecutive odd integers is greater than 24. Determine the first four such integers.
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November 13, 2019
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Name two women who actively participated in Mau Mau war.
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November 13, 2019
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Name the Pre-historic site in Kenya where the Kenya pithecus fossil was discovered.
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November 13, 2019
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Explain six roles played by traders in the colonization of Africa in the 19th century.
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November 13, 2019
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Explain six economic impacts of Triangular trade on the western African community.
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November 13, 2019
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Identify two ways United Nations provides humanitarian assistance.
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November 13, 2019
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Name the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
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November 13, 2019
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Identify two political factors which led to the outbreak of the Second World War.
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November 13, 2019
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Give one reason why the Buganda Agreement of 1900 was signed.
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November 13, 2019
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How was silent trade (dumb barter) carried out?
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November 13, 2019
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Name two participants of Trans – Saharan trade.
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November 13, 2019
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The following trial balance was prepared from the books of Bahari Retailers for the year ended 31st December, 2013.
Required
Prepare
i) Balance sheet as at 31st December. 2013.
ii) Determine a) Working Capital
b) Capital employed
c) Borrowed capital
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November 13, 2019
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The following data is for country ABC for 2 consecutive years.
Explain five reasons why the economic welfare of people in the above country may not have been better off in the year 2014 than the year 2013.
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November 13, 2019
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Explain why transcription and translation occurs simultaneously in prokaryotic cells
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November 13, 2019
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The following information relates to Mavuno Traders for the year ended 31 Dec. 2010.
Required:-
Prepare a trading profit and loss account for the year ended 31 December 2010.
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November 13, 2019
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The average consumer price for 500g container of cooking fat for various years is shown in the table below.
Calculate the consumer price index using the year 2009 as the base year.
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November 13, 2019
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The features given below describe various product markets. Write the correct product market against each of the features in the spaces provided.
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November 13, 2019