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KCPE Maths revision questions and answers on time, speed and temperature: Time

KCPE Maths revision questions and answers on time, speed and temperature: Time

Lessons (32)

• 1.    A bus left Mombasa on Monday at 11.30 a.m. It took 15 hours to reach Homa Bay. When did it reach Homa Bay? A. Tuesday 0230h B. Tuesday 1430h C. Wednesday 0230h D. Monday 1430h
  3m 5s

• 2.    A minibus left Nairobi for Kisumu at 9.45 a.m. The journey took 7h 55min.At what time did it arrive at Kisumu? A. 4.40 a.m. B. 5.40 p.m. C. 5.00 a.m. D. 5.40 a.m.
  4m 17s

• 3.    An afternoon radio programme starts at the time shown below. If the programme takes 45 minutes, what time will a 24-hour clock show at the end of the programme? A. 0520h B. 1680h C. 1720h D. 1820h
  3m 18s

• 4.    A train left Mombasa at 1850h. It took 12 hours and 55 minutes to reach Nairobi. At what time did it reach Nairobi? A. 7.45 a.m. B. 7.05 p.m. C. 7.45 p.m. D. 7.05 a.m.
  5m 8s

• 5.    Mayaka started work on his shamba at 7.30 a.m. After working for 3 h 15 minutes, he rested for half an hour. He then worked until 1.00 p.m. After a one- hour lunch break he worked upto 3.45p.m. For how long did he work on the shamba that day? A. 6h 45 min B. 7h 15min C. 8h 15min D. 8h 45min
  4m 35s

• 6.    A meeting began at 11.45 a.m. After 1h 15min. Members went for 50 minute break. The meeting then continued for 1h 40min. At what time did it end? A. 2.50p.m. B. 2.40p.m. C. 3.30 p.m. D. 3.45 p.m.
  3m 37s

• 7.    A goods train left town K on Friday at 23 45h. It took 8h 55mins to arrive at town N. When did it arrive? A. 08 40h on Friday B. 08 00h on Saturday C. 08 40h on Saturday D. 08 00h on Friday
  3m 38s

• 8.    An aeroplane took 3 hours 15 minutes to travel from Johannesburg to Nairobi. If it reached Nairobi 02 00h on Monday, at what time had it left Johannesburg? A. 22 45h on Sunday B. 22 45h on Monday C. 10 45h on Sunday D. 10 45h on Monday
  3m 53s

• 9.    A one and half hour meeting started 25 minutes late and ended at 4.15 p.m. At what time was the meeting supposed to start? A. 2.20 p.m. B. 2.45 p.m. C. 3.10 p.m. D. 3.50 p.m.
  3m 49s

• 10.    A meeting took 2 h 45 min before a 55 minutes’ lunch break. It then continued for another 2h 15min and ended at 4.15 p.m. At what time had the meeting started? A. 10.20 a.m. B. 11.00 a.m. C. 11.15 a.m. D. 1.05 p.m.
  4m 35s

• 11.    Mwale takes 2 h 12min to cycle from home to school at an average speed of 8 metres per second. He cycles from school back home at an average speed of 12 metres per second. How much time does Mwale take to cycle from home to school and back? A. 1 h 28min B. 4 h 24min C. 3 h 40min D. 2 h 56min
  13m 42s

• 12.    A sports meeting started at 2.55 p.m. and took 4 hours and 45 minutes. At what time, in 24 hour clock system, did the meeting end? A. 0740h B. 1840h C. 1900h D. 1940h
  3m 9s

• 13.    A lorry left Mombasa at 2035h on Sunday and took 7 hours and 40minutes to reach Nairobi. At what time did it reach Nairobi? A. Sunday 4.15 a.m. B. Monday 4.15 a.m. C. Sunday 4.15 p.m. D. Monday 4.15 p.m.
  3m 24s

• 14.    A train left Mombasa on Saturday at 1445 h and took 9 hours 30 minutes to reach Kisumu. When did it reach Kisumu? A. 0015h on Saturday B. 0015h on Sunday C. 2375h on Saturday D. 2375h on Sunday
  3m 22s

• 15.    The first session of a meeting started at 9.30 a.m. and ended at 12.20 p.m. Lunch break took 1 h 15 min. The meeting then resumed and the second session ended at 4.15 p.m. How long did the two sessions take altogether? A. 6h 45min B. 5h 70min C. 5h 30min D. 2h 50min
  4m 3s

• 16.    A film show took 1 hour and 35 minutes. It ended at 1800hours. At what time did the film show start? A. 7.35 p.m. B. 4.25 p.m. C. 7.35 a.m. D. 4.25 a.m.
  3m 11s

• 17.    A fundraising walk started at 8.30 am. The fastest walker took 4 hours and 45 minutes to complete the walk. The slowest walker complted the walk 1 hour 20 minutes after the fastest walker had finished. At what time did the slowest walker arrive at the finish point? A. 2.35am B. 9.50am C. 1.15pm D. 2.35pm
  5m 12s

• 18.    A plane left Nairobi at 2350hr on Monday and took 1hr 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? A. 2.15 a.m. B. 3.05 a.m. C. 2.15 p.m. D. 3.05 p.m.
  6m 19s

• 19.    Oloo slept at 2315 h on Sunday and woke up six hours later. On what day and time did he wake up? A. Sunday 5.15am B. Monday 5.15 pm C. Monday 5.15am D. Sunday 5.15 pm
  3m 21s

• 20.    A bus left Migori town for Nairobi at 1900h. it arrived in Nairobi 9 hours later. At what time did the bus arrive in Nairobi? A. 3.00 p.m. B. 3.00 a.m. C. 4.00 p.m. D. 4.00 a.m.
  2m 22s

• 21.    A small aircraft took 6 hours 30 minutes to travel from Pretoria to Mombasa. It reached Mombasa at 0400h on Wednesday. At what time and day did it depart from Pretoria? A. 0930h on Wednesday B. 0930h on Tuesday C. 2130h on Wednesday D. 2130h on Tuesday
  4m 52s

• 22.    Musa left home at 11:45 a.m. and took 1 h 20 min to travel to town. After staying in town for one hour, he travelled back home. The time taken to travel to town was twice that taken for the return journey. At what time did he reach home? A. 3.25pm B. 2.45pm C. 4.45pm D. 1.45pm
  5m 41s

• 23.    Juma slept at 2130h. After sleeping for 8h 45min he woke up. At what time in am/pm did he woke up? A. 6.15am B. 12.15pm C. 12.15am D. 6.15pm
  2m 42s

• 24.    Mutuma left Mombasa on Tuesday at 6.30 p.m. and took 8 hours 45 minutes to reach his home. On what day and at what time in a 24 hour system did he reach home? A. Wednesday 0315h B. Wednesday 1515h C. Tuesday 1515h D. Tuesday 0315h
  4m 15s

• 25.    Interschool soccer competition started at 3.15p.m. After 45 minutes, players went for a 15 minutes break. The game then took 55 minutes to end. At what time in the 24 hour system did the game end? A. 1710h B. 0510h C. 1655h D. 1630h
  4m 30s

• 26.    A baby woke up at 5.30 a.m. after sleeping for 7 hours 45 minutes. At what time in a.m./p.m. did the baby sleep? A. 9.45 a.m. B. 1.15 a.m. C. 9.45 p.m. D. 2.15 p.m.
  3m 30s

• 27.    Chebet left town P at 7.00am and travelled to town R, a distance of 320km via town Q. She took two hours to travel from town P to town Q at an average speed of 85 km/h. After a 45 minutes rest she continued with the journey at an average speed of 75km/h. At what time did she arrive at town R? A. 11.45am B. 11.00am C. 9.45am D. 9.00am
  7m 44s

• 28.    Sangale left home at 2330h on Monday for a journey which took 2#1/2# days to complete. On what day and time in am/pm system did he complete the journey? A. Thursday 5.30am B. Wednesday 5.30am C. Thursday 11.30pm D. Wednesday 11.30pm
  5m 9s

• 29.    A train left station P on Tuesday at 20 15h and took 4#1/2# hours to reach town Q. On what day and at what time in am/pm system did the train arrive at station Q? A. Wednesday 12.45a.m. B. Wednesday 12.45p.m. C. Tuesday 12.45a.m. D. Tuesday 12.45 p.m.
  2m 7s

• 30.    A train left town Q on Thursday at 6.45pm and took 9 hours 30 minutes to reach town R. at what time and day did it reach town R in 24 hour clock system? A. 0315h Friday B. 0415h Friday C. 0415h Thursday D. 1615h Thursday
  3m 55s

• 31.    A watch loses 5 seconds every hour. The watch was set correct on Wednesday at 6.30am. What time did it show at 6.30pm the next Wednesday? A. 6.15pm B. 6.16pm C. 6.29pm D. 6.45pm
  7m 7s

• 32.    Muga left town P on Wednesday at 8.30 pm. He took 7 hours 50 minutes to reach town Q. On what day and time in 24 hours clock system did he reach town Q? A. Thursday 0420h B. Wednesday 0420h C. Wednesday 1620h D. Thursday 1620h
  4m 10s