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- A closed cylindrical container has a base area of 616 cm2 and height 20 cm. What is the total surface area of the container in cm2 ?
A closed cylindrical container has a base area of 616 cm2 and height 20 cm. What is the total surface area of the container in cm2 ?
A.2,376
B.1,232
C.1,760
D.2,992
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- A motorist travelling at a speed of 80km/h took 4 and a half hours to drive from town A to town B. He drove back to town A in 4 hours. At what speed in kilometers per hour did he drive on the return journey?
A motorist travelling at a speed of 80km/h took 4 and a half hours to drive from town A to town B. He drove back to town A in 4 hours. At what speed in kilometers per hour did he drive on the return journey?
A.90
B.72
C.80
D.100
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- Ankwendu Primary School has r pupils and Matheka Primary School has s pupils. A third school, Kapsoti Primary School has 150 pupils less than the total number of pupils in Ankwendu and Matheka Primary Schools.
Ankwendu Primary School has r pupils and Matheka Primary School has s pupils. A third school, Kapsoti Primary School has 150 pupils less than the total number of pupils in Ankwendu and Matheka Primary Schools. Which one of the following expressions gives the total number of pupils in the three schools?
A. 2r+2s-150
B. r+s-150
C. 2r+2s+150
D. r+s+300
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- Musa paid sh 1,350 for a jacket after he was given a discount of sh 150. What was the percentage discount given?
Musa paid sh 1,350 for a jacket after he was given a discount of sh 150. What was the percentage discount given?
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- Mueni and Chebet each made 126 kg of a mixture of maize and beans. Mueni mixed maize and beans in the ratio 4:3 while Chebet mixed maize and beans in the ratio 5:4. How many more kilograms of maize did Mueni use than Chebet?
Mueni and Chebet each made 126 kg of a mixture of maize and beans. Mueni mixed maize and beans in the ratio 4:3 while Chebet mixed maize and beans in the ratio 5:4. How many more kilograms of maize did Mueni use than Chebet?
A.2
B.6
C.3
D.4
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- What fraction of his free time does Ole Mpesha spend playing?
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- A bus covers a distance of 240 km everyday. It consumes 1L of diesel for every 4 km. Diesel costs sh 43.50 per litre. How much money does the bus spent on diesel in one week?
A bus covers a distance of 240 km everyday. It consumes 1L of diesel for every 4 km. Diesel costs sh 43.50 per litre. How much money does the bus spent on diesel in one week?
A.sh 19,110
B.sh 17,850
C.sh 18,060
D.sh 18,270
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- A rectangle measures 12cm long and 10cm wide. The length of the rectangle is increased in the ratio 3:2 while its breadth is decreased in the ratio 4:5. By what ratio is the area of the rectangle increased?
A rectangle measures 12cm long and 10cm wide. The length of the rectangle is increased in the ratio 3:2 while its breadth is decreased in the ratio 4:5. By what ratio is the area of the rectangle increased?
A. 6 : 5
B.5 : 4
C.3 : 2
D.4 : 3
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- The table below shows postal charges for sending registered letters and parcels up to a maximum of 7g.
The table below shows postal charges for sending registered letters and parcels up to a maximum of 7g.
A.sh 285.70
B.sh 285.80
C.sh 285.00
D.sh 286.00
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- What is the value of the fraction below?
A.15
B.5
C.3
D.2
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- What is the next number in the pattern below?
92 , 79 , 66 , 53 , __
What is the next number in the pattern below?
92 , 79 , 66 , 53 , __
A.43
B.42
C.41
D.40
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- Abudalla wanted to set a right-angle so that he can mark the school athletics field. Which one of the following sets of three measurements would he use?
Abudalla wanted to set a right-angle so that he can mark the school athletics field. Which one of the following sets of three measurements would he use?
A. 3,4.5,6.5
B. 2.5,6,6.5
C. 3.5,5,6.5
D. 1.5,2,3.5
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- A school clock gains 3 seconds every hour. The clock was set correct at noon on a Monday. What time was it showing at noon on Thursday of the following week?
A school clock gains 3 seconds every hour. The clock was set correct at noon on a Monday. What time was it showing at noon on Thursday of the following week?
A.12.06 p.m
B.12.12 p.m
C.11.48 a.m
D.12.05 p.m
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- Ananda bought bananas in bunches of 20 bananas each at sh 25 per bunch. She cut them into smaller bunches of 5 bananas each and sold them at sh 10 per bunch. What percentage profit did she make?
Ananda bought bananas in bunches of 20 bananas each at sh 25 per bunch. She cut them into smaller bunches of 5 bananas each and sold them at sh 10 per bunch. What percentage profit did she make?
A.40%
B.50%
C.60%
D.70%
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- Maranga paid sh 4,400 for a bicycle after he was given a 12% discount. Mwenda bought a similar bicycle from the same shop and was given a 15% discount. How much more money did Maranga pay than Mwenda?
Maranga paid sh 4,400 for a bicycle after he was given a 12% discount. Mwenda bought a similar bicycle from the same shop and was given a 15% discount. How much more money did Maranga pay than Mwenda?
A.sh 250
B.sh 300
C.sh 750
D.sh 150
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- A farmer of cows and goats had a total of 200 animals on his farm. Out of these 20% were cows and the rest goats. He decided to increase his cows by 30% and decrease his goats by 10%.
A farmer of cows and goats had a total of 200 animals on his farm. Out of these 20% were cows and the rest goats. He decided to increase his cows by 30% and decrease his goats by 10%. How many animals altogether did he end up with?
A.160
B.184
C.196
D.212
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- The first eleven pupils in a class scored the following marks in a mathematics test: 95, 50, 48, 63, 58, 75, 48, 44, 58, 84, 48.
The first eleven pupils in a class scored the following marks in a mathematics test:
95, 50, 48, 63, 58, 75, 48, 44, 58, 84, 48.
Their teacher worked out the mean, mode and median of these marks.
Which one of the following gives the mean, mode and median in that order?
b>A.61, 58, 48
B.61, 48, 58
C.58, 61, 48
D.48, 58, 61
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- What is the place value of digit 6 in the number 4693017?
What is the place value of digit 6 in the number 4693017?
A.Thousands
B.Ten thousands
C.Millions
D.Hundred thousands
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- A car is moving at a speed of 25 meters per second. What is this speed in kilometers per hour?
A car is moving at a speed of 25 meters per second. What is this speed in kilometers per hour?
A.30
B.60
C.90
D.80
Date posted: March 19, 2019
- A drum contained 28 liters 8 deciliters of fruit juice. The juice was packed into smaller containers each with a capacity of 2 liters 4 deciliters. How many containers were filled?
A drum contained 28 liters 8 deciliters of fruit juice. The juice was packed into smaller containers each with a capacity of 2 liters 4 deciliters. How many containers were filled?
A.12
B.16
C.13
D.12
Date posted: March 19, 2019