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- Ogembo bought a sofa set on hire purchase by paying a deposit of sh 3 600. The balance was to be paid in 8 equal monthly instalments of sh 1 350. The hire purchase price was 20% more than the cash price
Ogembo bought a sofa set on hire purchase by paying a deposit of sh 3 600. The balance was to be paid in 8 equal monthly instalments of sh 1 350. The hire purchase price was 20% more than the cash price. What was the cash price of the sofa set?
A.sh 14,400
B.sh 13,500
C.sh 12,000
D.sh 17,280
Date posted: March 21, 2019
- A cylindrical container has a capacity of 2.31 liters. If the diameter of the container is 14 cm, what is its height of the container in centimeters?
A cylindrical container has a capacity of 2.31 liters. If the diameter of the container is 14 cm, what is its height of the container in centimeters?
Take p=227
A.15
B.3.75
C.10
D.14
Date posted: March 21, 2019
- In the figure below, PQT is a straight line and PQ is parallel to SR. Line PQ=QR and angle
RQT = 130°. What is the size of angle PRS?
In the figure below, PQT is a straight line and PQ is parallel to SR. Line PQ=QR and angle
RQT = 130°. What is the size of angle PRS?
A.45°
B.65°
C.55°
D.35°
Date posted: March 21, 2019
- In one year a businessman made a profit of sh 86,500. In the following year his profits increased by 20%. How much profit did he make that year?
In one year a businessman made a profit of sh 86,500. In the following year his profits increased by 20%. How much profit did he make that year?
A.sh 86,520
B.sh 69,200
C.sh 103,800
D.sh 86,480
Date posted: March 21, 2019
- A certain poultry farm keeps hens, ducks and turkeys. The ratio of hens to ducks is 5 : 2. The number of turkeys is 35 less than the number of hens. If there are 30 ducks, how many turkeys are there?
A certain poultry farm keeps hens, ducks and turkeys. The ratio of hens to ducks is 5 : 2. The number of turkeys is 35 less than the number of hens. If there are 30 ducks, how many turkeys are there?
A.40
B.75
C.65
D.105
Date posted: March 21, 2019
- A tea estate manager employs men and women to pick tea leaves in a tea farm. For every two men, three women are employed. Each worker is paid sh 600 per week.
A tea estate manager employs men and women to pick tea leaves in a tea farm. For every two men, three women are employed. Each worker is paid sh 600 per week. How much money altogether were the workers paid in a week that 30 men were employed?
A.sh 18,000
B.sh 45,000
C.sh 27,000
D.sh 21,000
Date posted: March 21, 2019
- Amina sold her car through a sales agent who charged her 12% of the price of the car as commission. If Amina received sh 633,600, what was the price of the car?
Amina sold her car through a sales agent who charged her 12% of the price of the car as commission. If Amina received sh 633,600, what was the price of the car?
A.sh 709,632
B.sh 633,612
C.sh 720,000
D.sh 557,568
Date posted: March 21, 2019
- In a meeting the number of men was half the number of women. The number of children was one third the number of women. Altogether there were 52,800 people in the meeting.
In a meeting the number of men was half the number of women. The number of children was one third the number of women. Altogether there were 52,800 people in the meeting. How many more women than men and children attended the meeting?
A.14,400
B.9,600
C.4,800
D.28,800
Date posted: March 21, 2019
- Simiyu bought 3 packets of sweets each containing 120 sweets at sh 50 per packet. He sold all the sweets at sh 2 for every 3 sweets. What percentage profit did he make?
Simiyu bought 3 packets of sweets each containing 120 sweets at sh 50 per packet. He sold all the sweets at sh 2 for every 3 sweets. What percentage profit did he make?
A.160%
B.60%
C.3712%
D.12%
Date posted: March 21, 2019
- A rectangular tank measures 1.2m by 80cm by 50cm high. Water is poured into the tank to a height of 15cm. how many more liters of water are needed to fill the tank?
A rectangular tank measures 1.2m by 80cm by 50cm high. Water is poured into the tank to a height of 15cm. how many more liters of water are needed to fill the tank?
A.144
B.14.4
C.33.6
D.336
Date posted: March 21, 2019
- The table below shows the number of cars, matatus, minibuses and buses which were used to transport pupils to a music festival.
The table below shows the number of cars, matatus, minibuses and buses which were used to transport pupils to a music festival.
A car carried 5 pupils, a matatu 14, a minibus 25 and a bus 60 pupils.
How many more pupils were transported to the music festival on Friday than on Wednesday?
A.561
B.461
C.273
D.659
Date posted: March 21, 2019
- The distance between towns T and S is 290 km. A lorry driver left town T at 10.35 a.m and traveled to town S at an average speed of 50 km/h. At what time did he reach town S?
The distance between towns T and S is 290 km. A lorry driver left town T at 10.35 a.m and traveled to town S at an average speed of 50 km/h. At what time did he reach town S?
A.4.23 a.m
B.4.23 p.m
C.3.23 p.m
D.3.23 a.m
Date posted: March 21, 2019
- Ogolla recorded the number of bags of maize he sold each day in a certain week as shown in the table below. The number of bags sold on Thursday are not entered in the table.
Ogolla recorded the number of bags of maize he sold each day in a certain week as shown in the table below. The number of bags sold on Thursday are not entered in the table.
The mean sales per day for that week was 25 bags and each bag was sold at sh 800. How much money did Ogolla receive on Saturday than on Thursday?
A.sh 35,200
B.sh 22,400
C.sh 12,800
D.sh 20,000
Date posted: March 21, 2019
- Jasmine had 6 more sweets than Njoki. Atieno had one third as many sweets as Jasmine. The three girls had a total of 22 sweets.
Jasmine had 6 more sweets than Njoki. Atieno had one third as many sweets as Jasmine. The three girls had a total of 22 sweets. If Njoki had x sweets, which one of the following equations represents the information given in this question?
A.7x + 24=66
B.7x – 24 = 66
C.3x + 24 = 66
D.6x + 24 = 66
Date posted: March 21, 2019
- What is the value of the question below when x=4 and y=3?
A.6
B.425
C.525
D.415
Date posted: March 21, 2019
- What is the value of a in the equation below?
What is the value of a in the equation
A.717
B.21617
C.3
D.4
Date posted: March 21, 2019
- How many groups of 10 would represent the value of the digit 4 in the number 14752?
How many groups of 10 would represent the value of the digit 4 in the number 14752?
A.4
B.40
C.400
D.4000
Date posted: March 21, 2019
- What is the place value of the digit 2 in the answer to 8040 multiplied by 5?
What is the place value of the digit 2 in the answer to 8040 multiplied by 5?
A. ones
B. tens
C. hundreds
D. thousands
Date posted: March 21, 2019
- What is the value of digit 7 in the number 4705?
What is the value of digit 7 in the number 4705?
A.7
B.70
C.700
D.7000
Date posted: March 21, 2019
- What is 30,894 rounded off to the nearest ten?
What is 30,894 rounded off to the nearest ten?
A.30,890
B.30,900
C.31,000
D.30,000
Date posted: March 21, 2019