APRIL HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT - 2024

MATHEMATICS
FORM TWO (2)

Name …………………………………………….……… Admission Number…………………………..

Candidate’s Signature ………………….…...……….. Date ……………………………………

Instructions to candidates
1. Write your name, admission number and class in the spaces provided above.
2. The paper contains two sections: Section I and Section II.

Answer ALL the question

1. in Section I and Section II.
2. All working and answers must be written on the question paper in the spaces provided
below each question.
3. Marks may be awarded for correct working even if the answer is wrong.
4. Negligent and slovenly work will be penalized.
5. Non-programmable silent electronic calculators and mathematical tables are allowed for use.

For Examiner’s use

only Section I

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total

Section II

17 18 19 20 21 Total

Grand Total %
 SECTION I (50 MARKS)
Answer all the questions in this section.
1. Write the following numbers in words (3 marks)
i. 900079=nine thousand and seventy nine

ii. 17006952- seventeen million six thousand nine hundred and fifty two

iii. 3000020739- three billion twenty thousand seven hundred and thirty nine

2. Find the sum of all prime numbers between 0 and 50. (3 marks)

2+3+5+7+11+13+17+19+23+29+31+37+41+43+47=428

An=428

3. State the place values of the following digits in 52368700941 i. (4 marks)

6:tens of millions

ii.5: billions

iii. 2: _hundreds of millions___ __________________

iv. 9: __hundreds__ ____________________________

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4. The sum of four consecutive numbers is 102. Find the numbers. (3 marks)

2 4 7
5. Arrange the following fractions in descending order. , , (3 marks)
3 7 10

2_
3

6. The GCD and LCM of three numbers are 3 and 504 respectively. If two of the numbers are 24 and 72
respectively, find the least possible value of the third number. (3 marks)

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7. Find the perimeter of a square whose area is 289 cm . (3 marks)

8. A farmer has four types of animals on his farm. The pie chart below represents the number of animals on the
farm. If the number of goats were 30, calculate the number of camels on the farm. (4 marks)

Goats

Cattle
120o

130o
xo
Sheep

(x + 10)o
Camels

2 2 2 22
9. Factorise 4pqr + 6p qr – 2pq r (3 marks)

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10. Convert 0.427into fraction. (3 marks)

11. Evaluate (3 marks)

12. Work out 1305 (670 235) 6 780 13

( 3 marks)

13. Is 43516902 divisible by 11? Show your working. (3 marks)

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14. Express the following in terms of their prime factors. (3 marks)
i. 72

ii. 686

iii. 1152

15. Evaluate 55.31 + 100.184 – 143.9455 leaving your answer in standard form. (3 marks)

16. Show that 35600 is divisible by 8 and not 3. (3 marks)

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 SECTION II (50 MARKS)
Answer ALL FIVE questions in this section.
17. Use squares and square root tables to solve the following (10 marks)
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(i) 4.56 - √30.4

(ii) √0.846 + √0.095

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(iii) 20.7 - √10486

2
(iv) 0.7865 - √0.007267

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(v) 7.059 - √1850

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18. Using ruler and compasses only, construct triangle ABC such that AB = 4 cm, BC = 5 cm, and ∠ ABC
= 120°. Measure AC.
On the diagram, construct a circle which passes through the vertex of the triangle ABC.
Measure the radius of the circle.
Measure the shortest distance from the centre of the circle to line BC.

(5 marks)

(b) A fruit dealer blends the fruit juice in a common container to the brim before choosing the quantities in which
to distribute them. She can pack them in either 20 litres, 24 litres or 36 litres can before selling them. If she
chooses 20 litres cans she remains with 13 litres while when she uses 24 litres 17 litres remain in a container and
29 litres remain when distributed in 36 litres cans. Determine the least capacity of her container
in litres. (5 marks)
19. (a) A mother is three and a half times as old as her daughter now. Five years ago, the sum of their ages was equal
to the mother’s age four years from now. Taking the daughter’s present age as d years, find the mother’s
actual age in 15 years. (4 marks)

(b) Annette has some money in two denominations only. Fifty shillings notes and twenty shilling coins. She
has three times as many fifty shilling notes as twenty shilling coins. If altogether she has sh. 3,400, find the
number of fifty shilling notes and 20 shilling coin. (3 marks)

(c) The mean of five numbers is 20. The mean of the first three numbers is 16. The fifth number is greater
than the fourth by 8. Find the fifth number. (3 marks)

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20. Use number lines to perform the following operations (10 marks)
a) (+5) – (3)

b) (-4) + (2)

c) (+2) + (+5) + (-8)

d) (-3) + (+6)- (-2)

e) (+2) + (-6) – (+3) – (-4)

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21. (a) The area of a triangle whose height is equal to the length of its base is 40.25 cm . Calculate the
length of
the base. (3 marks

(b) Without using a calculator and tables, evaluate (4 marks)

11.7 x0.036x5.8
130x1.45x7.2
(i) If h

(c ) A vegetable vendor had 1348 cabbages. He sold 750 on the first day and 240 on the second day.
He added 466 to the remaining stock on the third day. (3 marks)
(ii) How many cabbages did he have at the end?
(iii) If he sold the cabbages at a cost of shs 15, how much money did he get?

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