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MATHEMATICS-F1-QS

This document is a mathematics assignment for Form One students, containing various mathematical problems and instructions for completing the assignment. It includes questions on number representation, arithmetic operations, algebra, geometry, and word problems related to real-life scenarios. Students are required to show their work and use mathematical tables as needed.

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MATHEMATICS-F1-QS

This document is a mathematics assignment for Form One students, containing various mathematical problems and instructions for completing the assignment. It includes questions on number representation, arithmetic operations, algebra, geometry, and word problems related to real-life scenarios. Students are required to show their work and use mathematical tables as needed.

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Name: _____________________________ Class: ____

MATHEMATICS FORM ONE ASSIGNMENT .

Instructions to Candidates
1. Write your name and ADM number in the spaces provided at the top of this page.
2. Answer all questions
3. Show all the steps in your calculations, giving your answers at each stage in the spaces below each question.
4. Marks may be given for correct working even if the answer is wrong.
5. KNEC Mathematical tables may be used.

1. Write in words 27707807.


(1MK)

2. The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 84. Find the numbers. (3MKS)

3. A number n is such that when it is divided by 27, 30 or 45, the remainder is 3. Find the smallest value of n.
(3MKS)

4. Use the number line to perform the following operations.

a) (-10) - (-3)
(1MK)

b) (+1) - (-8)
(1MK)

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c) (-3) + (-4)
(1MK)

5. If x=-2, y=-6 and z=4, find the values of:

a) 2y-3x+z
(2MKS)

6. Solve
2
5 ( (
2 1 2 1 1
of 6 − 1 + ×
5 2 3 3 5 ) )
(3MKS)

7. A Kenyan company received US Dollars 100,000.The money was converted into Kenya shillings in a bank
which buys and sells foreign currencies as follows:
Buying Selling
(Kenya shillings) (Kenya shillings)
1 US Dollar 137.24 137.44
1 Sterling Pound 131.93 142.27

Calculate the amount of money, in Kenya shillings, the company received. (3MKS)

8. A farmer has 165 orange trees on his farm. 38 trees have 97 oranges each, 79 trees have 176 oranges each,
and the rest have 59 oranges each. How many oranges are there altogether? (3MKS)

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x+1 x−1
9. Express − as a single fraction
2 3
(3MKS)

a
10. Given that 1.0̇ 5̇ = 1 . Find the value of a and b
b
(3MKS)

11. On a certain day, a student measured the temperature inside a deep freezer and found that it was -3 ° c
while the room temperature was 24° c . What was the temperature difference between the room and the deep
freezer?
(2MKS)

12. Using tables find the:

a) Square of 4.973
(2MKS)

b) Square root of 0.146


(2MKS)

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13. An integer p is two-thirds of another and their difference is 10. Find the two integers. (3MKS)

14. Write the following in standard form:


(2MKS)

a) 0.00121

b) 4521.021

0.17 × 1.05+0.32
15. Evaluate correct to three decimal places.
4.5 ×0.08−0.089
(4MKS)

16. Find the square root of 1764 using factor method.


(3MKS)

17. Remove the brackets and simplify.

2 b+ a ⌈ 3−2(a−5)⌉
(3MKS)

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18. Three bells ring at intervals of 6minutes, 5minutes and 8minutes, if they rang first at 9.15 am, find when
they will ring for the third time.
(3MKS)

19. The table below shows a time table for a public surface vehicle operating between two towns A and D via town B and
C.

town Arrival time Departure time


A 8:20am
B 10:00pm 11:00am
C 2:30 pm 3:45pm
D 4:pm

(i) At what time in 24hour clock system:


a) The vehicle leaves town A.
(2MKS)

b) The vehicle arrives in town D.


(2MKS)

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c) How long does it take to travel from town A to D.
(4MKS)

d) If the distance between the two towns A and D is 900km, find the average speed of the vehicle. (2MKS)

20 . The G.C.D of two numbers is 48 and their L.C.M is 960. If one of the numbers is 240, find the other
number. (3 mrks)

1 3
21. Three boys shared some money. The youngest got of it, the next got and the eldest got the
12 9
remainder. What fraction of money did the eldest receive? If the eldest boy got sh. 330, what was the
original amount of money? (3 mrks)

22. Factorise
i. 3 p+3 q+2 r +3 p+3 r (2 mrks)

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2 3 4 5
ii. x y +x y (2 mrks)

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