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2025 JUNIOR CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION END OF YEAR EXAMINATIONS

MATHEMATICS
(100 marks)
____ JULY Subject Number: J131
Time Allowed: 2 hours
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2.​ Write your name at the top of 3
each page. 4
3.​ Answer all 20 questions in this 5
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4.​ Use of scientific calculators is 8
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1.​ (a). Given that a = 5, b = –1 and c = –2. Evaluate –2[(b2 – c) – (a – b)].

(4 marks)

4𝑥 4𝑥 − 4
(b). Simplify 5
÷ 5
.

(4 marks)

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2.​ Expand 3(𝑥 – 1) – 2(𝑥 + 3), leaving the answer in the simplest form.
(3 marks)

3.​ (a). Simplify 2345 + 10810, giving the answer in base 5.

(4 marks)

(b). Make g the subject of the formula h = 𝑘 − (g + 𝑒).

(3 marks)

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4.​ Find the LCM of 3𝒙2𝒚, 10𝒙𝒚3 and 20𝒙𝒚2.
(3 marks)

5.​ The width of a rectangular wire fence is 4 metres shorter than the length.
If the total length of the wire used is 36 metres. Calculate the width of the
fence.
(5 marks)

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6.​ Calculate the rate at which the kwacha was devalued by the Malawi
Reserve Bank in May 2021, when it changed from K168 per US $ to K250
per US $.
(5 marks)

7.​ The sum of interior angles of a regular convex polygon is 1260. Calculate
the size of each exterior angle.
(5 marks)

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8.​ In figure 1, AB, CD and EF are parallel to one another. Angle HIB = 140°
and angle GEF = 110°

Figure 1

Calculate the angles labelled u and w.

(7 marks)

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9.​ The following are marks of 15 students:
6 8 76 9
9 6 8 7 10
7 7 9 9 9
Draw a bar chart on the graph paper provided to represent this
information.
(6 marks)

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10.​ The mean volume of 3 bottles of cooking oil is 750 ml. If the volume of 2
bottles is 1400, find the volume of third bottle.
(3 marks)

11.​ In a group of 20 students: 14 like sports, 13 like music and 2 like neither
sports nor music. Using a Venn diagram, calculate the number of pupils
who like sports only.

(5 marks)

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12.​ Express 𝑥
− 𝑥 +2
as a single fraction in its simplest form.
(5 marks)

13.​ Given that 2𝑦 + 2𝑥 − 7 = 1, find the gradient and y-intercept.

(5 marks)

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14.​ A customer uses 192 units of electricity in a month. If the electricity
supply company has a fixed charge of K350.00 per month and K14.50 per
unit of electricity, calculate the electricity bill for the customer.
(4 marks)

15.​ The nth term of a sequence is n2+n. Calculate the 5th term of the sequence.
(3 marks)

16.​ A woman earns K100, 000.00 per month. If income tax is calculated as
follows:
0% in the first K30, 000.00
15% in next K5 000.00
30% in excess of K35, 000.00
Calculate the net income for the woman.
(5 marks)

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17.​ Figure 2 shows triangle P'Q'R’ after a reflection of triangle PQR.

Figure 2
On the same graph paper and using the same axes, draw triangle PQR,
taking 𝑥 = 2 as mirror line.
(4 marks)

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18.​ The value of a bicycle depreciated by 7% in the first year. At the beginning
of the second year the value of the bicycle was K9300. Calculate the
original value of the bicycle.
(5 marks)

19.​ Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct triangle ABC in
which AB = 9.0 cm, angle BAC = 150° and CA = 4.5 cm. Measure and state
angle ABC.
(6 marks)

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20.​ The table below shows values of 𝑥 and some corresponding values of 𝑦 for
the equation 𝑦 = – 𝑥.

(a). Complete the missing value of 𝑦 in the table. (1 mark)

(b). Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 1 unit on both axes, draw the graph
of 𝑦 = – 𝑥 on the graph paper provided on page 13. (4 marks)

(c). Use the graph to find the value of 𝑥 when 𝑦 = 1.5. (1 mark)

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