PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

KITETO DISTRICT COUNCIL
FORM ONE ANNUAL EXAMINATION

CODE: 041 BASIC MATHEMATICS

Time: 2:30 Hours November 2024 A.M

INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper consists of total of ten (10) questions
2. Answer all questions
3. All necessary working and answers for each question done must be shown
clearly
4. Write your name in every page of your answer sheet
5. Calculators and cellular phones are not allowed in the examination room.

1. (a) (i) Write 480209 in words

1 1 5
(ii) 𝐸𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑒 3 ÷ 21 + 3 × −
2 4 6
(b) Write 642217 in order of the
(i) Smallest possible number
(b) Largest possible number
2. (a) (i) Find the sum of LCM and GCF of 16,18 and 32
3 3
(ii) What is greater between 𝑎𝑛𝑑
7 8
(b) Given that Z = 400.0327
(i) Write Z correct to four (4) significant figures
(ii) Write Z correct to two (2) decimal places
3. (a) (i) Express0.23̈ as a ration of two integers
(ii) How many kilograms are there in a milligram?
(b) (i) Simplify the expression 12𝑚𝑛 ÷ 3 − 3𝑛𝑥𝑚
(ii) An even number is M. What is the next even number?
4. (a) (i) Three angles of a triangle are marked 2𝑥, 𝑥 + 20𝑜 and 𝑥 − 400 . Find the value
of X
(ii) If X and Y are complementary angles such that X is 18 less than Y. Determine
the angles.
 (b) Given that the interior angles of a triangle are in the ratio of 3:4:5
Find (i) The smallest angle
(ii) The different between the largest and the smallest angle
5. (a) A rectangular block has a length of ( 2𝑥 + 1)𝑐𝑚 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 (𝑥 + 1) cm If the
perimeter of the rectangular block is 22cm.

Find
(i) The value of X
(ii) The area of a rectangular block

(b) The gradient of a line passes through point (1,2) and (X, -2) is -4
Find
(i) The value X
(ii) Write the equation of a line in the form of 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑐
6. (a) The interior angle of the polygon is 2 times the exterior angle
Find:-
(i) The size of exterior angle
(ii) The number of sides of the polygon

(b) Solve the following simultaneous equation

𝑥 𝑦
4
−3=0
𝑥 𝑦
−2=1
2
7. (a) (i) Solve the equation 5𝑥 − 4(3 − 𝑥) = 15
(ii) Represent on the number line the inequality −2 < 𝑥 ≤ 3

(b) Three relatives shared Tsh. 3,500,000/= so that the first one got twice as much as
the second and the second got twice as much as the third. How much money did the first
relative get?
8. (a) A piece of length 7.42m is cut from a string that is 13.5M long. If the remaining
part of the string is divided into equal pieces of length 32cm. How many pieces are
there?

(b) (i) Show on a number line: −2 − 5

(ii) Find the solution set of inequality |4𝑥 − 9| ≤ 3 and graph it on a number line
9. (a) A car which its buying price was Tsh. 12,500,000/= was sold at a loss of 20
percent.
Find (i) The loss made
 (ii) The selling price
(b) Find the period of time for Tsh. 1,000,000/= to reach Tshs. 1,200,000/= in a
bank with interest rate of 5% calculated as a simple interest.
1 1
10. (a) A women used of her money to buy sugar and of the remaining to buy soap. If
3 4
at the end she remained with Tshs. 6000/=
Find: -
(i) The amount of money she had at the beginning
(ii) The amount of money she used to buy sugar

(b) In the figure below 𝑀 < 𝑅𝑇𝑆 = 80𝑜 𝑎𝑛𝑑 TP – bisects < 𝑄𝑃𝑆, PT=PS. Find the
degree measure of angle X and Y
P

x S
y

Q
80°

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PRESIDENT’S OFFICE REGINAL ADMINSTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

KITETO DISTRICT COUNCIL

FORM ONE ANNUAL EXAMINATIONS, NOVEMBER, 2024

BASIC MATHEMATICS

MARKING SCHEME
1. (a) (i) 480209 in words
- Four hundred eighty thousand two hundred and nine (2Marks)
(ii) To evaluate
1 1 5
= 3 ÷ 21 + 3 × −
2 4 6
7 3 5
= ÷ 21 + − 1mark
2 4 6
7 21 3 5
= × + −
2 1 4 6
1 1 3 5
= × + −
2 3 4 6
1 3 5
= + − 1mark
6 4 6
2+3 5
= −
12 6
5−10
=
12
−5
= 1mark
12

(b) 642217
(i) 122467 smallest possible number 2.5 Marks
(ii) 764221 Largest possible number 2.5 Marks
2. (a) (i) 0.5 Mark
2 16 18 32
2 8 9 16
2 4 9 8
2 2 9 4
2 1 9 2
3 1 9 1
3 1 3 1
1 1 1
 GCF= 2 × 1 = 2 0.5 mark
LCM 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3
=288 0.5 Mark
Sum = LCM +GCF
= 288+2 0.5 mark
=290 0.5 mark
3 3
(ii) 𝑎𝑛𝑑
7 8

To find the LCM of the denominators 7 and 8

LCM 56
3
= × 56 = 24 1mark
7
3
= × 56 = 21 1mark
8
3 3
= 𝑖𝑠 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑏 0.5 mark
7 8

(b) Given
Z= 400.0327 0.5 mark
(i) 400.0327__400.0 (Corrected to 4 significant figures ) 1mark
(ii) 400.0327__ 400.03 (Corrected to 2 decimal places ) 1mark
3. (a) (i) 0.23̈
Let 𝑥 =0.23̈ ---------- eqn (i) 0.5 mark
= 100𝑥 =0.23 × ̈ 100
=100𝑥 = 23.23̈ equation (ii) 0.5 mark
=100𝑥 − 𝑥 = 23.23̈ − 0.23̈
=99𝑥 = 23 1mark
23
=𝑥 =
99

0.23̈=23.99 0.5 mark

(iii) Given
1kg = 1000000mg 1mark

X= 1mg
 1
=𝑥= 𝐾𝑔 1mark
1000000

= 0.000001 kg 0.5 mark

(b) (i)12𝑚𝑛 ÷ 3 − 3𝑛 × 𝑚
=12𝑚𝑛 ÷ 3 − 3𝑚𝑛 1mark
=4𝑚𝑛 − 3𝑚𝑛
=mn 1mark
(ii) Given
Even number = m 0.5 mark
Next even number = 𝑚 + 2 2mark
4. (a) (i) Given
= 𝑥 − 400 + 𝑥 + 20𝑜 + 2𝑥 = 1800 1 mark
=4𝑥 = 180𝑜 + 20𝑜
=4𝑥 = 200𝑜 1mark
= 𝑥 = 50𝑜 0.5
(ii) Given
X and Y are complementary angles
= 𝑥 = 𝑦 − 18 1 mark
= 𝑦 + 𝑦 − 180 = 900
=2𝑦 = 1800
=𝑦 = 540 1mark
=54-18
Y=360
The angles are 360 𝑎𝑛𝑑 540 0.5 mark

(b) Given
3:4:5
=3 + 4 + 5 = 12 0.5 mark
3
1st angle = × 1800 = 450
12
4
2nd angle = × 1800 = 600 0.5 mark
12
 5
3rd angle = × 1800 = 750 0.5mark
12

(i) The smallest angle is 450 0.5 mark

The different btn largest and smallest = 750 − 450
= 300 0.5 mark
5. (a) Given: Rectangular block
Perimeter = 22cm
(𝑥 + 1)𝑐𝑚 0.5

(2𝑥 + 1)𝑐𝑚 0.5 mark

(i) From:- P=(𝐿 + 𝑤)2 0.5 mark
22=((2𝑥 + 1) + (𝑥 + 1)) 0.5 mark
22= (3𝑥 + 2)2
22= 6𝑥 + 4)
22−4 = 6𝑥
18= 6𝑥 0.5 mark
3=𝑥
𝑥=3 0.5 mark
(ii) Area of rectangular block
Length = 7cm 1mark
Width = 4cm
Area = 𝐿 × 𝑊 1mark
= 7𝑐𝑚 × 4𝑐𝑚
= 28𝑐𝑚2 0.5mark
(b) Given points
(i) (𝑥, −2)𝑎𝑛𝑑 (1, 2) 0.5 mark
Slope = −4
𝑦2−𝑦1
From :- M= 0.5 mark
𝑥2−𝑥1
−2−(−2)
-4 =
1−𝑥
2+2
-4= 0.5 mark
1−𝑥
4
-4
1−𝑥
 -4(1 − 𝑥) = 4
-4 + 4𝑥 = 4 1mark
4𝑥 = 4 + 4
4𝑥 = 8
X=2 0.5 mark
(ii) Equation
Given point (2, -2)
𝑦2−𝑦1
M= 0.5 mark
𝑥2−𝑥1
𝑦−(−2)
-4 =
𝑥−2

y+2 = −4(𝑥 − 2) 1 mark

y+2 = −4𝑥 + 8
y= −4𝑥 + 8 − 2
y= −4𝑥 + 6 1 mark
6. (a) (i) Let X be the exterior angle
Interior = 2𝑥 0.5 mark
Exterior +𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑟 = 1800
.𝑥 + 2𝑥 = 1800
.3𝑥 = 1800 1 mark
.𝑥 = 600
Exterior angle = 600 1mark
(ii) Number of siden
3600
.𝑛 = 1mark
𝐸𝑥𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑟
3600
n= 1mark
600

n= 6 0.5
(b) Given
𝑥 𝑦
4
− 3 = 0 ………………….. Equation (i)

𝑥 𝑦
.
2
−2=1

LCM of 3 and 4 = 12 1mark

LCM of 2 and 2 = 2
 𝑥 𝑦
12 .
4
−3=0
.3𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 0 ……………………….Equation (i)
𝑥 𝑦
12 .
2
− =1 1mark
2
.𝑥 − 𝑦 = 2 ……………………………..Equation (ii)
By elimination Method
1 .3𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 0
3 .𝑥 − 𝑦 = 2

. 3𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 0 1mark
.3𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 2

.−4𝑦 − (−3𝑦) = 0 − 6

.−4𝑦 + 3𝑦 = −6
.−𝑦 = −6
.𝑦 = 6 1mark
From Equation (ii)
.𝑥 − 𝑦 = 2
.𝑥 − 6 = 2
.𝑥 = 2 + 6
.𝑥 = 8
There for:- 𝑥 = 8 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 6 1mark
7. (a) (i) Given
5x – 4(3-x) = 15
5x – 12+4x = 15 01 mark
5x+4x = 15+12
9x = 27 01 mark
X=3
1
Therefore X = 3 2
marks

(ii) On a number line

-2< x ≤ 3 (2.5 marks)
-2< x ≤ 3

-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
 (b) 1st 2nd 3rd 1mark

4x 2x x
4x+2x+x = 3500 000 1mark
7x = 3500 000
X = 500 000
∴ The first relative got Tshs. 500 000/= ½ mark

8. (a) Given:
7. 42m is cut from 13.5m 1mark
(13.5𝑚−7.42𝑚)𝑥100
= 2marks
32𝑐𝑚
= 19
∴ There are 19 pieces 2marks

(i) Given
-2 – 5
On a numberline
- - - - - - -
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2

-
2 2marks
-
5
-7
-
2–5= 7 -
½ mark
(ii) |4𝑥 − 9| ≤ 3
+ |4𝑥 − 9| ≤ 3 ½ mark
4x -9 ≤ 3
4x ≤ 3+9
4x ≤ 12
X = 3.
Or
-(4x – 9) ≤ 3
-4 +9 ≤ 3
-4x ≤ 3 – 9
-4x ≤ -6
6
X≥
4
3
X≥
2
3
≤x≤3 ½ mark
2
 3
(b) (ii) ≤x≤3
2
3
≤x≤3 1 mark
2

-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5

9. (a) Given
Buying price = 12 500 000
Percentage loss = 20%
(i) Loss made
From
𝐿𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒
% loss = x 100% 1 mark
𝐵𝑢𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒
𝑋
20% = x 100%
12 500 000
𝑋
20 = 1 mark
125 000

X = 20 x 125 000
X = 2 500 000
Loss made is 2 500 000/= ½ mark

(ii) Selling price = Buying price – loss made

= 12500 000 – 2500 000 1mark
= 10,000,000/= 1mark
9(b) Given:-
(P) Principal = 1,000,000 1marks
(I) Interest = 1200000 − 100000
= 200,000
(R ) = 5%
Time (T) =
From
𝑃𝑅𝑇
I= 1marks
100
100𝐼
T= 1mark
𝑃𝑅
100×200000
T= 1marks
1000000×5

=4
 The time is 4 years 1mark
10.(a) Given
1
. − 𝑆𝑢𝑔𝑎𝑟
3
1 2
.1 − = 1marks
3 3
1 2 2
Soap = = × =
4 3 12
2 2 8−2 6 1
. − = = = 1marks
3 12 12 12 2
1
. 𝑥 = 6000
2
.𝑥 = 12000 1mark

(i) At the beginning she had Tsh. 12000/= 1mark

1
(ii) Sugar = x 12000
3
= 4000/= 1mark
The amount of money she used to buy sugar is 4000/=.

(b) Given
̂ = 80°
𝑅𝑇𝑆
̂
TP – bisects 𝑄𝑃𝑆 1mark
PT = PS P

20° 20°

y 80 x

80°

80° + 80° + Ṕ = 180°

Ṕ = 180° - 160° 1mark
Ṕ = 20°
20° + 90 + a° = 180°
a+110° = 180°
a+180° = 110° 1mark
a = 70°

10 𝑎 + 𝑦 = 1800
.700 + 𝑦 = 1800
y= 1800 − 700
y= 1100 1 Mark

.𝑥 + 𝑦 + 200 = 1800
.𝑥 + 1100 + 200 = 1800
.𝑥 = 1800 − 1300
.𝑥 = 500 1mark