PRESIDENTโS OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
O-STUDY LIBRARY
FORM FOUR EXAMINATION
041 BASIC MATHEMATICS
Time: 3:00Hours July 2024
INSTRUCTIONS
i. This paper consists of section A and B with total fourteen (14) questions. ii. Answer all questions in both sections
Each question in section A carries six (6) marks while each question in section B carries ten (10) marks.
All writings must be in blue and black ink, except drawings which should in pencil
Mathematical tables and No-programmable calculators may be used.
All communication devices, programmable calculators and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room.
SECTION A (60 Marks)
Answer ALL questions in this section
a) A father is now 28 years older than his daughter. If the ratio of their ages 5 years ago was 1:5. Find their present ages.
The average height of 45 pupils is 152 cm. if the average height of girls alone in
144cm, and that of boys alone is 168cm, find the number of boys and girls in the class
(a) The lowest common multiple of 3 numbers is 432 and their greatest common factor is
12. If two of the number are 36 and 48, find the third possible number(s)
A bullet train coverts a distance of 100m in 2seconds. Find the distance it covers in 1 hour.
(a) In a certain street with 200 houses. 170 houses have electricity and 145 houses have glass doors. How many houses each house has either a glass door or electricity or both. (b) A piece of chalk is picked random from a box containing 5 identical pieces, two of which are red and three are white. Find the probability that piece of chalk picked is red.