KILOLO DISTRICT COUNCIL
NYANZWA SECONDARY SCHOOL
MID-TERM TEST
BASIC MATHEMATICS
FORM III
041 Time Allowed: 3 Hours Thursday, 27 March 2025
INSTRUCTIONS
- This paper consists of sections A and B with a total of 14 questions.
- Answer ALL questions.
- Each question in section A carries six (6) marks while each question in section B carries ten (10) marks.
- All necessary working and answers for each question must be shown clearly.
- NECTA mathematical tables and non-programmable calculators may be used.
- All communication devices and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room.
- Write your name on every page of your answer sheet(s) provided
- All writings must be in blue or black ink EXCEPT drawings which must be in a sharp pencil.
SECTION A (60 MARKS)
Answer ALL questions in this section.
- (a) Equal squares which are as large as possible are drawn on a rectangular board measuring 54 cm by 78 cm. Find the size of each square.
- In a class of 40 students, 17 students are boys and the rest are girls. Determine; (i) the percentage of girls and the percentage of boys
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- (a) Expression a form a + b c, where a, b and c are integers.
- A line is defined by a logarithmic equation 3log3 x + 4 = log3 24. Without using a mathematical table or calculator, find the value of x.
- (a) In aclas of 100 students, 45 students prefer Music subject, 40 students prefer Theatre Art subject and 5 students prefer both subjects. Find the number of students who prefer neither of the two subjects by using formulas.
- Draw a Venn diagram and show by shading the region representing each of the following:
(i)Aโฒ โช B (ii) Bโฒ โฉ Aโฒ (iii) A โฉ B (iv)A โช B (v)U โช (Aโฒ โฉ B)