Shapta Math Sample Items 2024
Shapta Math Sample Items 2024
Shapta Math Sample Items 2024
THEME: NUMBERS
ITEM ONE:
A certain member of your family re-wrote each digit of his 4-digit ATM card pin
from number system ten (base ten) to another number system less than four. He
did this in fear of theft. Now his in the hospital, he can neither talk nor write but
the money on his account is needed to finance hospital bills. Here is how he re-
wrote the pin: 12 20 11 10
TASK:
THEME: NUMBERS
ITEM TWO:
you went to the gym on 1st February 2024 with Shs.100,000 with hope to come
back with some balance of not below UGX.50,000 to cater for home expenses.
Reaching their, you met a new friend. She tells you that she comes every 4days and
you come every 6 days.
After the gym you decide to hang out for a cup of coffee and a PIZZA and each of
you had to pay forty-five thousand five hundred shillings. Later your friend got an
emergency call and left before you exchanged contacts.
TASK:
a) i) What are the fewest number of days you will have to wait for, to meet
your friend again?
ii) using the number of days, mark the exact date on the calendar.
THEME: NUMBERS
ITEM THREE:
You decided to have a joint graduation party with your sibling. This is to cost you
a total of UGX.4,000,000. You are nearing the D-day and want to find out whether
you have the amount required or not. So you decided to revise your contributions
below:
Your parents contributed 12.5% of the money. Your sibling contributed 12.5%
1
more than your parents and since you were the eldest, you contributed 2 of the
2
amount your sibling contributed.
2 |SHAPTA REVISION PLAN 2024.
Do you have the required amount for the party or should you postpone it?
THEME: NUMBERS
ITEM FOUR:
Four boys whose homes once located on a grid map form a rectangle, would like to
meet at the Centre of their homes to play soccer since they believe that location
would be a fair distance for all of them. One boy is located on coordinate (4,6) and
the other boy is located on coordinate (4,12).
TASK:
a) Where are the homes of the other two boys on the grid?
b) On which coordinate will they meet?
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