MTC Ple - 7
MTC Ple - 7
2023
MATHEMATICS (SET SEVEN)
Time allowed: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
Index no: Random No Personal No
Real 001
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Read the following instructions carefully
Qn.No MARKS SIGN
1. This paper is made up of two sections: A and B.
1–10
2. Section A has 20questions (40 marks). 11–20
3. Section B has 12 questions(60 marks).
21–22
4. Answer ALL questions in both sections A and B.
23–24
5. All answers MUST be written in the space provided
25–26
In blue or black ball point pens or ink. All diagrams
27–28
Should be in pencil.
29 – 30
6. Unnecessary crossing of answers will lead to loss of 31 - 32
Marks. TOTAL
7. Poor hand writing which cannot be easily read,
May lead to loss of marks.
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SECTION A (40 MARKS)
1. Workout: 201 + 21
4. How many pieces of string of 5cm can be obtained from a string of 2.5m?
5. The probability that Becky will pass Mock exams is 0.8. What is probability he will
fail mock exams?
6. In the diagram below, AE is parallel top CD. Find the size of angle marked W.
A 500 E
600
C W D
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7. Set R has 15 proper subsets, how many elements are in set R?
8. The temperature of Kisoro was -50C and then that of Mbarara was 270C. What is
the difference in the temperature of the two places?
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13. Factorize completely 2ab – 4a.
14. The ratio of red pens to blue pens in the box is 2:3 respectively. How
many red pens are in the box if there are 15 blue pens in the box?
Q 1200
17.Given that stands for 25 balls. How many balls are represented by
?
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18. The average weight of 5 pupils is 30kg when their teacher joins them,
their teacher joins them, their average weight becomes 36kg. Find the
weight of the teacher.
20.Solve 5 – 3(y – 1) = 17
SECTION B (60MARKS)
21.In a class, 20 students passed English (E), (k+32) passed Maths (M) only, 5
pupils passed both subjects and (2k – 4) pupils failed both English and Maths.
a). Complete the Venn diagram below using the information above. (2mks)
n(∑)
n(E) n(M)
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b). Find the value of K if 16 pupils failed both subjects. (2mks)
22.At a certain construction firm, three trucks A, B and C were used to deliver
sand at intervals of 30minutes, 40minutes and 50minutes respectively.
a). After how long do the three trucks deliver at the same time? (3mks)
b). If they last delivered together at 10:30am. At what had they previously
delivered the sand? (2mks)
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23.The table below shows marks scored by a group of selected pupils.
a). Complete the table. (3mks)
24. a). The diameter of a wheel of a motorcycle is 35cm. Find the number of
revolutions the wheel makes to cover a journey of 33km. (2mks)
b). If the motorcyclist covers 110m per minute, how long will the journey of
33km take? (Give your answer in hours.) (3mks)
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25. Mr. Okododiti went to Kumi supermarket and bought the following items.
2kg of sugar at Shs8,000
4 loaves of bread at Shs4,500 per loaf.
6litres of milk at Shs1,500 per litre.
500gms of tea leaves at Shs1,000.
If he went with a fifty thousand shillings note, calculate his change. (5mks)
26.a). Musoke left town A at 6:30am and drove to town B at 80km/hr for 3
hours. He then continued to town C at 30km/hr for 2 hours. When did he
reach town C? (2mks)
b). What was Musoke’s speed for the whole journey? (3mks)
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1.8 x 2.4
27.a). Simplify: 2.7+0.9
(3mks) b). Write 5.68 x 10-2 as a single number
(2mks)
28. The tanks below can hold the same amount of water when completely
full. Study them with care and answer the questions that follow.
A B
h 100cm
20cm
22cm 14cm
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b). How many litres of water does tank A hold? (2mks)
29.a). James is three times as old as Peter now. In 5 years time, the difference
between their ages will be 30 years. How old is James now? (3mks)
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30.Given that y = 2x + 1 complete the table below. (5mks)
X 3 1 0
2
Y 5 7
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32.a). Plot A(-2, 3), B(2, 3), C(4, -3) and D(-4, -3) on the coordinate graph
below. Join A to B, B to C, C to D and D to A (2mks)
5
4
3
2
1
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
c). Work out the area of the shape formed in square units. (2mks)
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