DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

MID−SEMESTER ONE EXAMINATIONS

2023/2024 SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS
CLASS: YEAR 7 & ADVANCED COURSE CLASSES
Time allowed: 1 Hour 45 Mins

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Instructions:
 Use blue or black ink or ball point pen, or pencil.
 Answer all questions.
 All answers MUST be written in the spaces provided.
 Calculators not allowed.
 A poor handwriting may lead to loss of marks.

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 The marks for each question are shown in brackets.
 Use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
 Leave time at the end to check your answers.
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Final Marks 100% (Out Of 100)

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Qn1.
Evaluate;
(a) 33

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(1)
(b) 2 7

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(1)
(Total for question = 2 marks)

Qn2.
Work out 47 − 4 × 5 ÷ 4 + 8

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(Total for Question is 2 marks)
Qn3.
Arrange the following integers in order from the greatest to the least;
(a) −30, 28, −48, 45, 25, −60, 29, −50, 76, 55, −90

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(2)

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 (b) 8, −15, 12, 8, 32, −18, 97, 23, 25, −17, 0, 12, −16

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(2)
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Qn4.
Write in figures;
(a) Nineteen million nine hundred fifty−six thousand four hundred forty−seven.

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(1)
(b) Eight hundred forty million one hundred and fifty−five.

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(1)
(Total for question = 2 marks)
Qn5.
Work out;
4 7 5 8 6 9
(a) + 9 6 3 2 9 5

9 8 6 3 7
(b) −4 6 8 27 9

(Total for Question is 2 marks)

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Q6.
Find the LCM of 32, 48 and 72;

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(Total for Question is 2 marks)
Qn7.
Evaluate;
(a) 282

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(1)
2
(b) 13
( )
20

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(1)
(c) √256

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(1)
(Total for question = 3 marks)

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Qn8.
A baker in Darusalaam sells boxes of cookies.
The table below shows the total cost (in dollars), for different number of boxes of cookies.
Cost of Cookies

Number of Total cost,𝒄

boxes, 𝒏 (dollars)

3 10.50

4 14.00

5 17.50

9 31.50

(a) Calculate the total cost of 7 boxes.

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(1)
(b) Aneesa wants to buy 14 boxes of cookies. She has $
54.6. How much change does she receive back?

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(1)
(Total for question = 2 marks)
Qn9. State the place value of digit 6 in each of the
following;
(a) 5697974

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(1)

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(b) 7.87693421

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(1)
(Total for question = 2 marks)
Qn10.
Simplify;
(a)𝑦5 × 𝑦7

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9 (1)
𝑥
(b)
𝑥3

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(1)

𝑝6×𝑝3
(c) 𝑝2

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(1)
(Total for question = 3 marks)

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Qn11.
The table below shows the mean temperatures for each of six days during one-week last winter;

DAY TEMPERATURE
(0𝐹)

Monday 7

Tuesday −2

Wednesday −1

Thursday 4

Friday −30

Saturday 12

(a) Which day had the lowest temperature?

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(1)
(b) Calculate the difference between the highest temperature and the lowest temperature.

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(1)
(c) Work out the total temperature.

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(1)
(Total for question = 3 marks)

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Qn12.
Round off each of the following to the required number of decimal places;
(a) 3.465 (to 2 decimal places)

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(1)
(b) 56.3467 (to 1 decimal place)

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(1)
(Total for question = 2 marks)
Qn13. Work out;
2
(a) 2 × 1
3

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(1)
1 5
(b) 5 +2
12 12

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(2)
(Total for question = 3 marks)

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Qn14.
Change each of the following into fractions and give your answers in simplest form;
(a) 56%

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(1)
(b) 0.85

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(1)
(Total for question = 2 marks)
Qn15.
Complete the chart below;

Fraction 19 7
25 20
Decimal 0.45 0.80

Percent 30% 22%

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Qn16.
Work out;
(a) 58.634 + 0.034

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(1)

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(b) 89.453 − 6.007

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(1)
(Total for question = 2 marks)
Qn17.
Express in terms of prime factors;
(a) 56

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(2)

(b) 140

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(2)
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Qn18.
Work out;
(a) 328 × 58

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(1)

(b) 0.0897 × 100

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(1)
(Total for question = 2 marks)
Qn19.
Write in words;
(a) 79673080

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(1)

(b) 3003003

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(1)
(Total for question = 2 marks)

Qn20.
1
(a) Show that 5 − 2 10
6 = 2 21
3 7

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(2)

5 2
(b) Show 3 ÷1 = 2
5 7
that
7 8

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(2)
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Qn21.
Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 84 and 144.

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(Total for question = 2 marks)
Qn22.
Calculate
3632 ÷ 16
You must show your working.

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(Total for question = 2 marks)
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Qn23.
Arrange in ascending order;
63854 63584 65348 68543 64835

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(Total for question = 2 marks)
Qn24.
What is 53 749 rounded to the nearest thousand?

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(Total for question = 1 mark)
Qn25.
Arrange in descending order;
50500 55000 50006 50060 500005

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(Total for question = 2 marks)
Qn26.
In a sports shop tennis balls cost $0.66
each. How much would 3 tennis balls cost?

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(Total for question = 2 marks)
Qn27.
Kay has a box of 20 pens.

of the pens are blue.

of the pens are black.

The rest of the pens are red.
(a) How many blue pens does Kay have?

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(1)
(b) How many black pens does Kay have?

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(1)
(Total for question = 2 marks)
Qn28.
Complete the prime factor tree diagram below;

(Total for question = 2 marks)

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Qn29.
Find the sum of the fractions below as a decimal;
7 3 8
+ + =
10 100 1000

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(Total for question = 2 marks)
Qn30. Find;
(a) 12% of 8400cm.

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(2)

(b) 35% of 600kg.

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(2)
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Qn31.
Express as a single power;
(a) 32 × 34

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(1)
(b) 9 ÷ 9
3 5

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(1)
(Total for question = 2 marks)
Qn32.
Circle the prime numbers;
2 5 9 11 15 21 29 35 41 57 81

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 (Total for question = 3 marks)
Qn33.
1
Sarah has 5 cups of cat food. Her cat eats 2 of a cup each day. For how many days will the food
3 3
last?

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(Total for question = 2 marks)
Qn34.
Given that 322 = 1024,
Find the value of 7 + √1024

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(Total for question = 1 mark)
Qn35.
Use inverse operations to complete fill in the gaps below;
1 × 2 + 3 × 4 = 14
×2+5× _ = 14
1×2×( + _) = 14

(Total for question = 2 marks)

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