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Senior One Mathematics Exam Questions

The document outlines a mathematics examination for Senior One students, consisting of four items that involve calculations related to awards for a race, distribution of counter books, points from inter-house competitions, and directed numbers. Students are tasked with determining monetary values for awards and points based on provided data. The examination emphasizes practical applications of mathematical concepts in real-world scenarios.

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Senior One Mathematics Exam Questions

The document outlines a mathematics examination for Senior One students, consisting of four items that involve calculations related to awards for a race, distribution of counter books, points from inter-house competitions, and directed numbers. Students are tasked with determining monetary values for awards and points based on provided data. The examination emphasizes practical applications of mathematical concepts in real-world scenarios.

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END OF TERM ONE EXAMINATIONS

MATHEMATICS

CLASS: SENIOR ONE

2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS: Attempt all items

ITEM 1

You school has promised to award the best three students; Jovia, Jaliah and
Juma in the 100-metre race with 126 counter books altogether. Each counter
book costs UGX12, 000 in the market. Jovia will receive 42 counter books in
base 6. Jaliah will receive 36 counter books in base 8. Juma will receive the
share of his counter books in base 10. For accountability purposes, the school
needs to know the amount of money to be spent on buying the books for each
student.

Task:

As a competent mathematics student, help the school know the amount of


money it will spend on each student.

ITEM 2

The time taken by 6 athletes (students) to complete a race in a certain school


running competition organized by the sports master were recorded in the table
below.

Athlete Time taken


(seconds)

Obang Ronald 101110two

Mukubuya Frank 27eight

Ssali Sulaiman 135six

Ssenyonga Aliyu 44five

Alani Jacob 122three

Musazi Badru 55ten

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Table I

According to the sports master these students are to be awarded according to


the position they finished in this running completion as summarized in the
table 2 below.

Position Award

1st position Shs. 50,000

2st position Shs. 20,000

3st position 1 dozen of counter


books

4st position Half a dozen of counter


books

5st position 6 pens

6st position Hand clapping


appreciation

Table 2

You have been selected as a mathematics student by a sports master and


provided with the information in table 1 and 2 to help distribute amongst the
athletes without fear or favour.

TASK

a) Help the sports master identify and distribute these awards among these
athletes.
b) If another athlete was to run and finish in 60 seconds, which and whose
position would he displace according to the information above? State
why?

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ITEM 3

In the inter-house competitions of hope primary school, a house gains 3 points


on wining any sports item,1.5 points for a draw and loses 0.5 points for a loss
in any of the sports items. Each point gained is awarded UGX 950 and the
overall winning house is awarded UGX 35,100 in addition to the money earned
from the points. The results from these competitions were summarized in a
suitable table shown below.

Game House
Mandela Gaddafi Nkrumah
Netball 1 win, 1 draw, 0 loss 1 win, 0 draw,1 loss 0 win, 1 draw,1 loss
Chess 2 win, 0 draw, 0 loss 1 win, 0 draw, 1 loss 0 win, 0 draw,2 loss
100 m-race 1 win, 0 draw, 1 loss 1 win, 0 draw, 1 loss 1 win, 0 draw, 1 loss
Football 2 win, 0 draw, 0 loss 0 win, 1 draw, 1 loss 1 win, 1 draw, 0 loss

Task:

Assuming you are one the technical people on the organising committee for
these competitions, determine;

a) the position of each of the participating houses.


b) the amount of money to be awarded to each house. (write your final
answer in words)

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ITEM 4

(c) Help Nyakato to identify each of the following directed numbers moved by
each students below.

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