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PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MOSHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
FORM FOUR PRE - NATIONAL EXAMINATION
041 BASIC MATHEMATICS
Tuesday 22st August 2023am Time: 3:00Hours
INSTRUCTIONS:
1) This paper consists of section A and B with a total of 14 questions
2) Answer all questions in section A and B
3) Each question in section A carries six (06) marks while each question in section B
carries ten.
4) Non programmable calculator, NECTA mathematical tables and graph papers may
be used.
5) All the working and answers for each section must be shown clearly.
6) You may use the following constant: 𝜋=3.14, R=64000km
SECTION A
SECTION A (60 MARKS)
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1. (a) Simplify the sum of 85% of 9861 and of 12458. Write your answer correct to two
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significant figures.
(b) (i) Mr. Tumai Distributed Tshs 960,000/= awards to students who passed well in
their examinations and their respective teachers as follow: 23% to all students who
passed Arts Subjects. 15% to students who passed Mathematics and 27% to
students who passed science subjects. The remained amount was distributed to
teachers. Find the amount that were awarded to teachers.
(ii) Three bells commence tolling together and toll at intervals of 8, 10 and 12
seconds respectively. How many times do they toll together in 50 minutes?
1 𝑥−1 1
2. (a) Solve for x, given that(5) (25)𝑥−2 = 625
(b)Determine the value of x in the following log5 (x+1) =log5 (x-3) + 1
3. (a) In a class of students,17participate in English debate, 12participated in English and
sports. If every student is required to participate at least one of those two events, find
the number of students who participate in: -
(i) English debate only
(ii)Sports only
(b)A bag contains 6 red balls and 8 blue balls. If one ball is drawn at random from the
bag and replacing before the second ball is drawn. Find the probability of drawing:-
(i) Balls of different colour
(ii) Balls of the same colour
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4. (a) Find equation of the line passing through point(3,4) and the mid-point of the line
segment joining the two points (5,8) and (11,-4) Give your answer in the form of the
ax +by +c =0
(b) Given that:𝑎
⏟= 2i+5j and ⏟
𝑏 =i-j find
i) z= a + b
ii) The unit vector of z
5. (a) In the following figure; ̅̅̅̅ ̅̅̅̅ and 𝐴𝐵
𝐸𝐷 //𝐵𝐶 ̅̅̅̅ = 𝐴𝐶
̅̅̅̅ ; If 𝐴𝐵
̅̅̅̅ = 13𝑐𝑚 and 𝐵𝐶
̅̅̅̅ = 10𝑐𝑚, find the
A
Area of BCDE
6.5cm
E D
6.5cm
10cm
B C
(b) By considering the Alternating opposite angles theorem, draw the diagram hence
identify the corresponding angles.
6. (a) The time “t” taken to buy fuel at LAKE OIL PETROL STATION in Morogoro varies
directly as the number of vehicle “V” in the queue and inversely as the number of
pumps “P” available in the station. In petrol station with 10 pumps it takes 20
minutes to fuel 40 vehicles.
i) Write vehicle “V” in terms of pumps “P” and time “t”
ii) Find the time it will take to fuel 60 vehicles in a station with 4 pumps.
(b) Mayele bought 3 bottles of juice of capacity 350 ml and Dialo bought 1 bottle of
juice of capacity 1 litre.
i) Who had more juice to drink?
ii) How much more?
7. (a) In 2019 Mr.Massawe bought a computer which costs him Tshs.500,000/= he used
his computer for five years and decided to sell his computer as a second-hand computer
to Mr. Faridi with a loss of 30% of its price when it was new brand computer. What is
the price of this second-hand computer?
(b) From the given information below
Opening stock ………. Ths34,430/=
Closing stock ………. Tshs26,720/=
Net purchases ………. Tshs212,290/=
Gross profit markup…… 50%
Find (i) Cost of goods sold
(ii) Average stock
(iii) Sales
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8. (a) A BODA BODA driver rates after each kilometre. The fare is Tshs. 1000/= for the
first kilometre and raise by Tshs. 500/= for each additional kilometre. If BALEKE
want to travel 10 kilometres by BODA BODA. What will he be charged by BODA
BODA driver?
(b) The number 19683 is in which term in the following Geometric sequence; 3,9,27..?
9. (a)Find the smallest angle in triangle below
B
5cm 3cm
C
A 6cm
(b)A ladder 24cm is learns against the wall of building. The top of the ladder is 17m
above the ground. How far away is the foot of the ladder from the base of the
building?
10. (a) If the length of each side of a square is increased by 6, the area become increased
to 16 times the area of the small square. Find the length of one side of the original
square.
(b) A large rectangular garden in a park is 120m wide and 150m long. A contractor is
called in to add a brick walkway to surround this garden by the same width. If the area
of the walkway is 2800m2, how wide is the walkway?
SECTION B: (40 MARKS)
11. (a) The following table represents the information about the percentage distribution
of female employees in a certain company.
Percentage of female employees Number of departments
70-80 6
59-69 11
48-58 7
37-47 4
26-36 4
15-25 2
Find (a) Find the mean percentage of female employees use Assumed mean from
modal class
(b)Find the mode and median
(c) Prove that the angle subtended by a diameter in a semi-circle is a right
angle.
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12. (a) Two towns P and Q on the Latitude 480 are 370 Nautical miles apart. Find the
difference in their longitude.
(b) A pyramid with vertex V and edges VA, VB, VC, VD each 15cm long has a
rectangular base ABCD where AB = CD = 10cm and AD = BC = 8cm.
i) Sketch the pyramid using the above information.
ii) Calculate the height “VO” of the pyramid where “O” is the centre of the rectangle.
iii) Calculate the angle between the base and edge
4 𝑥
13. (a) (i) If 𝐴 =( ) has no Inverse, find the value(s) of 𝑥
4+𝑥 3
(ii) A student finds that it is possible to buy 12 pencils and 10 rulers for
Tsh 210.Alternatively, it is possible to buy 20 pencils and 4 rulers for Tsh 160 at
the same price per each unit item. What are the unit prices per pencil and ruler?
(Use matrix method)
(b) Calculate the image at T(-3,5) if reflected through line x + y =0 anticlockwise
14. (a) A function f is defined as;
2𝑥 + 4, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 < 2
𝑓(𝑥) = {15, 𝑖𝑓 − 2 < 𝑥 < 2}
2
𝑥 , 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 > 2
Find (i) ƒ(1.95) (ii) ƒ(15) (iii) Domain of ƒ (iv) identify the type of a function ƒ
(b) A school is preparing a trip for 400 students. The company who is proving the
transportation has 10 buses of 50 seats each and 8 buses of 40 seats, but only 9
drivers available. The rental cost for a large bus is 800,000/= and 600,000/= for the
small bus. How many buses of each type should be used for the trip for the least
possible cost?
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