EXAMINATION NO.

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THE MALAWI NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS BOARI)
2O2O PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS
(100 marks)

Subject Numben P131

Thursday,ZlM.ay Time Allowed: 2 hours

8:00 - 10:00 am

Name of Candidate:
(Surname First)

Name of School:

Instructions Tick 2l-30 Do not write in

if answered these columns
1. This paper contains 12 printed pages. 1-10
Please check.
2. There are20 multiple choice questions in
t1-20
Section A and 10 questions in Section B.
xl
3. Answer all questions. In Section A, encircle
the letter corresponding to the right answer to )'l
LL

each question. In Section B, write your answers

in the spaces provided under each question. 23
4. You are provided with two blank pages at the
end of this question paper for rough work for 24
Section A. Do not tear them off.
25
5. In Section B, you are required to show all your
working. 26
6. The use of electronic calculators is not
allowed. 27
7. ln the table provided on this page, tick against
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the question number you have answered.
8. Please make sure you have written your 29
examination number, your name and school
name on the question paper in the spaces 30
provided.
9. Hand in your examination paper to the
invigilator when time is called to stop writing.

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Section A (40 marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

Use the blank pages at the end of this question paper for your rough work in this section
only.

Encircle the letter corresponding to the right answer for each question.

1. Express 20.0A54 to 4 significant 5. Which of the following numbers is

figures. a prime factor of 64?
A. 20.00
A.2
B. 20.01
8.4
c. 20.005
c.8
D. 20.006
D. 32

Z. Nine million, ninety nine thousand 6. Which of the follou,ing values of

and one in figures is
angles represents a reflex angle?
A. 9 099 001
A.
B. 9 099 100 70.
c. 9 990 001 B. 900
D. 9 991 000 c. 150"
D. 27 5"
3. Simpliff 4y -lTy +l7y - 6y.
A. 3v 7. Subtract 417 g from 0.699 kg
B. l5y A. 282 g
C. l9y B. 347.1 g
D. l9y c. 416.3 g
D. 1116 g
4. What is the 4m number in the
following number pattern: 8. What term is given when a selling
36,39, 42...? price is less than a cost price?
A. 40 A. Discount
B. 4t B. Loss
c. 44 C. Marked price
D. 45 D. Profit

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9. A person had one Kl 000 bank note, 13. Figure I
shows time on an
two K500 bank notes and ten K50 analogue clock face.
bank notes. Find the total money that
the person had.
A. Kl 550
B. K2 000
c. K2 050
D. K2 500

10. Table I shows property and

premium paid per month for the
property in a certain year.
Figure I
What time is the clock showing?
Table 1 A. Twenty minutes to four
Property Premium per month (K) B. Twenty minutes past four
C. Twenty minutes to five
House 9 000 D. Twenty minutes past five
Car 4 000
14. Which quadrilateral has all its sides
If Ziwako insured two cars and one and all its angles equal?
house for one month only, how much A. Square
did he pay all together? B. Rectangle
A. K 8000 C. Rhombus
B. Kl3 000 D. Parallelogram
c. Kl7 000
D. K22 000 15. A sales lady bought 280 guavas. If
11. A bottle of 35 000 cm3.
has a volume a total loss of K125, how much did
What is the capacity of the bottle in she buy the 280 guavas?
litres? A. K 7s0
A. 35 I B. K 630
B. 3sa t c. Kl 555
c. 3s00/ D. Kt 805
D. 35 000 /
t6. A salesman receives a commission
t2. A vehicle covered a distance of K70 on every KI 000 sales. How
of 60 kilometres in 30 minutes. much commission does he receive
What was its speed in krn/hour? for K35 000 sales?
A. zlffilh A. K 500
B. 30km/h B. K100 *
C. 90lm/h c. K2 450
D. l20lnn/h D. K7 000
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17. Bodytemperatures ofpatients at a certain hospital were: 36.5.C, 37"C,37.goC,
38'c, 38.5oc, 38.9oc, 39'c. If a patient is fieated formalaria when the body
temperature is greater than 38oC, how many patients were treated for malaria?
A.2
B.3
c.4
D.5
18. Table 2 shows column headings for one of the tlpes of simple accounts.
Table 2
Cr
Date Income Cash Bank Date Expenditure Cash Bank
K K K K
Which of the following types of simple accounts has the details as shown in
Table 2?
A. Cash account
B. Bank account
C. Cash book :,f

D. Cheque book

Figure 2 is a picture graph showing learners who play different games at a certain
school. Use it to answer Questions 19 and 20.

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Netba,r

Key:
R {
^Arepresents 4 leamers

19. How many learners play volleyball?

A.7
B. lt
c. 28
D. 44

Find the difference between the number of learners who play football and those
who play netball.
A.4
8.6
c. 24
D. 39
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Section B (60 marks)

Answer all questions in this section. Write your answer in the space provided under
each question. Show all your working.

21. a. Simplify 0.24 - 0.04 x 0.35 + 0.14 and give the answer to three decimal
places. (4 marks)

b. Solve the following inequality 3m + 8 > 57 - 4m. (3 marks)

22. a. The circumference of a circle is 88 cm. Calculate its radius. (f*" " =+)
(5 marks)

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22. (Continued)

b. Subtract the LCM of 50 and75 from 286. (4 marks)

23. A parent bought 90 sweets for her three children: Chiku, Maya and Tada.
For every 2 sweets she gave to Chiku, she gave 3 to Maya and 5 to Tada. , .

Calculate the difference between the number of sweets that Tada and
Chiku received. (5 marks)

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24. Figure 3 shows a sketch of a triangular garden PQR in which RQ = 600 m,

angle PRQ = 90o and angle PQR = 50o'

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R 6oom
a

Figure 3

Using a protractor, a ruler and a scale of lcm to represent 100 m, draw the
figure accurately.
(4 marks)

b. Find the actual length of PQ. (3 marks)

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25. a. Malijesi hadKz4 000 for shopping. When he bougbt l2kgof meet,
he was left with K9 600. Find the cost of the meet per kg. (3 mart<s)

b. Given that the average of 6, 10, 8 andy is 9, find the value ofy. (5 marks)

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26. Figure 4 shows a circular top of a table ABC, centre 0, covered with a square
cloth PQRS on it.

Figure 4

If the radius, OA of the top of the table is 70 cm and the side of a square is 50 cm,
22\
(fAr"o=T)'
calculate the area of the uncovered part of the top of the table.
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(5 marks)

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27, Table 3 shows rates of tax on salaries per month for a certain year.

Table 3
Salary per month Rate of tax
FirstK 900 0% (tax free)
Next K 3 000 1s%
Over Kl2 000 30%

Use the information in Table 3 to calculate the monthly tax aworker pays
on a monthly salary of Kl8 s00. (5 marls)

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28, A lesson starts at7:30 am but a teacher was late by l}minutes. If
the lesson
ended at 8:10 am, calculate the number of minuter tnut the
lesson took.
(3 marks)

29' Calculate the compound interest on K28 000 for 2 yars

at l}yoper annum.
(5 marks)

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30. Table 4 shows time taken and distance covered by a girl in a running
competition.
Table 4
Time (min) 0 5 l0 15 20
Distance ftm) 0 3 6 9 t2

a. Use the information in Tabte 4 and a scale of 2 cm to represent 2 kilometres

on vertical axis and 2 cm to represent 5 minutes on horizontal axis, draw a line
graph. (5 marks)

b. Use the graph to find the time taken by the girl to cover a distance of 8 km.
(1 mark)

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