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THE MKAIKA ZONAL EXAMINATION BOARD

2021 PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE MOCK EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS
(100 Marks)
Subject Number: P131

Thursday, 3 June Time allowed: 2 hours

8:00 – 10:00am
Candidate Name: ________________________________________
School Name: ___________________________________________
21-29

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SECTION A (40 MARKS)
1. Decrease 1944 in the ratio 2:3 9. Change LXIV to Hindu – Arabic
A. 1286 C. 2716 A. 54 C. 64
B. 1296 D. 2916 B. 55 D. 66
2. Express 3.05522 to 2 significant figures 10. Fire destroyed 96% of books in a library. If
A. 3.0 C. 3.06 200 books were not burnt. Find the original
B. 3.05 D. 3.1 number of books in the library.
3. Mr. Bengo had K90, 000. 00 in his account. A. 192 C. 4800
How much simple interest did he earn after 3 B. 208 D. 5000
years at 10% per annum? 11. Write 17.025 as a mixed number in its lowest
A. K3000 C. K15000 term
B. K9000 D. K27000 A. C.
4. Figure 1 shows a church compound which is
B. D.
made up of a composite shape.
12. Chimwemwe scored 19 out of 25 in English
while James scored 14 out of 25. Calculate
the difference between their scores in
percentage.
A. 5% C. 56%
B. 20% D. 76%
13. Solve the equation 5m – 3m + 8 – m = 12
Calculate the perimeter of a church A. 2 C. 10
compound B. 4 D. 20
A. 420m C. 360m 14. A Ship travels 1500 metres in 30 minutes.
B. 370m D. 300m Calculate the distance it travels in 2 hours 45
5. Simplify minutes.
A. 7.25km C. 10.25km
A. C. B. 8.25km D. 12.25km
B. D. 15. Find the largest number that can divide into
12 and 66 without leaving a remainder.
6. If of a number is 24. Find the number A. 2 C. 6
A. 18 C. 32 B. 3 D. 12
B. 30 D. 42 Figure 2: Shows a composite figure consisting of
7. There are 8 teachers and 376 learners at a a parallelogram and a triangle. Use it to answer
certain school in Mkaika zone. Find the ratio question 16
of teachers to their learners in its simplest
form.
A. 1:47 C. 8:47
B. 8:46 D. 47:1
Table 1 Shows the charges of sending a telegram.
Use it to answer question 8
Charge for internal telegram
Rate per word = K30.00
MANAGER ILLOVO SUGAR BOX 45
DWANGWA
THIS TERM ENDS ON 7 MAY PLEASE
SEND TRANSPORT RUTH ZATHA 16. Find the area of a figure
8. How much did she pay for the telegram? A. 20m2 C. 34m2
A. K450.00 C. K570.00 B. 30m2 D. 36m2
B. K480.00 D. K540.00
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17. Bololo gets a commission of K600 for every (b) Solve the following equation
K10, 000 on items sold. Find the total 120 + 3n + 260 – n = 450 (4 marks)
commission Bololo would get a fee selling
items worth K35, 000.
A. K1500 C. K2400
B. K2100 D. K2700
18. What is the rule of generating a number
pattern 49, 63, 77, 91?
A. Add 7 C. Add 14
B. Subtract 7D. Subtract 14
19. The average of seven numbers is 35. If the
average of the first six numbers is 28, what is
the seventh number?
A. 7 C.168
B. 77 D. 245 22. (a) Table 2: shows the rate of postage for
20. Figure 3 is a pie chart showing distribution articles by airmail
of learners in infant, junior and senior section. Zone of Letter Small packets
destination & books
America K95 each K100 per 100g
France or part thereof
Zambia K60 K80 per 100g of
South Africa part thereof
Zimbabwe

Use the information from the table to calculate

the total cost of sending 2 letters to Zimbabwe
and a parcel of books which weights 550gm to
France
(5 marks)

If the total number of learners in infant, Junior and

Senior is 960, how many learners are in senior
section?
A. 60 learners C. 320 learners
B. 160 learners D. 360 learners

SECTION B: (60 MARKS)

Answer all questions in this section
21. (a) Simplify 0.12 – 0.02
(4 marks)

(b) Thirty people were asked to clear a piece of

land. Each person was given 12.97m2 of
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land to clear. If the number of people was If the cost of each basket was K250.00,
reduce to 20. How much land would each Calculate the loss percent
person clear? Write the answer correct to 1 (5 marks)
decimal place.
(4 marks)

23. (a) In a mixed school there are 86 more boys

than girls. If there are 954 learners altogether. 24. Table 3 shows income tax rates
How many girls are in the school? Income per month Tax rate
(3 marks) First K12 000.00 0% (tax free)
Next K3000.00 15%
Excess (Over) K15, 000 30%

How much tax does a person who receives

a salary of K40, 000.00 pay per month?
(8 marks)

(b) Mr Chimombo made a loss by selling 8

baskets of tomatoes for K18200. 25. A certain amount of money was shared
among three children in the ratio 2:3:5. If the
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least got K3000. 00, Calculate the total
amount. (5 marks)

27. James started business on 1st May 2020

with K52000 in the bank. During the
month his transaction were as follows
2nd May withdraw K40, 000
7th May bought sugar K30, 000
10th May sold maize K45000
26. Figure 4: show a school garden ABCD 15th May banked K33000
which has a shape of a parallelogram. AB=
4000cm and BC= 3000cm and angle ABC= a. Prepare James’s cash book
450C? (7 marks)

a. Draw the figure accurately using a scare

of 1cm representing 500cm
(4 marks)

b. What was James’s capital on

1st July?
(1 mark)

b. Measure AC on your diagram and 28. Figure 5 is a graph showing speed of two
state its length. (1 Mark) cars A and B
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a. What is the average speed of car A? 29. A Vendor has property worth
(2 marks) K1, 500, 000.00 and would like to insure it
against fire. If the premium rate is a t.
Calculate the premium paid.

b. After how long will car have travelled

100 km? (1 mark)

c. Calculate the difference between

distances covered by car A and B in the
first 3 hours. (3 marks)

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