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EXAMINATION NO.:
THE MALAWI NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS BOARD
2018 PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS
(100 marks)

Subject Number: PL3L

Thursday,tT May Time Allowed: 2 hours

8:00 - I"0:00 am
Name of Candidate:
{Surnarne First)
Narne of School:

Instructions Tick 2I-30 Do not write in

if answered these columns
1. T'his paper eontains 12 primted pages. 1-10
Flease check.
2. 'fhere are 2* 11-20
rmuitiple choice questions in
Section A and L0 questicns in Section B.
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3. Answer all questions" in Section A, encircle
the ietter corresponding to the right answer to 4,,
each question. L: Section B, rvrite your answers
in the spaces provideel uneier each questi<ln. 23
4. You are provided with 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.
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6. The use of electronic calculators is not
allowed. 27
7. In the table provided on this page, tick against
the question number you have answered. 28

8. Please rnake sure you have written your 29

exarnination nurnber, your narne and school
name on the question paper in the spaces 30
provided.
9. Hand in your examination paper to the
invigilator when time is calied 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 colresponding to the right answer for each question.

1. What is 999 500 tambalain 5. A diagram of a plant 8 cm long was

kwacha and tambala? drawn using a scale of t cm
A. K 99 95t representing? cm. What was the
B. K 999 50t length of the plant?
c. K 999 05t A. Zcm
D. K9995 00t B. 4cm
C. 8cm
2. What is sixty eight million two D. 15 cm
hundred and one thousand and one
in figures? 6. What is DXLIX in Hindu Arabic
A. 68 201 101 numeral?
B. 68 201 001 A. 549
c. 68 200 101 B. 559
D. 68 200 001 c. 649

3. What isZ 472 to the nearest

D. 659

thousand?
A. 2 000
7. Decrease 80 by 20%.

B. 2 400
A. 15

c. B. 60

D.
2 500
3 000
c. 64
D. 96

4. Which of the following is correct 8. What is the value ofy in the

for the Mathematical statement: equation 4y*8=20?
the sum ofy and 5 is less than or A.3
equal to 1l? 8.7
A' Y+5<Il c. t2
B. y+5<11 D. 22
C. y + 5> l1
D' Y + 5> ll

Continued/...
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9. Figure I shows a trapezium 12. What is a period of 5 years called?

ABCD. A. century
AR
B. decade
C. generation
D. instrum

13. A pair of trousers marked at

K6 500 was sold at K5 850. What
was the discount percentage?
Figure I A. 9%
B. ta%
Which fwo sides are parallel to c. lt%
each other?
A. AB and IIC
D. 12%

B. AB and AD Table I shows marks and number of

C. BC and IIC learners represented in a tally form.
D. BC and AD
Table 1
10. Bina and Chiko shareri pens in Mark (7.) Tally
the ratio 2:3 respectively. If
Chiko got 18 pens, what is the
i0 ilil
20 +++ft t
total number of pens? 1n
A. t2 lIl
B" 27
40 ++++il
c. 30 Use the tabie to answer questions 74 and
D. 45 15"

11. The total mass of a tin with water 14. What was the modal mark?
in it is 35.72 g. If the mass of the A. 10
water only is 28.36 g, what is the B. 2A
mass of the tin?
A.
c. 30
7.36 g D. 40
B. 7.469
C. 17.36 s 15. What was the median mark?
D. 64.08 g A. 2A
B. 25
c. 30
D. 35

Continued/...
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16. A company paid K400 000 as

customs dufy for a machine Enile made the following transactions
worth Kl 600 000. At what rate in March 2018.
was the custom duty charged?
A. t.5% March I bank KlO 000
Balance in
B. 2.s% March2 Banked K5000
c. 2s% March 18 Withdrawal K 3 000
D. 4A% March 29 Received cheque K 4 000

17. Chikondi bought 3 postal orders Use this information to answer

for K210. What was the cost of questions 19 and20.
one postal order?
A. K 0.70 19. If bank account for Enile's
B. K 7.00 transactions was to be prepared,
c. K 70.00 which transaction would be
D. K630.00 entered under expenditure?
A. Balance in bank K10 000
18. The perimeter of a rectangular B. Banked K s000
garden is 62 m. If the length of C. Received cheque K 4 000
the rectangle is l7 m, what is its D. Withdrawal K3000
width?
A. t4 20. How much money at the bank
B. 28 would Enile had as dn3l March
c. 3r 201 8?
D. 45 A. Kt2 000
B. Kls 000
c. Kt6 000
D. K19 000

Section B (60 marks)

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

21. a. Convert 2 days 5 hours 10 minutes to minutes. (4 marks)

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b. Simplifu 1.1 x 0.02 + (3.65 + 1.35). (4 marks)

22. a. A child had2a t- & guavas. If she received i{.1 r- d other

guavas, find the total number of guavas shc irr.-:ci. (3 mark"s)

b. A doctor recorded temperatures of a patient at different intervals

as follows: 36.0"C, 36.2'C, 37.7'C and 38.1'C. Calculate the
mean temperature of the patient. (3 marks)
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23. a. In a number pattern, the first number is 540, the second is 180
number.
and the third is 60. Calculate the forth (3 marks)

b. A tank measuring 5m long, 4m wide and 3m deep is half fulI of water.

Calculate the volirme of water in the tank. (4 marks)
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24. a. There are 180, 126 and 162leamers in standards 3, 4 and 5

respectively. Find the largest number of learners that can be
puiin a group for each of classes to have the same group sizes. (3 marks)

Figure 2 is a composite shape made up of a semicircle ABC and a

:
right angled triangle ACD. AC : 28 cm, CI) 2l cm and angle
ACD:90".

( zz\
area of the shape. I Take n =- l. (7 marks)
b. Calculate the total 7)
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25. a. A person bought 20 units of fruits for K2 000 and sold

them at a profit of K50 each. Calculate the selling price
of each fruit. (3 marks)

b. Table 2 shows Mama's budget for the month of February 2018.

Item Quantity Cost for one item Amount

(K) (K)
Sugar 5 packets 850.00 4 250.00
Cooking oil 3 bottles 1 200.00

Soap 2 units l 600.00

(i) Complete the table.

(ii) Find the total cost for Mama's budget. (4 marks)

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26. A lady spends ]5 of her salary' on food,,6] on house rent and the

remaining K26 000 on clothes. Calculate her monthly salary. (5 marks)

27 . Figure 3 shows part PXY of an equilateral triangle P}d.Z in which PY

is a line of symmetry.

XY
Figure 3

Using a ruler and a protractor complete the shape to form

triangle PXZ. (3 marks)
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28. Table 3 shows masses of rice and their costs.
Table 3
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Mass in (KS) I 3 4
Cost in (K) K450 K900 Kt 350 Kl 800

a. using a scale of 2 cm to represent I kg on horizontal axis and

2 emto represent K450 on vertical axis, draw a linegraph. (4 marks)
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28. (Continued)
b. Using the graph, find the:
(i) Cost of rlkg
2v
of rice

(ii) Mass of rice if the cost is Kl 575 (2 marks)

29. Table 4 shows departure and arrival times of a bus for bus
depots A, B and C.
Table 4
Bus Depot Departure/Arrival Time
A Departure 6:00 am
B Arrival 7:30 am
B Departure 7:50 am
C Arrival 8:50 am

If the bus travels at an average speed of 80 km/h, calculate the distance

between depot A and depot C . (4 marks)
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30. Figure 4 shows a woodlot in a form of a parallelogram in which
AB: 100 m, AD : 50 m, angle ADC : 60' and angle DAB :120"

Figure 4

Using a protractor, a ruler and a scale of I cm to represent

10 m, draw the shape. (4 marks)

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