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Fractions

The document contains 10 math word problems involving fractions from past KCSE exams in Kenya from 1990 to 2012. The problems cover a range of operations including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of fractions. They involve scenarios like distributing goods, contributing money, evaluating mathematical expressions and calculating amounts of money spent.

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Fractions

The document contains 10 math word problems involving fractions from past KCSE exams in Kenya from 1990 to 2012. The problems cover a range of operations including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of fractions. They involve scenarios like distributing goods, contributing money, evaluating mathematical expressions and calculating amounts of money spent.

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NAME INDEX NUMBER

SCHOOL DATE

FRACTIONS
KCSE 1989 – 2012 Form 1 Mathematics Working space
Answer all the questions
1. 1990 Q4 P1

A farmer distributed his bags of cabbages as follows:

A certain hospital received a quarter of the total number


of bags. A nearby school received half of the remainder.
Agreen grocer received a third of what the school
received. What remained was six more than what the
green grocer received. How many bags of cabbages did
the farmer have? (3 marks)

2. 2000 Q 15 P1

Three people Korir, Wangare and Hassan contributed


money to start a business. Korir contributed a quarter of
the total amount and Wangare two fifths of the
remainder. Hassan’s contribution was one and a half
times that of Korir.

They borrowed the rest of the money from the bank


which was Kshs 60, 000 less than Hassan’s contribution,
find the total amount required to start the business.

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Working space

3. 2001 Q1 P2

Evaluate 1/3 of (23/4 – 51/2) x 3 6/7 ÷ 9/4

4.
2001 Q3 P2

Three people Odawa,Mliwa and Amina contributed


money to purchase a flour mill.Odawa contributed of the
total amount,Mliwa contributed of the remaining
amount and Amina contributed the rest of the money. The
difference in contribution between Mliwa and Amina was
shs.40,000.
Calculate the price of the flour mill.

5. 2003 Q 1 P1

Work out the following, giving the answer as a mixed


number in its simplest form.
2 1 4 1
 of  1
5 2 9 10
1 1 3
 
8 6 8

Working space

2
6. 2005 Q 1 P1

Evaluate

3 5 4 1
 1  of 2
4 7 7 3
 3 5 2
1   
 7 8 3
(3 marks)

7. 2009 Q 2 P1
1 1 5 2
2   of 2
Without using a calculator evaluate 2 5 6 5
7
1
10
leaving the answer as a fraction in its simplest form
(3 marks)

8. 2010 Q2 P1

Kutu withdrew some money from a bank. He spent 3/8 of


the money to pay for Mutua’s school fees and 2/5 to pay
for Tatu’s fees. If he remained with Ksh 12, 330, calculate
the amount of money he paid for Tatu’s school fees.

(4 marks)

Working space

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9. 2011 Q 1 P1

Without using a calculator, evaluate:

21/5 + 2/3 of 33/4 – 41/6


11/4 – 22/5 ÷ 11/3 + 33/4

(3 marks)

10. 2012 Q1 P1
Without using a calculator, evaluate (4 marks)

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