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EXAMINATION NO.:
TIIE MALAWI NATIONAL EXAMI}{ATIOI{S BOARD

:2O:ILPRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING CERTMICATE EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS
(100 marks)

Subject Number: P131

Thursday, L6 May Time Allowed: 2hours

8:3O - 10:30 am

Name of Candidate:
(Surname First)

Na,rme of School:

Instructions Do not write in

these columns
1. This paper csntaias 12 pages. Flease check.
) Answer altr questions. In Section A, ancircle the
letter representing the right answer to each
question. In Section E, write your answers in the
spaces provided under each question.

3. There are ?-4 multiple choice questions in Section

A and 10 questions in Section B.
4. You are provided with a loose sheet of paper for
rough u,ork for Section A.

5. In Sectron B, you need to show ail your working.

6. The use of electronic calculators is not allowed.

7. In the table provided on this page, tick against the

question number you have answered.

8. Please make sure you have written your

exaaiast{on nu*er, nsne and schosl n&m€ on
the question paper in the spaces provided.
. Hand in your examination papff to the
invigilator when time is cailed to stop writing.
. Do not hand in the rough u'ork done for
Section A.

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Section A (40 marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

You are provided with a loose sheet of paper for your rough work in this section only.

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

Express i00i5 tambala in kwacha Find the total amount to be Paid on

and tambala. a loan of Kl8 000 for 3 Years at5o/o
A. 1 kwacha 75 tambaia simple interesl
B. 10 kwacha 75 tambala A. K2 7AO -
C. 100 kwacha 75 tambala B. K15 300
D. 1007 kwacha 50 tarnbala c. K20 700
D. K27 000

0 Which of
figures
t
five 7. Simplify
A. l6t +
181 +
3
4 - 2t. I.
million one and
-1-
twelve? .8.
l1t r
B. l6t + 5
A. 65 000 012 C. 20t r 3
B. 65 000 112 D. 20r r 5
c. 65 100 012 fl-
D. 6s 100 112 Figure I shows a square irith line-<
t,
drawn in it. Use it to anslr'er
3. Divide 784,by 10 giving your Question 8.
answer coriect to the nearest whole
number.
A. 78
B.
c.
78.4.
79 I ,, lr'-
D. 80

4. A picture of a tree is 8 cm long. If

the scale used was |, nnd the actual
,)r\..
length.
A. 2 cllrt tr'ig*re I
B. 4cm
Which of the following ILE ir
C. 8cm 8.
a line of symmetry ofte
D. 32 cm
diagram?
A. QU
Which of the foliowing is a B. RV
prime factor of 81?
A.3
c. sx
D. PT
8.9
c. 27
D. 8i
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9. Simplify
0.6 x 0.8 Figure 3 is a diagram of a bottle
0.012 containing paraffin. Use it to answer
Questions 12 and,13.
A. 0.4
B. 4
C. 40
D. 400
r&t
10. FLnd the median of the following 76t
set of numbers: 141
1A
10,
23, 17, 23, 17,18, 19, 15, 16.
8'
6t
A. t7.0 4l
B. 17.s 21.

C. 18.0
D. 18.5 Figure 3

11, Figure 2 shows a right angle PQR t2. How many more litres of paraffin
are needed to fil1 the bottle to the
and line QS bisects the ang1e.
maximum marked level?
A. 6t
B. 7{,
c. 141,
D. 20t

13. If the cost of paraffin is K500 per

litre, find the cost of paraffin that is
in the bottle.
A. K 1500
B. K 3000
c. K 7000
D. KiO 00t)
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Figure 2 60 A worker receives K23 500 per
month as his net salary. If the
What is the vaiue of angle t? gross salary per month is K28 000,
A. 300 find the total tax that the worker
B. 450 will pay after a year.
c. 600 A. K4 500
D. 900 B. K5 400
c. K45 000
D. K54 000

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15. Which of the following times 17. Find a rule for generating the
represents twenty five minutes to following number pattern :
six in the morning?
A. 5:25 34r28r22,16,,..
B. 5:35
C. 6:25 A. add 5
D, 6:35 B. subtract 5
C. add 6
, 16_, Find the greatest number of D. subtract 6
' farmers that can share 12 treadle
pumps, 24bags of fertilizer and32 . 18. By selling a car for K500 000, a
packets of seeds r,vithout a loss was made at the rate of 6t per
remainder. kwacha. Find the amount 1ost.
A.4 A. K 30 000
8.6 B. K300 000
c.8 c. K470 000
D, t2 D. K530 000

Table 1 shows business transactions for Mr Phiri for the month of November 20i0.
Use ir :o answer Questions 19 and20.

Table 1
Dr Cr

Date Ineome Cash Bank Da{e Expenditnre Cash Bank

02t11 r0 Cash K8 0Q0 02,'1 1 1[) Banked K3 500

08/11,'10 Receipt K10 000 Pard tor goods K 600

19. What type of account is shown in the tabl€?

A. cash account
B. bank account
C. cash book
D. ledger

20. What was the balance in hand on I December 2010?

A. K3.900
B. K7 404
c. K8 000
D. K13 900
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Section B (60 marks)

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

2L. a. Take away the sum of 1625 and 1021 from 3000. (4 marks)

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b. A hen laid 2x,eggs. Afterhatching S_chicks, 7 eggs remained.
Find the value ofx. (4 ma.rks)

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22. Table 2 shows rates of sending mail vrithin Malaw'i.

Table 2

POSTAL ARTICLE MASS RATE(K)

up to 1000 g 150
By ordinary mail above 1000 g up to 3500 g 200
above 3500 g up to 5000 g 3s0
above 5000 e up to 7500 g 400
By express maii up to 500 g 750
above 500 e up to 10 kg 1000

Horv much u,ouid a person pay altogether for sending an ordinary mail of
550 g and an express mail of 800 g? (4 marks)

23. Twenty learners got the tbllowing marks out of 5:

L,.4, 5, Z, 3, ?, 5, 4, 3, 4,.5, 3, 4, F,1, 0, 4, 3, 5, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 3.

a. Present the data in a tally table. (4 rnarks)

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b. What was the mode? (1 mark)

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?4. a. Solve the inequaiit5'g + 18 > 80. (3 rnarks)

The area of a rectangle is 72 cm2 and its length is 16 cm.

Calculate the perimeter of the rectangle.

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25. Figure 4 shows a composite shape made up of a square ABDE and

a triangle BCD in which AB : 40 cm and CF : 15 cm.

15 cm

Figure 4

It- CF is a perpendicular height of the triangle, calculate the area of the shape. i
(5 marks)

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26, Table 3 shows the monthly premium per Kl0 000 for life insurance
policy for 26 to 28 years olds.

. Table 3

Age(years) Rate per K10 000

Per month
26 K51.70
27 K5i.80
28 K52.00

A man 28 years old and his wife 26 yearc old want to insure their lives for
K150 000 each. Find the total monthly premium for the tw,o. (5 marks)

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27. Tina bought a dress at K3 500. Zione made a similar dress from 2 metres
piece of cloth at K750 per metre. r buttons at 3 for K100, and tkead for
K60. How much did Zione save? (5 marks)

28. a. Using a ruler and a protractor, consffuct a triangle ABC in which

BC : 7 cm, angle ABC = 65" and angle ACB : 50o. (4 marks)

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b. Measure aord state the length of AC. (1 mark)

c. What ffpe of triangle is it? (1 nark)

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29. a. A man bought 2 units of soap. He gave 8 tablets of soap to his son
and the rest to his wife. Find the ratio of soap given to the son to tlat
given to the wife. (3 marks)

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A school has 800 learners; 25o/o are girls. If

of the girls stay at
75o/o
the boarding, find the number of girls who do not stay at thqloarding.
(5 rnarks)

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30. A car travelled at a speed of 80 km per hour for five hours.

a" Using a scale of 2 cm to represent t hour on the horizontal axis and

2 cm to represent 80 km on the vertical axis, plot a line graph to
represent the inforrnation. (5 marks)

b. Use your graph to find:

(i) The time the car u'ould take to cover 280 km

(ii) The distance the car w'ould cover in 1* hours (2 narks)

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