Maths 5
Maths 5
SUBSTRANDS COVERED:
(a) Place value
(b) Total value
(c) Writing numbers in words
(d) Writing numbers in figures or symbols
(e) Rounding off numbers
(f) Divisibility test of numbers
(g) G.C. D/H.CF
(h) L.C.M
(i) Ordering numbers in ascending and descending order
(j) Addition
(k) Subtraction
(l) Multiplication
(m) Division
(n) Equivalent fractions
(o) Simplifying fractions
(p) Adding and subtracting fractions by renaming the denominator
(q) Place value of decimals
(r) Ordering fractions in ascending and descending order
(s) Measurement
1. In Kajiado county the number of people suffering from Malaria is 426137. Find the place value
of each digit. (1mark}
2. Kamau is a business man in Mumias county. He makes sales of 807413 every week. How much
is represented by each digit? (1 mark)
3. The chief called a Baraza and invited a doctor to talk to the community members about
reducing the spread of HIV Aids. The Baraza was attended by three thousand seven hundred
and twenty-eight people. Write the number in figures. (1 mark)
4. The candidates for KPSEA examination in one year were 289087. Write the number in word?
(1 mark)
5. There are forty-five learners in grade six West. The teacher asked them to write three
numbers on a chart that are divisible by: (4 marks)
(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) 10
7. What is the value of 5999 rounded off to the nearest hundred? (1 mark)
10. Use 9,5,0,8,1,4 to form the largest number possible. Write the number in words. (2 marks)
11. Arrange the following numbers in ascending order 48303, 48001, 48623, 481101, 48707? (1
mark)
12. Two donations of sh.12 and sh. 20 have to be shared equally without a remainder. What is the
highest amount of money which can be shared equally without a remainder? (1mark)
13. What are the common divisors of 16, 18 and 24? (1 mark)
16. What is the smallest mass of meat that can be weighed into equal pieces of 6kg, 9kg and 15kg
without a remainder? (1 mark)
19. Arrange 32600kg, 54900kg, 12950kg, 28200kg in decreasing (descending) order.(1 mark)
20. County A has 17841 men, county B has 61429 men and C has 10311 men. How many men are
there in the three counties altogether? (1 mark)
21. A factory produced 678499 Covid- 19 vaccines per week. If 454748 vaccines were used per
week, how many vaccines remained? (1 mark)
22. There are 459 employees in a factor. Each employee contributes 15 shillings per month for
medical expenses. How much money do all the employees contribute in one month? (1 mark)
23. A bag of carrots weighs 160kg. What is the total weight of 87 such bags of carrots? ( 1 mark)
24. John bought 920 fencing posts. Each post costs 64 shillings. How much did he pay altogether?
(1 mark)
25. One year has 365 days. If there are 24 hours in a day, how many hours are there in one year?
(1 mark)
26. A forest has 960 trees planted in rows. Each row has 30 trees. How many rows are there? (1
mark)
27. A teacher had 115 sweets she shared the equally among 5 learners. How many sweets did
each learner get? (1 mark)
29. In an armed forces passing out parade 442 soldiers marched in 13 equal divisions. How many
soldiers were in each division? (1 mark)
30. Estimate the quotient of 525 and 12 by rounding off the dividend and the divisor to the
nearest ten (1 mark)
31. Work out the place value of each digit in the following number 4.809 (1 mark)
45. Grade 5 learners measured the heights of their tomato seedlings and got the following
information. Use it to answer the questions below.
Heights of Number of
seedlings seedlings
18cm 7
19cm 19
20cm 13
21cm 10
22cm 15
23cm 21
46. How many seedlings were 21cm? (1 mark)
47. How many more seedlings were 23cm than those were 19cm? (1mark)
48. How many seedlings were the shortest? (1mark)
49. What was the total height of seedlings that were 22cm and 19cm? (1mark)
50. If the class measured all the seedlings, how many seedlings were there altogether? (1mark)