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This document is a mathematics examination paper for Form IV students at St. Marks' Kundu Secondary School, focusing on inequalities and optimization problems. It includes various scenarios involving transportation costs, weight and height comparisons, and production constraints for stools. The exam consists of multiple questions requiring candidates to formulate inequalities, represent them graphically, and find solutions to maximize profit or minimize costs.

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Form 4 Maths Rat 2

This document is a mathematics examination paper for Form IV students at St. Marks' Kundu Secondary School, focusing on inequalities and optimization problems. It includes various scenarios involving transportation costs, weight and height comparisons, and production constraints for stools. The exam consists of multiple questions requiring candidates to formulate inequalities, represent them graphically, and find solutions to maximize profit or minimize costs.

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Name ………………………..………………………….Adm. No...……..…………..…………..


Candidates Sign………………………..
Date: 13th June, 2024
121
MATHEMATICS Alt. A
CAT II
Time: 7.00-7.45 am

ST. MARKS’ KUNDU SECONDARY SCHOOL


Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
Term II CAT II
FORM IV
Mathematics Alt. A

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
 Write your Name and Adm. No. number in the space provided above.
 Answer ALL questions in the spaces provided in the question paper.
 Mathematical tables and electronic calculators may be used.

FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY

MAXIMUM SCORE 30

CANDIDATE’S SCORE

St Marks’ Kundu Sec. School


Term II 2024
CAT II
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1. Juma is 2 𝑐𝑚 taller, but 3 𝑘𝑔 lighter than Kundu. The sum of their heights is not less
than 240 𝑐𝑚, and the sum of their weights is less than 150 𝑘𝑔. If Kundu is 𝑥 𝑐𝑚 tall and
weighs 𝑦 𝑘𝑔, form all the inequalities in x and y to represent this information. 3 marks

2. A headmaster intends to spend not more than sh. 8000 in transporting 70 students to a
football match using two matatus, A and B. Matatu A has a passenger capacity of 10 and B a
capacity of 28. The cost per trip for A is Sh.1200 and for B Sh.2000. If A makes less than 5
trips;
(a) Write all the possible inequalities in x and y to represent the information. 3 marks

(b) Represent the inequalities in (a) above on the grid provided 3 marks

(c) Find all the possible solutions for the number of trips made by each matatu. 1 mark

St Marks’ Kundu Sec. School


Term II 2024
CAT II
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3. A contractor intends to transport 1000 bags of cement using a lorry and a pick up. The lorry
can carry a maximum of 80 bags while the pick-up can carry a maximum of 20 bags. The
pick-up has to make more than twice the number of trips the lorry makes and the total
number of trips has to be less than 30. The cost per trip is sh. 2000 for the lorry and sh. 900
for the pick-up.
(a) Write all the possible inequalities in x and y to represent the information. 4 marks

(b) Represent the inequalities in (a) above on the grid provided 4 marks

(c) Find the minimum expenditure 2 marks

St Marks’ Kundu Sec. School


Term II 2024
CAT II
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4. A carpenter makes two kinds of stools, round and rectangular ones. To make each round
stool requires 6 man-hours whereas to make each a rectangular stool requires 3 man-hours.
The cost of material for a round stool is sh. 120 and that for a rectangular one is sh. 100. The
profit that can be made on a round stool is sh. 80 and on a rectangular stool sh. 60. The
carpenter has to abide by the following conditions.
 A contract to supply 15 round stools and 10 rectangular stools per week has to be
fulfilled.
 Only 240 man-hours are available per week.
 His total weekly cost of materials for all stools must not exceed sh. 6000.
(a) Write all the possible inequalities in x and y to represent the information. 4 marks

(b) Represent the inequalities in (a) above on the grid provided 4 marks

(c) Find the number of stools of each type which should be made each week in order that
the profit will be maximized. 2 marks

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St Marks’ Kundu Sec. School


Term II 2024
CAT II

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