THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
KASULU TOWN COUNCIL
FORM ONE ANNUAL JOINT EXAMINATION
CODE: 041 BASIC MATHEMATICS
Time: 2:30 Hours Tuesday, 21st November 2023 A.M
INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper consists of total of ten (10) questions
2. Answer all questions
3. All necessary working and answers for each question done must be shown
clearly
4. Write your name in every page of your answer sheet
5. Calculators and cellular phones are not allowed in the examination room.
1. (a) (i) Write 480209 in words
1 1 5
(ii) 𝐸𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑒 3 ÷ 21 + 3 × −
2 4 6
(b) Write 642217 in order of the
(i) Smallest possible number
(b) Largest possible number
2. (a) (i) Find the sum of LCM and GCF of 16,18 and 32
3 3
(ii) What is greater between 𝑎𝑛𝑑
7 8
(b) Given that Z = 400.0327
(i) Write Z correct to four (4) significant figures
(ii) Write Z correct to two (2) decimal places
3. (a) (i) Express0.23̈ as a ration of two integers
(ii) How many kilograms are there in a milligram?
(b) (i) Simplify the expression 12𝑚𝑛 ÷ 3 − 3𝑛𝑥𝑚
(ii) An even number is M. What is the next even number?
4. (a) (i) Three angles of a triangle are marked 2𝑥, 𝑥 + 20𝑜 and 𝑥 − 400 . Find the value
of X
(ii) If X and Y are complementary angles such that X is 18 less than Y. Determine
the angles.
(b) Given that the interior angles of a triangle are in the ratio of 3:4:5
Find (i) The smallest angle
(ii) The different between the largest and the smallest angle
5. (a) A rectangular block has a length of ( 2𝑥 + 1)𝑐𝑚 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 (𝑥 + 1) cm If the
perimeter of the rectangular block is 22cm.
Find
(i) The value of X
(ii) The area of a rectangular block
(b) The gradient of a line passes through point (1,2) and (X, -2) is -4
Find
(i) The value X
(ii) Write the equation of a line in the form of 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑐
6. (a) The interior angle of the polygon is 2 times the exterior angle
Find:-
(i) The size of exterior angle
(ii) The number of sides of the polygon
(b) Solve the following simultaneous equation
𝑥 𝑦
- −3=0
4
𝑥 𝑦
- −2=1
2
7. (a) (i) Solve the equation 5𝑥 − 4(3 − 𝑥) = 15
(ii) Represent on the number line the inequality −2 < 𝑥 ≤ 3
(b) Three relatives shared Tsh. 3,500,000/= so that the first one got twice as much as
the second and the second got twice as much as the third. How much money did the first
relative get?
8. (a) A piece of length 7.42m is cut from a string that is 13.5M long. If the remaining
part of the string is divided into equal pieces of length 32cm. How many pieces are
there?
(b) (i) Show on a number line: −2 − 5
(ii) Find the solution set of inequality |4𝑥 − 9| ≤ 3 and graph it on a number line
9. (a) A car which its buying price was Tsh. 12,500,000/= was sold at a loss of 20
percent.
Find (i) The loss made
(ii) The selling price
(b) Find the period of time for Tsh. 1,000,000/= to reach Tshs. 1,200,000/= in a
bank with interest rate of 5% calculated as a simple interest.
1 1
10. (a) A women used of her money to buy sugar and of the remaining to buy soap. If
3 4
at the end she remained with Tshs. 6000/=
Find: -
(i) The amount of money she had at the beginning
(ii) The amount of money she used to buy sugar
(b) In the figure below 𝑀 < 𝑅𝑇𝑆 = 80𝑜 𝑎𝑛𝑑 TP – bisects < 𝑄𝑃𝑆, PT=PS. Find the
degree measure of angle X and Y
P
x S
y
Q
80°
