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-MATHEMATICS-
THE KENYA NATIONAL JUNIOR EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENT SERIES

KENYA JUNIOR SCHOOL EDUCATION ASSESSMENT

903: MATHEMATICS

JULY-AUGUST 2025

Time: 2 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. Write your name and assessment number in the spaces provided above.
2. Write the name and code of your school in the spaces provided above.
3. Sign and write the date of the assessment in the spaces provided above.
4. This question paper consists of TWO sections: A and B.
5. Answer ALL the questions in section A on the separate ANSWER SHEET provided.
6. Answer ALL the questions in section B in the spaces provided in this QUESTION PAPER.
7. Show all the workings in section B in the spaces provided.

8. Non-programmable calculators may be used, except where stated otherwise.

9. Give non-exact numerical answers, correct to 3 significant figures, and one decimal place for angles in
degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.
10. For π, use either the calculator value or 3.142.
11. Do NOT remove any page from this question paper.
12. Answer ALL the questions in English.

For official use only SECTION B

SECTION Task Question Numbers Max. Candidate's Score

Score
A 1 – 20 20
B Task 1 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 20
Task 2 26, 27, 28 10
Task 3 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 22
Task 4 34, 35, 36, 37 20
Task 5 38, 39, 40 8
TOTAL 100

This paper consists of 13 printed pages. Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages
are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing.

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 SECTION A: (20 MARKS)

Answer all questions.

1.
2. Which of the following numbers is a rational B. f≤8
number? C. f>8
A. 5 D. f≥8
B. π
C. 0.333... Working area
D. e
3. A tailor has three rolls of fabric measuring 24 9. A shop stocks different types of bread, milk, and
meters, 36 meters, and 48 meters. She wants to cut eggs. The quantities of each type of item in two
the fabric into equal pieces, with no fabric left different deliveries were represented by the matrix
over. What is the greatest possible length of each below.
piece?
A. 6 meters
B. 12 meters
C. 24 meters
D. 144 meters
4. A city’s population was 1,473,589 in the last What was the order of the matrix?
census. What is this population rounded off to the A. 2×2 B. 3×2 C. 2×3 D. 3×3
nearest ten thousands?
A. 1,470,000 10. A rectangular garden has a length of 12 meters and
B. 1,473,000 a width of 9 meters. A path runs diagonally across
C. 1,474,000 the garden. Which of the following calculations
D. 1,500,000 will give the length of the path?
5. The cost of a new smartphone is Ksh 24,999.50. A. (12+9)2
John wrote the price to 3 significant figures. B. (122+92)
Which of the following is the price to 3 significant C. (122−92)
figures? D. (122+92)
A. Ksh 25,000 11. A circular swimming pool has a radius of 3.5
B. Ksh 24,900 meters.
C. Ksh 24,990
D. Ksh 24,000
6. Simplify: (m3×m5)÷m2
A. m6
B. m7
C. m10 3.5M
D. m15
7. The equation of a line is given as 2x+5y=10.
What is the y-intercept of the line?
A. −2
B. 2
C. 5
D. 10
8. A car uses at most 8 litres of fuel for a 100 km
journey. Let f represent the amount of fuel used.
Which of the following inequalities represents the What is the circumference of the pool? (Take
amount of fuel used? π=722)
A. f<8 A. 11 m
 B. 22 m
C. 38.5 m
D. 77 m What is the size of the angle the tree makes with
the wall?
A. 25° B. 35° C. 45° D. 65°

12. A cylindrical water tank has a diameter of 14 Working space.

meters and a height of 5 meters. How many litres
of water can it hold when full? (Take π=22/7 )
A. 770 litres
B. 770,000 litres
C. 1,540 litres
D. 1,540,000 litres
13. A cyclist travelled from Town A to Town B at an
average speed of 20 km/h and took 1.5 hours. On
the return journey, due to traffic, she took 2 hours.
What was her average speed on the return journey?
A. 10 km/h
B. 15 km/h
C. 25 km/h
D. 30 km/h
14. The temperature of a freezer is set at -15°C. Which
of the following calculations gives the correct
temperature in Kelvin?
A. 273+15
B. 273−15
C. 15−273
D. 273×15
15. An electronics store offered a 15% discount on a
television set. If a customer paid Ksh 34,000 for
the television, which calculation gives the original
marked price of the television?
A. Ksh 34,000×0.15
B. Ksh 34,000÷0.85
C. Ksh 34,000×0.85
D. Ksh 34,000÷1.15
16. The top of a monument is in the shape of a regular
hexagon. Determine the size of one interior angle
of the hexagon.
A. 60° B. 90° C. 120° D. 180°
17. A tree is leaning against a vertical wall, forming an
angle PQR with the ground as shown.
 A. 11km/h B.40km/h C.2.63km/h D.3.6km/h

18. Kevin plotted different lines on a graph. Which

line has a zero gradient?
Working space.

A B

C D

19. A map has a scale of 1:5000. If the actual distance

between two towns is 2.5 km, what is the distance
between the two towns on the map in cm?
A. 5 cm B. 50 cm C. 500 cm D. 5000 cm
20. A flagpole is held by a wire that is anchored to the
ground 4 meters away from the base of the pole.
The wire makes an angle of 60° with the ground.
What is the length of the wire?
A. 8 m B. 43 m C. 4/3 m D. 2 m
21. Mwangi cycled from O to Calculate his speed
 SECTION B (80 marks)
Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
21. A bakery produced 2,750,916 loaves of bread in a month. How many times is the
total value of digit 7 greater than the total value of digit 5 in the number? (4 marks)

22. A submarine is at a depth of 150 m below sea level. A helicopter is flying vertically
above it at a height of 800 m above sea level. Use a number line to determine the vertical
distance between the submarine and the helicopter. (3 marks)

23. A construction company had a batch of cement. On the first day, they used ¼ of the
2
cement. On the second day, they used of the remaining cement. The rest of the cement
3
was used equally over the next 3 days. On the last of these 3 days, they used 200 kg of
cement.
Determine:
(a) The fraction of cement that was used equally over the last 3 days; (2 marks)

(b) The total mass of cement the company had initially. (3 marks)
24. A rectangular floor measures 12 metres by 9 metres. It is to be covered with square
tiles, each with a side length of 30 cm. Determine the number of tiles needed to cover the
floor. (5 marks)

25. 6 workers can complete a task in 10 days. If the task needs to be completed in 4 days,
determine the number of additional workers required. (3 marks)

26. Sarah shared some money among her three siblings, John, Mary, and Peter. John
received twice the amount Mary received. Peter received sh 5,000 less than Mary. If
Mary received sh y, write a simplified expression for the total amount of money Sarah
shared. (3 marks)

27. A fruit seller sold 5 apples and 2 oranges for sh 340. Another customer bought 3
apples and 4 oranges for sh 300 from the same seller. Determine the cost of one apple and
the cost of one orange. (5 marks)
28. The temperature (T) in a certain city is always above −5∘C but never exceeds 10∘C.
Write a compound inequality to represent this information. (2 marks)

29. A marathon race is 42.195 km long. A runner has covered a distance of 35,500
metres.
(a) What distance, in kilometres, was remaining for the runner to complete the race? (2
marks)

(b) What distance, in hectometres, had the runner covered? (3 marks)

30. The base of a swimming pool is designed as a rectangle with a semi-circle attached to
one of its longer sides. The rectangular part measures 20 m by 14 m. Determine the area
covered by the base of the swimming pool. (Take π=22/7) (5 marks)
31. A cylindrical water tank has a radius of 3.5 m and contains water to a height of 4 m.
The water is then transferred to a rectangular tank with a length of 7 m and a width of 5
m. What will be the height of the water in the rectangular tank? (Take π=22/7) (4 marks)

32. A train travels a distance of 360 km in 2 hours and 30 minutes. Determine the train's
average speed in m/s. (4 marks)

33. A sales agent earns a commission of 3.5% on all sales made. In a particular week, the
agent sold goods worth sh 450,000. Calculate the commission earned by the agent that
week. (4 marks)
34. Study the angles below.

Giving reasons, determine the sizes of angles x and y. (4 marks)

35. A designer is creating a triangular logo. A model of the logo is a triangle XYZ such
that XY=8 cm, YZ=10 cm, and angle XYZ=75∘.
(a) Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct triangle XYZ. (3 marks)
(b) (i) Measure the size of angle XZY. (1 mark)

(ii) Measure the length XZ. (1 mark)

36. A surveyor recorded the measurements of a plot of land in a field book as shown
below.
To Y
35
20 to B (10)
15 to A (8)
From X
The measurements were given in metres. Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 5 m, draw the
map of the plot of land. (4 marks)
37. Grade 8 learners were learning about geometric solids. The teacher showed them a
model of a rectangular prism (cuboid) with dimensions 5 cm by 4 cm by 3 cm.
(a) Draw the net of the rectangular prism. (2 marks)

(b) Use the net to work out the surface area of the rectangular prism. (2 marks)
 38. Two shapes, M and N, are drawn on a Cartesian plane. Shape N is an enlargement of
shape M.
(a) Determine the scale factor of the enlargement. (2 marks)

(b) On the grid, mark point O, the centre of the enlargement. (1 mark)

39. The number of students participating in various clubs at a school was recorded as
shown in the table below.

Club Number of
Students
Debating 25
Drama 15
Music 20
Science 10
Chess 10

Represent the number of students selected for each club on a pie chart. (5 marks)
40. A teacher wrote the numbers from 1 to 15 on separate cards and asked a Grade 9
learner to select a card at random. Determine the probability that the number of the card
picked is:
(a) a multiple of 3; (2 marks)

(b) a factor of 12. (1 mark)

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