MALAWI PRIMARY SCHOOL

MANEB CURRICULUM ONLINE LESSONS

SUBJECT: ANSWERS TO MATHEMATICS LESSONS SUBMISSION DATE: 27 April, 2020

1. Decrease 1944 in the ratio 2:3

Solution
1944 𝑥 2
=
3
= 1296

2. Express 3.0552 to 2 significant figures

Solution
= 3.0552 becomes 3.1 to 2 significant figures

3. What is the smallest number of bananas that can be put in bunches of 18, 30, 120

Solution
2 18 30 120
2 9 15 60
2 9 15 30
3 9 15 15
3 3 5 5
5 1 5 5
1 1 1

LCM = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 5
The smallest number = 360

4. A bed was sold at a loss of K1650. If the cost of the bed was K3510. What was the selling
price?

Solution

Selling price = cost price – loss

1
 = K3510 – K1650

= K1860

5. What is the solution of the inequality: x + 5 ≤ 12?

Solution
x + 5 ≤ 12
x + 5 – 5 ≤ 12 – 5
x≤7

6. A student in a certain school obtained the following marks in English in a term: 54, 80,
70, 54, 83 and 43, what was the mean score?
Solution

𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠

Mean =
𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠

54+ 80 + 70+ 54 + 83+ 43

=
6

384
=
6

= 64

7. Brenda receives K2, 300 per fortnight from an employer as her wage. Find the amount
of money she gets in a month.
Solution
Brenda’s wage = K2, 300 per fortnight
Fortnight = 2 weeks
2
 Month = 2 fortnights
Therefore Brenda’s wages per month = K2, 300 x 2
= K4, 600

8. Chikondi bought a bicycle in South Africa worth 500 rands. If one rand is equivalent to
K19.74, what is the value of the bicycle in Malawi Kwacha?
Solution
R1 = K19.74
.
.. R500 = more
𝑅500 𝑥 𝐾1974
=
𝑅1
= K9870.00

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9. A person digs of a pit in 24 days. How long will the person take to complete the
8
remaining work?
Solution
8
Total days =
8

3
24 days =
8

8 3
Remaining days = –
8 8

5
=
8

3
If = 24 days
8

3
 . 5
.. = more
8

5 3
÷ x 24
8 8

1
5 8 8
x x 24
8 3
1 1

= 40 days

10. The area of a triangle is 36m2. If the base is 12m, find the height.
Solution

36m2

12m
1
Area of a triangle = x base x height
2

Area of = 36m2 (given)

Base = 12m (given)
Height = ?
1
Therefore: 36m2 = x 12m xh
6 2

6 1
36 6
= xh
6 6
1 1

Height = 6m

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Table below shows the number of eggs collected by a farmer in five days. Use it to answer
Questions 11 and 12.

DAY NUMBER OF EGGS COLLECTED

Monday //// //// //// ///
Tuesday ///
Wednesday //// //// /
Thursday //// ////
Friday //// /
Table 1
11. What is the number of eggs collected on Wednesday?
= 11 eggs

12. On which day was there the least number of eggs collected?
= Tuesday

13. A bus left Majiga at 7:30 am and reached Dziwe at 10:30 am. If it was travelling at an
average speed of 90km/h, what distance did it cover?
SOLUTION
10.30 – 7.30 = 3 hours
Distance = speed x time
= 90km/h x 3 hours
= 270km

14. An obtuse angle is an angle which is __________

= Greater than 90o but less than 180o

15. Bwemba gets a commission of K600 for every K10 000 on items sold. Find the total
commission Bwemba would get after selling items worth K35 000.

WORKING
10,000 = K600

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 35,000 = ? more
𝐾35,000 𝑥 𝐾600
𝐾10,000
= K350 x K6
= K2,100

Figure below shows a quadrilateral ABCD. Use it to answer Questions 1 and 2.

A 6 cm B

5 cm 3 cm 5 cm

D 8 cm C
Figure 1
Figure 1
16. What is the name of the quadrilateral?
= trapezium
17. Find the area of the quadrilateral
Area of trapezium = ½ (sum of parallel sides) x height
= ½ (6cm + 8cm) x 3
=7x3
= 21 cm2

1
18. Express 2 as decimal number
3
7
3

2.33

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19. Simplify 7x + 8y – 3x + y

SOLUTION
7x – 3x + 8y + y
4x + 9y

20. What is the rule for generating a number pattern 49, 63, 77, 91?
Add 14

21. Change the ratio 16:84 to a fraction

4
8
16 8
=
84 42
42 21

4
=
21

22. By how much does the sum of 25.04 and 96.75 exceed 72.5?
WORKING
(25.04 + 96.75) – 72.5
121.79 – 72.5
= 49.29

23. Arrange the following Roman Numerals VI, IX, V, VIII in descending order
IX VIII VI V

24. Benjamin started business on 1st July 2018 with K52 000 in bank. During the month,
Benjamin’s transactions were as follows:
2nd July withdrew K40 000
7th July bought maize K30 000

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 10th July sold maize K45 000
15th July banked K33 000

a. Prepare Benjamin’s cashbook

BENJAMIN’S CASHBOOK

DATE INCOME CASH BANK DATE INCOME CASH BANK

01/04/2018 Capital in bank K52,000 02/04/2018 Withdrew K40,000

02/04/2018 Withdrew K40,000 07/04/2018 Bought maize K30,000

10/04/2018 Sold maize K45,000 15/04/2018 Banked K33,000

15/04/2018 Banked K33,000

Balance c/f K22,000 K45,000
K85,000 K85,000 K85,000 K85,000
01/05/2018 Balance b/d K22,000 K45,000

b. What was Benjamin’s capital on 1st August?

= K67,000

1 3 2
25. Divide 370 oranges amongst Thoko, Joyce and Stanley in the ratio of 2 ∶ 8 ∶ 3

Thoko Joyce Stanley

1 3 2
2 8 3

1 3 2
Total parts = + +
2 8 3

1 3 2
+ +
2 8 3

8
 12 + 9 + 16
24

37
24

1 37
Thoko = ÷ x 370
2 24

= 120 oranges

3 37
Joyce = ÷ x 370
8 24

= 90 oranges

2 37
Stanley = ÷ x 370
3 24

= 160 oranges