UGANDA NATIONAL EXAMINATION BOARD

PRIMARY LEAVING EXAMINATION Nurture your dreams

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Dr. Bbosa Science
MATHEMATICS

SECTION A

1. Subtract: 3.7-2.9

3.7

-2.9

0.8

2. Find the square root of 4/9

4 2
√ =
9 3

3. Add 3/8+1/4
3 1 3+2 5
+ = =
8 4 8 8
4. Express 45ten to binary
2 45 R
2 22 1
2 11 0
2 5 1
2 2 1
1 0

∴ 45ten = 101101two

5. What is the next number in the sequence 1, 3, 7, 13, 21 ………

1, 3, 7, 13, 21, 31
2 4 6 8 10

There the next number in the sequence is 31

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6. Muke was given a bundle of 50-shillings notes. If a bundle contains 100 notes, how much
money was Muke given?

The amount given = 50 x 100 = 5000/=

𝑎2 𝑏
7. If a = -1 and b = 3, find the value of 𝑏

Substitution

𝑎2 𝑏 −12 𝑥 3
= =1
𝑏 3

8. Express 20 metres into kilometres.

1000m = 1km
20 𝑥 1
∴ 20m = = 0.02𝑘𝑚
1000

Hence 20m = 0.02km

9. A and B are sets. Draw a Venn diagram to represent the relation: AuB = A

B A

1 2
10. If = 𝑡 , find the value of t.
8

By cross multiplying

1xt=2x8

t = 16

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11. Find the greatest common factor of 18 and 30.

Common 18 30
factor
2 9 15
3 3 5

GCF = 2 x3 = 6

12. In a primary school, there are 5 female teachers and 15 male teachers. What is the percentage
of male teachers in the school?
Total number of teachers = 5 + 15 = 20
15
% percentages of male teachers = 20 𝑥100 = 75%

13. Using a protractor, measure the angle marked c in the diagram below.

Angle c is 480

14. In the diagram below, each small square represents 1square unit. Find the area of the figure.

Area = L x w

=9x8

= 72

15. Solve 3x =9
3𝑥 9
3
= 3

x=3

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16. Kerto borrowed sh. 50,000 from a bank which charges a simple interest of 18 per annum.
How much interest will Kerto pay after 2 years?

I = PRT
18
= 50000 x 100 𝑥 2 = 18,000 ≠

17. A basket contains 8 mangoes. 3 of the mangoes are ripe. If a mango is picked at random from
the basket, what is the probability that it is not a ripe one?

Number of unripe mangoes = 8 – 3 = 5

𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑛𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑜

Probability of unripe mangoes = 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑜𝑒𝑠

5
=8

17. Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct an angle of 60° at A

19. Bbosa ate half of his roasted cassava. He gave a quarter of the remainder to his friend. What
fraction of Bbosa's roasted cassava was left?

1 1 1
Fraction consumed =2+ 4
𝑜𝑓 2

1 1 1
=2+ 4
𝑥 2

1 1 4+1 5
=2+ 8
= 8
= 8

5 3
Fraction left =1-8=8

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20. 12 kg of flour is made up of a mixture of millet and cassava in the ratio of 1:2. What is the
weight of the millet in the mixture?
Total ratio = 1+ 2 = 3
1
Weight of millet = 𝑜𝑓 12
3

1
= 3 𝑥 12 = 4kg

21. The temperature on Mt. Rwenzori was -3° Celsius at mid-night. By midday, the temperature
rose to 10° Celsius. What was the raise in temperature?

Rise in temperature = final temperature – initial temperature

= 10 – (-3)

= 10 + 3 = 130C

22. The height of 9 children are; 103cm, 106cm, 103cm, 108cm, 112cm, 105cm, 103cm 118cm, and
103cm. What is the mode of the height of the children?
Mode is the value that appears most = 103cm

23. Male reduced the prices of the shirts in his shop by 10%. What was the old price of a shirt
Male now sells at shs 6,300?

Let the old price be x

90
100
𝑥 = 6300

By cross multiplying
6300 𝑥 100
x= 90
= 7000/=

24. In the figure below, find the value of angle x

Angle BAC = angle ACB

300 + x + x = 1800

300 + 2x = 1800

2x = 1800 -300

x = 750

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25. In a football match, team A scored 4 goals more than B. If the total goals scored by the two teams
is 6, how many goals did team B score?
Let the goals scored by B be x

 Goal scored by A = x + 4
 x+x+4=6
 2x + 4 = 6
 2x = 2
 x =1
B scored one goal

26. A car travelled from point C to D at an average speed of 80 k.p.h. If it took 3/4 of an hour to cover the
distance, how far is C from D?

Distance = speed x time

3
= 80 x 4

= 60km

27. By measuring, find the perimeter of the figure below in centimeters.

Measure the sides a, b, c, and d cm

Perimeter = (a + b + c + d)cm

28. Simplify: (3x- 2) -(2x + 2).

(3x -2) – (2x +2)

= 3x -2 -2x -2

= x -4

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29. The capacity of a bottle is 500ml. How many times must the bottle be filled to give 5.5 litres?

Convert 5.5l into ml = 5.5 x 1000 = 5500ml

5500
To get number of time we divide 500
= 11

30. Factorize completely: 2xy_4x = 2x(y -2)

SECTION B;

2 1
31. Kintu earns 5 of his daily income by selling vegetables,10 by selling eggs and the rest by selling

milk.
(i) Show the above information on an accurately drawn pie-chart.

Converting fraction into degrees

2 Vegetable
Vegetable = 5 𝑥 3600 = 1440
1440 360 eggs
1
Eggs = 10
𝑥 3600 = 360

Milk
Milk = 360 – (144 + 36) = 1800

(ii) If Kintu earns shs 2,000 by selling vegetables, what is his daily income?

Let the income be x

2
5
𝑥 = 2,000

By cross multiplication

2x = 2,000 x 5

x = shs 5000

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 2 1
32. (a) 2x+ y = 12. Given that y= . Find the value of x.
5 2

Substitution
2 1
2x + 5 𝑥 2
=12

1
2x + 5 = 12

1
2x = 12 – 5

9
x =5
10

(b) If x are positive integers, find the set of values, which satisfies the inequality: 2x + 4 < 10.

2x + 4 ≤ 10

2x ≤ 6

x ≤3
33. Okodel built a house with a floor as shown in the diagram below. He covered the floor with a mat.
The cost of the mat is sh. 5000 per square metre.

How much did Okodel spend to cover the whole floor?

5m

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 BN = KC = 3cm 1m2 cost 5000

BC = 3 + 5 + 3 = 11 cm 32m2 cost 32 x 5000

From Pythagoras theorem = shs 160000

BN2 + AN2 = BA2

32 + AN2 = 52

AN = √(25 − 9) = √16 = 4cm

1
Area = 𝐴𝑁(𝐴𝐷 + 𝐵𝐶)
2

1
= 2 𝑥 4 (5 + 11) = 32m2

34. A market master charges sh.200 per goat sold and sh.50 per cock sold. Byruhanga sold 3 goats in the
market each at the same price. He also sold 10 cocks at sh.3,500 each. Byaruhanga took home
sh.5100 more from selling cocks than from the goats.

(a) How much money did Byaruhanga take home from the sale of goats?
Money got from sale of cock = 3500 x 10 = 35000

Market dues on the sale of cocks = 50 x 10 = 500

Money taken home from sale cocks = 35000-500 =34500

Money from sale of goats = 34500 -5100 = 29400

(b) What was the price of each goat?

Market dues on the sale of goat = 200 x 3 = 600

Total money from sale of 3 goats = 29400 + 600 =30,000

30000
Cost per goat = 3
= shs 10,000

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35. (a) Onzi planted trees 2 metres apart, in a straight line to separate his land from that of his
neighbour, How many trees did he plant to cover a distance of 90 metres?
90
Number of trees planted = 2
+ 1 = 46

NB one is added because the first is planted at zero position

(b) Onzi then built a round hut with a diameter of 3.5m .He used wooden poles to erect the wall. If he
22
fixed the poles ½ metre apart, how many poles did Onzi use for erecting the wall? (Take π = )
7

Circumference of the hut = 𝜋𝑑

22
= 𝑥 3.5
7

= 11
1
Number of pole = 22 ÷ = 22
2

36. Cherop covers 80cm in each step he takes when walking. He takes 100 steps per minute.
(a) How long does he take to walk a distance of 3.2 km?
Changing 3.2 km into centimeters = 3.2 x 100000

= 320000
320000
Number of steps to cover 320000 = 80
= 4,000

4000
Time taken to cover 4000 steps = = 40𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠
100

(b)What is Cherop's average speed in km per hour?

40 2
40 minutes = 60 = 3
ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠

Speed = distance ÷ time

2 3
= 3.2 ÷ = 3.2 x = 4.8km/h
3 2

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37. Tom has three daughters: Amanda, Brenda and Kate. Brenda is 2 years younger than
1
Amanda. Kate's age is 2 that of Brenda. The total age of the three girls is 27 yrs. How old is

Kate?
Let Brenda’s age be x

Brenda Amanda Kate

Age x X+2 1
𝑥
2
Total age 27
𝑥
x+x+2+2 = 27

x = 10
10
Kate’s age = 2
= 5𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠

38. Paula bought a sack of I00 kg of groundnuts at sh, 800 per kg. She then packed the
groundnuts into 2 kg packets. She sold all the packets and made a profit of 20%. At what
price did she sell each 2 kg packet?

Cost of 100kg of ground nuts = 100 x 800 =80000

120
Selling price with a profit of 20% = 𝑥 80000 = 96000
100

100
Number of 2kg units = 2
= 50

96000
Cost per unit = 50
= 1920

39. Of the 400 people invited to Kato's wedding, 200 attended the service, 300 attended the
reception, while 50 were absent at both places. With a clearly labeled Venn diagram, find the
number of people who attended both the service and the reception.

S = attended service; R = Attended reception

n(𝜀) = 400; n(S) = 200 n(R) = 300

let n(S∪R)’ = x

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 ε = 400

S R

200 - x x 300 - x

50

200 – x + x +300 – x + 50 = 400

550 – x = 400
x = 150
Hence, the number of people who attended both = 150

40.The table below shows the weight of a baby measured during the first six months.
Age in month 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Weight in kilogram 3 5 9 10 10 11 12
(a) Draw a graph of the baby's weight against age.

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(b) During which months did the baby's weight remain the same?

Between the 3rd and 4th month

(c) During which month did the baby gain the most weight?

In the second month

41. A man moved from point A for 160 metres eastward to point B. He then turned northward and
moved 200 metres to point C. Finally, he turned westward and moved 80 metres to point D.

(a)

(b) Using a scale drawing of 1 cm to represent 20 metres, draw an accurate diagram to show the
man's movements.
D C

A B

(c) Measure the distance between A and D.

Distance A to D = 18.7

(d) What is the size of angle BAD? =680

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42. A welder was given a metal sheet with measurements as shown in the diagram below. He
22
welded it into a hollow cylinder, making the height 100cm. (Take π = )
7

(a) What is the surface area of the sheet of metal needed to cover the bottom of the cylinder?

Radius of the bottom = 2𝜋𝑟 = 440

22
=2x 𝑥 𝑟 = 440
7

r = 70

22
Area = 2𝜋𝑟 2 = 2 𝑥 𝑥 70 𝑥 70 = 30,800
7

(b) What maximum volume of water will the cylinder hold?

Volume = Area x h = 30800 x 100 = 3080000cm3

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