TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Integers ………………….……………………………………………………..…….………1-
2

2. Sets……………………………………………………………………………………………2-
6

3. Approximation ……………………………………………………………………………….6-
7

4. Ratio and proportion………………………………………………………………………….7-

8

5. Index notation……………………………………………………...……………….………...8-
9

6. Algebraic expressions…………………………………………….…………………..……..9-
10

7. Equations and inequations……………………………………..………………………..…10-

12

8. Polygons and angles………………………………………...……………………………..12-

16

9. Directions and bearings………………………………………………….………………...17-

18

10. Matrices ……………………………………………………………….…………………19-20

11. Similarity and congruency………………………………………………………………..20-22

12. Cartesian plane…………………………………………………………….……………..23-27

13. Relations and Functions………………………………………….…………………….....27-30

14. Mensuration…………………………………………………….………………………...30-34

15. Pythagoras theorem……………………………………………….……………………...34-36

16. Number bases …………………………………………………….……………………...36-39

17. Geometrical construction…………………………………………………………………39-41

18. Social and commercial arithmetic………………………………………………………..41-42

19. Probability……………………………………………………………..…………………43-44

20. Computer…………………………………………………………….…………………...44-47

21. Statistics…………………………………………………………………………………..47-52

22. Additional questions……………………………………………………………………...52-53

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TOPIC 1: INTEGERS
Worked examples
1. Evaluate the following

(a) (-5) +(-3) (b) 10+(-4) (c) (-14) - (-9) (d) 3+(-11) (e) 10-(-4)

2. Solve
(a) 12× (3) (b) -16×4 (c) -9× (-8) (d) 4× -3 (e)

(f) -72÷ (-8) (g) -48÷6

3. Find the value of

(a) 0.06+5 (b) 2.46-1.524

4. Evaluate 20-6×3+8÷2.

5. Evaluate
,

Answers
1. (a) (-5) +(-3) (b) (c) (d) (e)

2. (a) 12× (3) (b) -16×4 (c) -9× (-8) (d) 4× -3 (e)
36 -64 72 -12 -9
(f) -72÷ (-8) (g) -48÷6
9 -8
3. (a) 0.06+5 (b) 2.46-1.524
5.06 2.46
1.524
0.936
4. 20-6×3+8÷2

20-18+4

20-14
6

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Activity

Evaluate the following

(a) -7+(-6) (b) 8-(-3) (c) -4-(-9) (d) 11+(-17)

TOPIC 2: SETS

Worked examples

1. given that E= {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}, A= {2, 3, 4, 5}, B= {0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10} and C= {factors of
10}.
(i) Illustrate this information in the Venn diagram below.

(ii) List the sets

2. (a) using set notation describe the shaded region shown in the Venn diagram shown in

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the Venn diagram below.

(b) The Venn diagram below shows sets x and y.

List the elements of .

3. Given that E= {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, A= {1, 2, 4, 5}, B= {2, 4, 6, 7} and C= {2, 3, 5, 7, 8}

(i) Illustrate this information in the Venn diagram below.

(ii) List the elements of the set

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Answers

1. (i) C= {1, 2, 5, 10} (ii)

{0, 3, 4, 6, 8}

2. (a) (b) {a, b, k}

3. (i) (ii) {3, 8}

The foundation is the

Activity
determiner. Justin Mununga
1. The diagram below shows sets A and B

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List the sets

(a) (b) (c)

2. Given that , and

.

(i) Illustrate this information in the Venn diagram below.

(ii) List the elements of

3. In a group of 30 pupils, all play either netball or volleyball. 23 pupils play Netball and 19 play
volleyball.

(i) Complete the Venn diagram below to illustrate this information.

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(ii) How many pupils play one game only?

4. (a) In the diagram below shade the region

(b) The Venn diagram below shows the number of elements in each region. Find n(A)

The activity you are avoiding contains your biggest opportunity. Robin Sharma
5. Given that E= ,X ,Y and
Z
(i) Illustrate this information in the Venn diagram below.

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E X Y

(ii) List the elements of the set

TOPIC 3: APPROXIMATION AND ESTIMATION

Worked examples
1. (a) Express 18468.5 in standard form correct to 3 significant figures.

(b) Round off 37.86 to the nearest tenth.

2. (a) Express 0.0005426 in standard form correct to 2 decimal places.

(b) Write 58.234 correct to one significant figure.

(c) How many significant figures has the number 0.4220?

(d) Write 74648 to the nearest 1000.

3. write 2736.4 in standard form correct to 3 significant figures.

Answers

1. (a) 18468.5 (b) 37.86

1.85 ×104 37.9

2. (a) 0.0005426 (b) 58.234 (c) 0.4220 (d) 74648

5.43×10-4 60 4 75000

Activity

1. (a) Express 2543800 in standard form correct to 3 significant figures.

(b) Round off 607.25 correct to 2 significant figures

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2. (a) Express 0.0004573 in standard form correct to 1 decimal place.

(b) How many significant figures has the number 56700200?

(c) Round off 84.46 to the nearest unit.

(d) Round off 47.951 to one decimal place.

TOPIC 4: RATIO ANDROPORTION

P

Worked examples

1. (a) The exchange rate between the American dollar and the Zambian kwacha was
$1=k9.96 on a particular day. How many dollars could be exchanged for k19920.00?

(b) Sepo and thabo shared sweets in the ratio 5:3. If Thabo had 15 sweets, how many
sweets did Sepo receive?

2. (a) Chiti is preparing to go to London. He has k19600.00 to convert to British pounds.

How much will he get if the exchange rate is €1=k9.80?

(b) A boarding house had enough food to feed 30 boys for 5 days. If only 25 boys
reported, how many days did the food last if consumption per day was the same?

Answers
1. (a) (b)

2. (a) (b)

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Activity

1. (a) on a particular day, the exchange rate between the Zambian kwacha and American dollar
was $1=k9.50. How many dollars could be exchanged for k28500.00?

(b) Two learners shared k72.00 in the ratio 3:5. How much did each learner get?

2. (a) The ratio of female teachers at a Basic school in Zambezi is 4:5. There are 24 female
teachers. How many male teachers are there?

(b) The scale of a map is 1:20000. What is the actual distance represented by a distance of
2m on the map?
(c) In an election 80,000 people voted. The votes that candidates A, B and C got were in
the ratio 9:5:2 respectively. How many votes did candidate B receive?
3. A car in Japan is valued at . What is its cost in kwacha if the rate of exchange is

TOPIC 5: INDEX NOTATION

Worked examples
1. (a) find the value of (b) find the value of

2. (a) find the value of (b) evaluate .

Answers
1. (a) (b)

24 5

2. (a) (b)
85-4

Activity

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1. Evaluate the following

(a) , (b) 42×50.

2. Find the value of

(a) ,

3) Find the value of

(a) 2, (b)

TOPIC 6: ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS

Worked examples
1. (a) simplify

(b) Given that and , find the value of .

(c) Factorise completely

2. (a) simplify . (b) Simplify

Answers
1. (a) (b) (c)

2. (a) (b)

Activity
1. Simplify the following expressions

.
2. Evaluate the following given that , and .

(a) (b) , (d)

3. Simplify

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4. (a) Find the value of , if and (b) Simplify

(c) Factorise completely . (d) Factorise completely
5. (a) Simplify (b) simplify

.
(c) Find the value of , when and .
6. simplify

TOPIC 7: EQUATIONS AND INEQUATIONS

Worked examples
1. (a) solve the equation

(b) Given that , make q the subject of the formula.

(c) Solve the simultaneous equations.

2. (a) Solve the inequation .

(b) Solve the equation
(c) Given that , make w the subject of the formula.

Answers

1. (a)

(c)

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2. (a) (b)

Activity

1. (a) solve the equation b) Solve the inequation

(c) Given that , make m the subject of the formula.

(d) Solve the equation

2. (a) Solve the equation

(b) Solve the simultaneous equations

(c) Solve the equation

(d) Solve the inequation

(i)
(ii)

3. (a) Solve the equation

(b) Given that , make x the subject of the formula.
(c) Solve the simultaneous equations
(i) (ii)

(d) Solve the inequation

4. (a) solve the equation
(b) given that make r the subject of the formula.
5. (a) solve the inequation .
(b) Solve the simultaneous equations

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TOPIC 8:ANGLES AND POLYGONS

Worked examples
1. (a) In triangle ABC below, AC=BC and angle BAC=4y°

Express the size of angle ACB in terms of y in its simplest form.

(b) In the diagram below, AB is parallel to CD and EF is a transversal, angle APQ=130

Find angle
(i) PQC, (ii) CQF.

(c) in the diagram below, the lines AB and PQ intersect

at O. Angle AOP=60 and angle BOQ=5w . Find the value of w.

2. (a) the diagram below shows a regular polygon with an exterior angle marked e.

Find the size of angle .

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(b) The interior angle of a regular polygon is 108 . How many sides does this polygon have?
(c) In the diagram below, AOB is a straight line, <BOD=143°, <AOC=57° and <BOE is a
right angle.

Find the sum of a and b.

Answer

1. (a) (b) (i) angle PQC (ii) angle CQF (c)

A 4y 4y =180

2. (b)

(c)

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Activity

1. (a) In the diagram below, AB is parallel to CD, angle HEB=50° and angle EGD=110°

Find angle FEG.

(b) The angles of a triangle ABC are shown in the diagram below

Calculate the value of x.

(c) In the diagram below, lines AB and CD are parallel. The line XY crosses AB and CD at P
and Q respectively.R is on AB such thatQR=RP=PQ

Find angleDQY.

(d) Find the sum of the interior angle

s of a polygon with eight sides.

2. (a) Two angles x and y are complementary. If x=35°, what is the value of y?

(b)

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In the diagram above, angle ABC=121°, angle BCD=39° and ABDE is a straight line.
Find the value of x.

(c) Find the value of x in the diagram below

3. (a) in the diagram below, AB is parallel to DE, angle DCE=40° and angle CDE=80°

Find the size of angle ABC.

(b) Triangle ABC below is an isosceles triangle in which AB=AC angle BAC=3x angle ABC=x°.

Find the value of x

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(c) Given that an acute angle XOY in the diagram below is

45°. What is the size of the reflex angle XOY?

(d) Find the size of each exterior angle of a regular

hexagon

4. (a) In the diagram below, ABC is a straight line, BD is parallel to CE, angle ABD=75° and
angle BDC=45°.

Find angle

(i) DCE,

(ii) BCD.

(b) The sum of interior angles of a regular polygon is 1080°. Calculate the size of each
interior size.

5. in the diagram below, KM=ML, angle and angle .

M

K L
Find the value of .

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TOPIC 9: DIRECTIONS AND BEARINGS

Worked examples
1. In the diagram below, F is due of H and

Calculate the bearing of G from F.

2. (a) The diagram below shows the bearing of Q from P which is 077°.

Find the
bearing of Q from P.

(b) An aircraft flies from A to B on a bearing of 120°. What bearing should it take to fly
from B to A.

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3. In the diagram below, the bearing of B from A is 130°

Find the bearing of A from B.

Answer

1.

2. (a) (b) or

3.

Activity
1. (a) State the bearing of P from O. (b) State the bearing of M from J.

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2. Given that the bearing of A from B is 290°. Find the bearing of B

from A.

Look forward with hope not backwards with regret

.

TOPIC 10: MATRICES

Worked examples

1. (a) Given that P , find the matrix PQ.

(b) Matrix and matrix . Find .

2. (a) Given that A

(i) State the order of matrix A, (ii) Find 3A.

3. (a) Given that A , Find

(b) Express as a single matrix.

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Answers

1.

2. (a) (i)

3.

Activity
2. Given that matrix N=

(a) State the order of matrix N, (b) Find 3N.

3. (a) Express as a single matrix.

(b) Given that A , find AB.

4. and B , find (a) (b)

5. Find the unknowns in each of the following

6. Given that , find MN.

TOPIC11: SIMILARITY AND CONG

RUENCY

Worked examples
1. (a) In the diagram below, PQT is a straight line, angle OPT= angle QRS=90°, angle

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PQT= angleRQS, PQ=3cm,QR=9cm andQS= 15cm

Calculate the lengthQT

of .

(b) In the triangle below,

BEis parallel toCD, AB=2cm andBC=3cm.

Write the ratio

BE: CD.

2. (a) The diagram below shows a triangle ABC in which DE is parallel to BC

Name one pair of

corresponding sides?

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(b) In the diagram below,

AB is parallel toPQ. AB=12cm, AP=6cm andCP=3cm

Write the ratio CQ to CB in its lowest terms

.

Answers

1.

2. (a) AE and AC

Activity

1. (a) The diagram below shows two similar right-angled triangles ORS and OAB. OR= 8cm,

OA=16cm and OS=10cm

Calculate, in its lowest terms the ratio

(i) OR: AR, (ii) RS: AB.

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(b) In the diagram below, triangles LMN and LPQ are similar

Given that LP=6cm, PM=3cm, PQ=4cm and NQ=2cm,

Calculate the length of LQ.

2. (a) In the diagram below, YZ is parallel to PQ, XY=3cm YP=2cm and YZ=5cm

Find the ratio of YZ: PQ.

(b) The triangles below are similar

Given that PQ=18cm, QR=20cm

And XY=30cm. calculate the
length of WY.

3. In the diagram below, triangle ABE and ACD are similar.

D

E
9cm
6cm

A
B 5cm C

Given that , calculate the length of AB.

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TOPIC 12: CARTESIAN PLANE

Worked examples

1. On the XOY-plane below

(i) Plot the points L (-4, 3), M (4, 1) and N (1, -1).
(ii) Draw the graph of y=-3
y

4
3
2
x
1

3 2 0
4 1 - 1 2 3 4
1
-2
-3
2. On the XOY-plane below
-4
(i) Give the x-values of points C, D, E and F

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(ii) Give the Y values of points C, D, E and F

(iii) Give full coordinates of points A, B, G and H

Answers

1.

2. (i) 2, 3, 5 and -1 (iii) A(-3, 2) G(0,4)

(ii) 0, 3, 1 and -2 B(-1, 1) H(3, -2)

Activity

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1. On the XOY plane below,

(i) Plot the points R(1, 1), Q(3, 4) and R(5, 1),
(ii) Join the points to form triangle PQR,
(iii) Draw the graph of

5
4
3
2
-2
1
-2
x

1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
-1

2. on the XOY- plane below

(i) Plot the points M(2, 4), J(4, 3) and P(-3, 1),

(ii) Draw the graph of .

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3. (a) A rectangular has three of its four points as (0, 1), (0,3) and (4, 3). Find the co- ordinates of the
fourth point.

(b) Draw the straight line graph of

(i) (ii) (iii)

(c) Find the function that describe the relationship between x and y in the following set of
ordered pairs. (-2, -3), (-1, -1), (0, 1), (1, 3), (2, 5)

4. On the grid provided below

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(i) Plot the points N (-5, -5), W (-5, 1), X (-2, 3), Y (1, 1) and Z (1, -5),
(ii) Join the points to form a polygon VWXYZ.

(iii) Draw the line .

5. Given the following set of ordered pairs (22, 11), (20, 10), (18, 9), (16, 8) and (14, 7).

(i) Find the function representing this mapping,

(ii) Find the value of x when .

6. Illustrate the solution of x+ y on the XOY-plane shown below, by shading the wanted region for the
domain

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7. Illustrate the solution of on the XOY plane below by shading the wanted
region,for the domain

TOPIC 13: RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS

Worked examples

1. A relationship is given by the rule

(a) Express the relationship between x and y in a mapping diagram.

(b) What type of relation is this?

(c) Why is this relation a function?

(d) Write down the ordered pairs for this relation.

2. Given that y=x2-1

(a) Use a mapping diagram to illustrate the relationship between x and y,
(b) Describe the type of relation and state whether it is a function or not.

3. (a) The table shows the corresponding values of x and y

(i) Find the function that describes the relationship between x and y,
(ii) Find the value of a.

(b) Given that , find f(3). (c) Given that , find f(-8).
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Answers
1. (a) (b)
The relationship is one to one
.

(c) It is a function because on

ly one value of x maps to
only one value of y. there is only
one value of y for each value of x.
(d) (-2,-8), (-1, -4), (0, 0),(1, 4), (2,8), (3,12),(4, 16)

2. (a)

(b) The relationship is many to one (more than one input value
maps to one output value) therefore it is a function.
3. (a) (i) 0-(-3) y=mx +c (ii)
m=3 3=3(1) +C

(b)

(c)

Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.-Henry Ford

Activity

1. Given the rule y=x2+2

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(a) Draw a mapping diagram of the relationship between x and y for the
values of .
(b) What type of relationship is this? (c) Is this relationship a function?
2. Given f(x) =5-3x and , find
(a) f(4), (b) g(-3).
3. Given the arrow diagram below represents a relation from set A to set B

(i) if , write the formula for the relation

.

(ii) Find the value of x when

4. A mapping fromA to B is such that x 2x

Find the values ofp, q and t.

5. The diagram below shows a mapping fromDset

to setR

Find the value of x.

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6. The arrow diagram below represents a relation from set A to set B.

A B

-1 5

0 4
1 3
2 2

(i) If and , write the formula for the relation.

(ii) Find the value of y when

TOPIC 14: MENSURATION

Worked examples

1. (a) The diagram below shows a triangular prism UVWXYZ

Given that angle VUZ=angle WXY=90°, UV=12cm

VW=20cm, VZ=15cm and UZ=9cm, calculate the

Volume of the prism

(b) A tomato sauce container is in the form of a cylinder of base radius 3.5cm and height
10cm (Take )

Calculate the total surface area of the container.

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2. (a) The area of the base of a cylindrical block is154cm2 and its height is 10cm as shown below

Given that the mass of the block is 385g, find its

Density.

(b) The diagram below shows a wooden triangular prism PQRSTU

Given that P R= STU=90 PR=10cm P =6cm

QR=8cm and RU=12cm, calculate the total surface
Area of the prism PQRSTU

Answers

1. (b)

=77+220
=297cm2
2.

Density=0.25g/cm3

(b)
=
=60+72+120+96
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=348cm2
Activity

height 6cm as shown below

1. (a) A woodwork practical, Jessica cut a

wooden block of length 15cm, breadth 10cm and
Given that the density of the wooden block is 0.05g/cm3, find its mass.

(b)A cylinder whose radius is 21cm has a curved surface 2area

. Calculate
of 528cm
the
height of
the cylinder. (Take ).
(c)In the triangular prism ABCDEF below, AC=4cm, AB=3cm, BC=5cm and BF=11cm

Find its total

surface area
.

2. (a)The diagram below shows a cylinder of radius 3.5cm and length 22cm (Take

Calculate its volume.

(b) A window frame is made up of a square of side70cm and a sector with center A joined
together as shown in the diagram below. Given that angle EAD=90°. Find the area of the
window frame (Take

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3. (a) Mr. Mununga’s garden is in the form of a trapezium shown below. A =22m
DC=18m and EC=10m

Calculate the area of Mr. Mununga’s garden.

(b) The diagram below shows a tin for storing seeds the diameter of the tin is 7cm and
height 6cm.

Calculate the volume of the tin.

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(c) The diagram below shows a solid cylinder of diameter 10cm and height 20cm.

Taking , calculate its curved surface. area

4. (a) The figureABCDEF below is a triangular prism, AC=10cm, CF=15cm and the height
of triangle ABC is 6cm

Find the volume of the prism

.
ABCDEF
.

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5. The diagram below shows a cylinder with diameter 7cm and height
7cm 10cm. .

10cm
Calculate its volume.

6. The figure below shows a triangular prism PQRSTU.

17cm

8cm

U 20cm

15cm

P Q

Given that US=17cm, PQ=8cm, QR=15cm and SR=20cm, calculate its total surface area.

TOPIC 15: PYTHAGORA

’S THEOREM

Worked examples
1. (a) The diagonal of a flat rectangularevision
tel (TV) screen is 50cm. if the screen is
30cm broad. Find its length

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(b) The diagram below shows two straight roads AB and BC which join the main road at A
and C. The road AB meets the road BC at right angles.

Given that AB=8km and AC=10km, find the length of

The road BC.

2. The diagram below shows a rectangular field

ABCD with a straight path from A to C. if
BC= 9m and CD=12m, calculate the length of the path
AC.

Answers

1. (a) (b)

2.

Activity
1. In the figure below, AB=3cm, BC=4cm, CD=12cm and angle ABC=angle=90°

Calculate the length ofAD.

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2. In the figure below. VWYZ is a square which is joined to a triangle XWY. XY=15cm,
VZ=9cm and angle XWY=90°

Calculate the length ofVX.

3. (a) The figure below is a trapezium PQRS, in which angle PQR=angle QPS=90°,
PQ=6cm, QR=8cm and PS=12cm. calculate the length of the diagonal PR

(b) Calculate the length of a diagonal of a rectangle whose sides are 12cm by 5cm.

TOPIC 16: NUMBER BASES

Worked examples
1. (a) Convert 143five to base 10. (b) Convert 1325eight to base10.

3. (a) Convert 91ten to a binary number (base 2). (b) Express 152ten to base 5.
4. calculate 213four +144five. Give your answer in base five.

5. (a) Convert 0.125 to bicimal. (b) Write 12.375 as a base 2 number.

6. (a) Convert 10101.12 to base 10.

(b) Convert 1101.1012 to a decimal number

7. Evaluate the following

(a) ( (c)
(d)

7. (i) Calculate the following in base 2

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(a) (b)

(ii) Calculate in base 5.

Answers

1. (a) ( (b)

25+20+3 512+192+16+5
48ten 725ten

5. (a)
0.12 = 0.510

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(b) 16s 8s 4s 2s 1s
1 1 0 1 . 1 0 1
8 4 0 1 0.5 0 0.125
8+4+0+1+0.5+0+0.125
=13.625

6. (a) (b) (c)

(d)

7. (i) (a) (b)

(ii)

Activity

1. (a) Evaluate giving your answer in base two.

(b) Evaluate giving your answer in base five.

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2. (a) Convert 34.5 to a number in base 2.

(b) Convert 10.1112 to base 10.

3. (a) Find the product of 432five and 23five, giving your answer in base five

(b) Find the value of , giving your answer in base two

4. Divide , giving your answer in base two.

TOPIC 17: GEOMETRICAL CONSTRUCTION

Worked examples

1. (i) Use geometrical instruments to construct triangleDEF in which DE=8cm, angle

DEF=60° and angle EDF=70°.

(ii) Bisect angle EDF and angle DEF and let the angle bisectors meet at O.

(iii) Draw a perpendicular from O to the side DE. Label the point where the perpendicular meets DE
as G.
(iv) With centre O, draw a circle which touches the three sides of triangle DEF.

2. (i) Construct triangle ABCD in which AB=4cm, BC=5cm and AC=6cm.

(ii) Bisect the sides AB and AC and let them meet at O.

(iii) With centre O and radius OA, draw a circle.

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Answers

1. 2.

Activity
1. (i) Construct triangle LMN in which LM=7cm, MN=5cm and LN=6cm.

(ii) Bisect angle LNM and angle LMN and label the point of intersection of the
angle bisectors as O.

(iii) Draw a perpendicular from O to the side LM. Label the point where the
perpendicular meets LM as P.

(iv) With O as the centre, draw a circle which touches all the three sides of the
triangle LMN

2. Using Geometrical instruments

(i) Construct triangle CDE in which CD=7cm, angle CDE=100° and angle DCE=45°.

(ii) Measure and write the length of DE.

(iii) Bisect angle CED and let the bisector meet CD at F.

(iv) Construct a perpendicular from D to meet CE at G.

3. (i) Using geometrical instruments to construct triangle PQR in which PQ=11cm,

angle PQR=117° and QR=6.5cm
(ii) Measure and write the length of PR.

(iii) Construct the perpendicular bisector of PQ.

(iv) Bisect angle PRQ.

4 (i) Use geometrical instruments to construct triangle XYZ in which XY=8cm, angle

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XYZ=60° and angle YXZ=40°.

(ii) Measure and write the length of XZ.

(iii) Bisect the sides XY and XZ and let them meet at O.

(iv) With centre O and radius OX draw a circle.

5. (i) Construct triangle PQR in which PQ=6cm, angle PQR=60° and angle QPR=90°.
(ii) Construct a perpendicular bisector of PQ and let it meet PQ at X.
(iii) Construct the bisector of angle PQR to meet the perpendicular bisector of PQ at Y.
(iv) Measure and write the length of XY.

TOPIC 18: SOCIAL AND COMMENCIAL ARITHMETICAL

Worked examples

1. (a) Calculate the simple interest on k360 000.00 invested at 12% per annum for 3 years.

(b) Francis was given K150.00 to buy the following items

2kg sugar at k24.00
1 loaf of bread at k9.00
6 books at k35.00
2.5 litres of cooking oil at k39.00
(i) How much did he spend?
(ii) How much change did he receive?

2. (a) Mr Mununga invested k860.00 at a rate of 7% simple interest per annum. After how
many years is the interest going to be k301.00?
(b) Zambezi primary school budgeted for k16200.00 to renovate the school. The school raised
25% and applied for the rest of the amount from a bank. How much did the school apply from
the bank?
3. (a) A car dealer receives a commission of 3% of the selling price of the car. Find the selling
price of a car, if he was given a commission of k1500.00.

(b) Justin needs k130.00 to buy a shirt. He has k45.00, if he saves k17.00 each week,
how many weeks will it take him to save the remaining amount?

(c) After the bus fare from Zambezi to Kabompo was increased by 15%, passengers
paid k46.00. What was the bus fare before the increase?

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1.

k129,600.00
(b) (i) (ii)

2.

T =5 years
3. (b)

(c)

Activity

1. (a) Matamu land , which is valued at k80 000.00, appreciates by straight line method at
10% per year, what is its book value after 2 years?
(b) A stove costs k3 000.00 exclusive of value added Tax (VAT). Calculate the cost of
the stove if 16% VAT is included

2. (a) Emmanuel is paid k20.00 per hour for a 30 hour week and the rate of over-time is
double rate. Calculate his total wage in a week in which he worked for 40 hours.

(b) A sofa can be bought for k8400.00 cash. It can also be bought on hire purchase by
paying a deposit of k3000.00 plus 10 equal monthly installments of k800.00. Raphael
wants to buy this sofa on hire purchase. How much more will he pay on hire purchase.
3. Angela bought a car at k40 000.00. if it depreciated using the straight line method at
20% per year, calculate its value after 3 years.
4. Francis is paid at the rate of k32.00 per hour for a 40-hour week. If overtime is paid at
the rate of “time and a half” calculate his total wage in a week in which he works for 45
hours.

TOPIC 19: PROBABILITY

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1. (a) A coin was tossed 40 times . The number of times when a head and a tail were obtained
were 28 and 12 respectively. Find the probability of getting a
(i) Head (H), (ii) Tail (T).

(b) In 20 fights, a boxer won 15 times, drew 2 and lost 3 times. What is the probability
that (i) He won? (ii) He does not win the next fight.
2. (a) The probability of passing a mathematics test is 60%. Find the probability of failing the
same mathematic test.
(b) A die and a coin are tossed together at the same time. Draw a two way table to
show the possible outcomes.
3. Numbers 1 to 12 are written on small cards of the same size and place in an opaque bag. A card
is picked at random. What is the probability that the number drawn will be

(a) Even, (b) prime, (c) Even prime.

4. A woman has 6 green and 8 red marbles in a box. Find the probability of randomly picking a
red marble from the box.

Activity

1.

2. (b)

3. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

(a) P (Even) =

1. A bag contains 15 white and 9 green balls. If a ball is picked at random from the bag, find the
probability that it is green.

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2. A bag contains 6 red marbles and 3 blue marbles. A marble is picked at random from the bag, find
the probability that it is blue.

3. A Box contains 6 blue pencils and 5 red pencils. If one pencil is picked at random from the box,
find the probability that it is blue.

4. Grace has 4 red pens and 6 black pens in her bag. She picks a pen at random from the bag. Find the
probability that it is black.

TOPIC20: COMPUTER

Worked examples

1. The distance (D) covered by a car and the time (T) the car takes to cover this distance, complete the
flow chart below for calculating and displaying its average speed(S).

Start

Stop

2. (a) Which symbol in the flow chart represents a decision stage?

(b) Name one output device

3. Given that the base of a triangle is b and its perpendicular height is h, complete the flow
chart below, which is for calculating and displaying its area.

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Start

Stop

4. Given the length l and breadth b of a rectangle, write a simple program to calculate and
output the area A of a rectangle.

Answers

1. 2. (a) (b) speaker

Start

Enter D, T

S=D/T

Display avrg speed

Stop

3. Start 4. Start
Enter l, b
Enter b, h Area=l * b
Display Area
Stop

Output area

Stop
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1. Study the program below and answer the question that follows
Start
Enter radius
If radius < 0
Then display “error message” and re-enter positive radius
Else enter height
If height <0
Then display “error message” and re-enter positive height
Else volume
End if
End if
Display volume
Stop

Use the program to complete the table below (Take

Input Output
Radius Height Volume
7 10

2. (a) Name two input devices.

(b) Given that the radius of a circle is r, complete the flow chart below for calculating and
displaying its area.

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3. given the density (D) of a stone and its mass (M), complete the flow chart below for
calculating and displaying its volume (V).

TOPIC 21: STATISTICS

Worked examples
1. The table below shows the quality of fuel sold by a filling station on a particular day

Type of fuel Petro Diesel Kerosene

Number of litres sold 6000 4000 2000

Illustrate this information on the pie chart below.

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Work hard stay consistent and be patient.

2. The table below shows the amount of money spent by 40 learners in a school tuck-shop in
a particular week.

Amount(kwacha) 10 20 30 40 50
Number of 8 12 9 6 5
learners
Use this information to complete the bar chart

3. The marks scored in an English test by learners in a grade 9 class are distributed as
shown in the bar chart below.

How many learners scored more than five marks?

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Successis the sum of small repeated efforts efforts

every day.
4. The pie chart below shows colors that grade 9 learners at Zambezi condary
day se school like

If 40 learners like blue, find the total number of grade 9

9 learners at this school.

Answers

1. 2.

3.

4.

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Activity
1. A marketer made k200.00 profit from kalembula, k150.00 profit from chibwabwa and
k250.00
profit from tomatoes.
Illustrate this
information the
on pie chart below
.

2.The bar chart below shows the number of goals scored by a football team

(i) How many games did the team play?

(ii) Complete the frequency table below

Number of goals
Number of games

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3. (a)The bar chart below shows the distribution of the pupils shoe sizes in a grade 9 class

Find the number of pupils who wear

Size 5 and above?

(b) The frequency table below shows the marks obtained by pupils in a mathematics test

Mark 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19

No. of pupils 7 8 3 2
(i) What was the model class?

(ii) Calculate the mean mark.

(c) A netball team scored the following goals in seven games 6, 3, 7, 2, 3, 5 and 10. What
was the mean score?
4. The compound bar chart below shows the number of bags of maize produced by Mr.
Mununga and Mr Musumali from 2010 to 2014.

KEY

Find the difference in the total number of bags produced by farmers

the two from 2010 to
2014.

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5. The frequency table below shows the number of questions answered by grade 9 class in
mathematics test.

Number of questioned answered 1 2 3 4 5

Number of pupils 10 8 12 4 6

(i) Use he
t information in the table to complete the bar chart

(ii) How many pupils are in this class?

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS

1. (a) Convert 1110two to base ten number.

(b) Evaluate giving your answer in base ten.

(c) Subtract 34eight from 421eight giving your answer in base eight.

(d) Divide 10010two by 11two giving your answer in base two.

(e) Find the sum of 101five and 124five, giving your answer in base ten. 2. The figure below is a net of a

3. (a) How many faces has a triangular pyramid?

(b) Dorothy walked around a square garden of area 49m2. Find the total distance she walked.

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(c) Name the figure that can be formed by the. net below

4. (a)Howmany faces does the solid below have?

(b) Given that is equivalent to , find the value of x.

5. (a) In a mathematics club, of the members are boys and the rest are girls. Calculate the
number of girls, given that the club has 45 members.

(b) How many lines of symmetry does the shape below have?

With God nothing is impossible

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