2021 JCE Maths Loyola

STUDENT ID _____________________________ CLASS: ____________
LOYOLA JESUIT SECONDARY SCHOOL

2021 JUNIOR CERTIFICATE MOCK EXAMINATIONS
MATHEMA TICS
Subject Number: J131
Time Allowed: 2hours
8:00-10:00am
(100 marks)
Instructions
1. This paper contains 12 printed Question Tick if Do not write in
Number answered these columns
pages. Please Check
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2. Answer all the 15 questions in
2
section A and all the five questions
3
in section B
4
3. The maximum number of marks
5
for each answer is indicated against
6
each question
7
4. Write your answers in the spaces
8
provided on the question paper
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5. Scientific calculator may be used
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6. All working must be clearly shown
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7. Write your Examination number
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at the top of each page of your
13
question in the spaces provided
14
8. In the table provided on this page,
tick against the question number 15
you have answered. 16

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18
19
20
Total
Page 1 of 12
STUDENT ID _____________________________ CLASS: ____________
SECTION A (70 marks)
Answer All the 15questions
1. Convert 110112 to base 10 (3marks)
2. Find the H.C.F of the following terms 6𝑎2 𝑏 and 15𝑎3 𝑏 2 (3marks)
𝑝−𝑛+1
3. a.𝑖𝑓 𝑚 = 5, 𝑛 = −3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝 = 4, evaluate (3marks)
𝑚+𝑛
1
1
b. Simplify (3𝑥)2 × (9 𝑥 2 )2 (4marks)
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4. a. Given that a bag has x green balls and 15 red balls. If the probability of picking
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a green ball is 7, calculate the number of green balls (4marks)
b. in fig 1, BD = 5 cm, DC = 12 cm and AB = 6 cm.
Fig 1
Calculate the area of the triangle ABC (4marks)
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5. Solve the inequality 10 ≤ 2𝑥 < 𝑥 + 9 and show the results on a number line
(4marks)
6. Fig 2 shows some angles of polygon
Fig2
Find the value of x (4marks)
7. In a group of 20 students: 14 like sports, 13 like music and 2 like neither sports
nor music. Using a Venn diagram, calculate the number of pupils who like sports
only (5marks)
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8. A scientist mixed 15 cm3 of a chemical of density 0.8𝑔/𝑐𝑚3 with 10 cm3 of a

chemical with density 1.4𝑔/𝑐𝑚3 (5marks)
9. a. Make h the subject of the formula in the equation 𝐴 = 2𝜋𝑟 2 + 2𝜋𝑟ℎ(3marks)
b. A boy scored 60% in English, 45% in Mathematics, 68% in chemistry, 70% in

Physics and y % in Biology. If his mean marks is 62%, calculate his score in
Biology (4marks)
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10. Fig 3 shows similar triangles ABC and ADE, AB = 4cm, BC =10 cm, DE = 15 cm
and BD = x cm.
Fig 3
Find the value of x (4marks)
11. A man insures yearly a house valued at K 2 000 000 at K 25.00 for every K1 000.
Calculate the annual premium (3marks)
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12. Using logarithms, evaluate 5.242 × 8.97 leaving your answer correct to 4 s.f
(4 marks)
13. Fig4 shows line PQU parallel to line STV. ∠𝑃𝑄𝑅 = 38°, ∠𝑅𝑇𝑆 = 2𝑦 and
∠𝑄𝑅𝑇 = 98°
Fig 4
Calculate the value of y (4marks)
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STUDENT ID _____________________________ CLASS: ____________
14. Solve the equation 2𝑚2 = 9𝑚 + 5 (5marks)
15. Fig 5 shows triangle ABC
Fig 5
Page 8 of 12
STUDENT ID _____________________________ CLASS: ____________
Draw the reflection of triangle ABC using y-axis as mirror line (4marks)
SECTION B (30 Marks)

Answer all the five questions in this section
16. A boy spent K675 in buying 3 pens at x kwacha each 5 books at y kwacha each.
A girl spent K500 in buying 2 pens and 4 books at the same prices. By
formulating simultaneous equations, calculate the price of a pen and price of a
book (6marks)
17. Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only construct in the same diagram
a. A triangle ABC with AB =6 cm, BC = 5 cm and AC = 4cm (2marks)
b. A locus of points equidistant from lines AC and AB. Mark point X on the
locus 8 cm from A. measure and state the length of BX (4marks)
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18. a. Fig 6 below shows a right square based pyramid in which PQ = 8 cm and VX =
7 cm
Fig 6
Calculate the total surface area of the pyramid (4marks)
b A sequence has the terms −3,2,7, … ….find the 𝑛𝑡ℎ term formula (4marks)
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STUDENT ID _____________________________ CLASS: ____________
19. Given that motorist X left village A at 6:00 am for village B, 120 Km away
travelling at 50 Km/hr. for 1 hour. He then stopped for 15 minutes before he
proceeds to arrive at village B at 9:00am. Motorist Y left village A for B 1 hour
later after X had already left. He travelled non-stop at 80 Km/hr.
a. Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 20 Km and 2 cm to represent 30 minutes,
draw a distance time graph to show the journey of the motorists (5marks)
b. Use the graph to find the time at which motorist Y did overtake motorist X
(1mark)
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20. Fig 7 shows triangles in which AB is parallel to DE and AC = CE
Fig 7
Prove that BC = DC (4marks)
END OF QUESTION PAPER!
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STUDENT ID _________________ CLASS:

LOYOLA JESUIT SECONDARY SCHOOL

you have answered. 16

SECTION A (70 marks)

Answer All the 15questions

1. Convert 110112 to base 10 (3marks)

b. in fig 1, BD = 5 cm, DC = 12 cm and AB = 6 cm.

6. Fig 2 shows some angles of polygon

8. A scientist mixed 15 cm3 of a chemical of density 0.8𝑔/𝑐𝑚3 with 10 cm3 of a

9. a. Make h the subject of the formula in the equation 𝐴 = 2𝜋𝑟 2 + 2𝜋𝑟ℎ(3marks)

b. A boy scored 60% in English, 45% in Mathematics, 68% in chemistry, 70% in

14. Solve the equation 2𝑚2 = 9𝑚 + 5 (5marks)

15. Fig 5 shows triangle ABC

SECTION B (30 Marks)

20. Fig 7 shows triangles in which AB is parallel to DE and AC = CE

END OF QUESTION PAPER!

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