ECS 101 SEMINAR 2

ECS 101 SEMINAR 2
1) Plot the following data: 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4,4 5 5. Explain the nature and properties of
the curve. (Use principles of graphing)
2) Liebe bought items with a catalogue price of TZs 400,000 trade discount terms of
10% and 5% and cash discount terms of 5/5, 4/10 and n/30. The invoice was dated
July, 1st .How much will be paid if the invoice is paid in full on July, 8th.
3) A car loses one half of its value during its first year of usage and thereafter loses 8%
of its value in each year. Calculate its book value at the end of three years (give its
value as the percentage of the original value).
4) A certain machine was valued at $300 in January 2020. Each year its value decreased
by 12% of its value at the beginning of the year. What was its value in January 2022?
5) A car loses one quarter of its value during its first year of usage and thereafter loses
8% of its value in each year.
REQUIRED:
i. Calculate its book value at the end of three years (give its value as the percentage
of the original value).
ii. If the book value at the end of 12 years was Tshs. 4.5 million, calculate its original
value (give your answer correct to 2 significant figures).
6) The sum of two numbers is 29 and their product is -132. Find their difference.
7) A hypothetical example of annual rates of inflation in country A during 2018, 2019
and 2020 (in %) were 100%, 30% and 90% respectively. Find the average rate of
inflation for the three years.
8) An old man had three children and 17 cows. Before his death, he wrote a will on how
to distribute the cows to his children. He specified that the first child to be given half
of the cows, the second one third of the cows and the third child to be given one ninth
of the cows. How many cows will each receive.
9) Find x by using logarithmic tables: 2.4x = 0.59
10) Find the value of log3304
11) The actual distance of 5 km of a road is represented by 25 cm on the map. Find the
scale of the map
12) The number is increased by 15% and the resulting number is again decreased by 5%.
Find the total increase:
13) The net profit of Tshs. 600,000/=was realized from partnership between Juma, Ali
and Mary whose capital ratio contribution were 5: 4: 3. Find how much money the
median contributor received?
14) Find the equivalent Tshs. 500/= list price discounted (20/15/5)
15) The two sides of two square fields are in the ration 3:4. The sum of the areas of the
two fields is 5625 m2. Find the area of the smaller field.
16) Article cost $40, was sold at profit of 5%. What was selling price?
17) By selling an article for $600, A Businessman lost 5%. What did the article cost?
18) Amount of an item was increased by 20% and the result was decreased by 5%. The
total increase of the item is 15%. Comment
19) Using complements from trade discount series, find the net cost equivalent of
25/10/10 series
20) Explain the meaning of the following cash discount terms: 2/101/15 and n/30.
21) A certain small town has a population of 10,000 people. Each year 5% of people
leaves the town. Find the number of people who will remain after 5 years.
22) Electrician needs to cut an 8 metres wire into two pieces so that one piece is 4 times
as long as the other. Calculate the length of each piece.
23) Explain the concept of time value of money as used in mathematics of Finance
24) A man had his salary reduced by 25%, but he protested and it was immediately
increased again by 30%. If his original salary was Tshs. 1000, 000/= per month, what
did he finally lose by this arrangement
25) Peter bought items with a catalogue price of shs 200,000 trade discount terms of 10%
and 5% and cash discount terms of 5/5, 1/10 and n/30. The invoice was dated July, 1 st
Find the cost paid to the items
26) Find the value of x if 8x = 100.83
27) A computer manufacturer has the total cost function C (x) = 17x + 3400 and total
revenue function R(x) = 34x. (i) What is the equation of profit function of the
computers? (ii) What is the profit on 300 units? (iii) Find the BEP
28) A motor vehicle driver travelled 60km from point P to point Q at an average speed of
30 km/h and another 60 km from point Q to R at an average speed of 20km/h. Find
the average speed from point P to point R.
29) Make n and d the subject of the formula: SV = C (1 – d)n
30) Illustrate the terms direct and inverse proportion
31) Forty (40%) of the population of MIWALENI village is male. 25% of the male
population and 30% of the female population are under 30. Find the total
percentage of the people in MIWALENI village who are under 30.
32) How can you compare two or more fractions so as to arrange them in ascending
order/descending order?
33) In a mathematics examination a student scored 30% on the first paper which was
marked out of 180 What must his percentage mark be on the second paper which is
marked out of 150 if he is to score 50% overall?

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