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Numeracy Skills Assignment

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NUMERACY SKILLS

Numeracy skills Assignment 31st Jan 2024

Learning outcomes
1. Apply a wide range of mathematical calculations for work
2. Apply ratios, rates and proportions to solve problems

Attempt all the questions before next class


1. At the final school rugby match, the ratio of children to adults is 3 ∶ 2. There are 120
children in the crowd. Each adult ticket costs kshs 100. Each child ticket costs a third of
the adult ticket. How much money was collected from the ticket sale? (4Marks)
2. A tin of shoe polish is 8 cm in diameter and 2 cm high. The shoe polish must be stored in
an upright position. Find the number of tins that will fi t into a carton of dimensions 40 cm
by 32 cm by 10 cm. (4 Marks)
3. The population of a city in 1950 was 100,000, and it doubles every 25 years. What will it
be after (a) 50 years (b) 100 years (c) 150 years? (4 Marks)
4. You are testing the effect of a noxious substance on bacteria. Every 10 min, one-tenth of
the bacteria which are still alive are killed. If the population of bacteria starts with 106, how
many bacteria are left after
a) 10 min? b) 30 min? c) 50 min?
d) Within which period of 10 min will half the bacteria be killed?
e) Within which period of 10 min will 70% of the bacteria be killed? (6 Marks).]
5. Solve for x in the equation (4 Marks)
3𝑥+1
=4
2𝑥−5
6. The radiator of a car contains 8 qt of liquid, consisting of water and 40% antifreeze. How
much should be drained and replaced by antifreeze if the resultant mixture should have
90% antifreeze? (4 Marks)
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7. Assume that a particle moving with uniform speed on a straight line travels a distance of 4
2
ft at a speed of 3 ft/sec. What time did it take the particle to do that? (4 Marks)
8. A plane travels 3,000 miles in 4 hr. When the wind is favorable, the plane averages 900
mph. When the wind is unfavorable, the plane averages 500 mph. During how many
hours was the wind favorable? (4 Marks)
9. Tickets for a performance sell at $5.00 and $2.00. The total amount collected was
$4,100, and there are 1,300 tickets in all. How many tickets of each price were sold? (4
Marks)
10. In electricity theory, one denotes the current by I, the resistance by R, and the voltage by
E. These are related by the formula E = IR (with appropriate units). Find the resistance
when the voltage and current are: a) E = 10, I = 3; b) E = 220, I = 10. (4 Marks)
11. A solution contains 35% alcohol and 65% water. If you start with 12 cm3 (cubic
centimeters) of solution, how much water must be added to make the percentage of
alcohol equal to a) 20% ? b) 10% ? c) 5%?(4 Marks)
12. Salt solution contains 10% salt and weighs 80 g. How much pure water must be added so
that the percentage of salt drops to a) 4%? b) 6% ? c) 8% ? (4 Marks)
13. A boat travels a distance of 500 miles, along two rivers, for 50 hr. The current goes in the
same direction as the boat along one river, and then the boat averages 20 mph. The
current goes in the opposite direction along the other river, and then the boat averages 8
mph. During how many hours was the boat on the first river? (5 Marks)

DCP JAN24,DCP SEP22,DCHJAN24 1

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