DEC ,2019

DIPOMA, CRAFT, ARTISAN

COURSE: FOOD AND BEVERAGE PRODUCTION AND SALES MANAGEMENT

UNIT: MATHS

INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

TUTOR: ERUSTUS

1.The ratio of john’s earnings to muse’s earnings is 5:3. If john’s earnings increase by 1 2%, his new
figure becomes sh. 5 600. Find the corresponding percentage change in muse’s earnings if the sum of
their new earnings is sh.9 600 [5]

2.A dress which was costing sh. 1 200 now goes for sh. 960. What is the percentage decrease? [5]

3.Johnny bought a dress at 3500 and later sold it at sh.2800.what percentage loss did he incur? [5]

4.Mr. Neasa, a salesman in a soap industry, sold 250 pieces of toilet soap at sh 45.00 and 21 5 packets of

determining at sh 75.00 per packet. If he got a 5% commission on the sales, how much money did he get

as commission [5]

5.The length of an arc of a circle is 62.8 cm. find the radius of the circle if the arc subtends an angle 1 44
at
the Centre, (take π=3.1 42). [5 marks] [5]

6. Ollie bought a cow at sh 1 8000 and sold it at sh 21 000.What percentage profit did he make? [5
marks]

7.Work out: 6 789÷ 13 (5 marks)

8.A 72-hactare farm is to be shared among three sons in the ratio 2:3:4. What will be the sizes in hectares
of the three shares? [5 mks]

9.A car travels 40km on 5 litres of petrol. How far does it travel on 1 2 litres of petrol? [5 mks]

10.Otego had 3469 bags of maize, each weighing 90 kg. He sold 2654 of them.

a.) How many kilograms of maize was he left with? [5]

b.) If he added 468 more bags of maize, how many bags did he end up with? [5]

11.A laborer’s wage is sh.240 per eight hours working day. What is the rate of payment per hour? [5]

12.Decrease 45 in the ratio 7:9 [5]

13.Change 2/5 into percentage [5]

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