1. Mulei's mother gave him two 500-Shilling notes for shopping. He bought 6kg of maize meal @ Sh 53, 2 litres of milk @ Sh 30, 5 litres of kerosene @ Sh 55 and 4 kg of sugar @ Sh 65. Prepare his bill and calculate the balance he got after shopping.
2. A hawker was given a discount of 10% on a price of a tray of eggs. The marked price of a tray of eggs was Sh 200. If she sold an egg at Sh 9, what was her percentage profit.
Hint: A tray has 30 eggs.
3. A land agent charges a commission of 5% of the value of each parcel of land sold. In one transaction he received Sh 40 500 as commission. What was the value of the parcel of land?
4. Moiben deposited Sh 50 000 in a savings account. The bank pays compound interest at the rate of 10% per annum. How much did he get at the end of 3 years.
5. The hire purchase price of a bicycle is Sh 6 500. The deposit is 40% of the cash price. The cash price is Sh 5 400and the monthly instalment is Sh 434. Calculate the number of months in which the hire purchase price is paid.
6. Work out the postal charge for the telegram shown below (Sh 1.15 is charged per word).
ANITA B. MUNGA, BOX 350 MOMBASA. K.C.P.E. RESULTS OUT YOU SCORED 450 POINTS, 'WELL DONE, VICTORIA LUKAS'.
7. Calculate the amount payable for sending;
(a) A postal order of value Sh 170.
(b) A money order of value Sh 1 550.
8. Use the postal charges table below to answer this questions.
| Mass step | East africa | Rest of Africa | Europe, Asia and Middle east |
|
Upto 20g Over 20g - 100g Over 100g - 250g Over 250g - 500g Over 500g - 1kg Over 1kg - 2kg Each additional 1kg upto 5kg |
sh ct 39 00 88 00 177 00 309 00 519 00 718 00 354 00
|
sh ct 44 00 110 00 204 00 365 00 608 00 840 00 420 00
|
sh ct 50 00 133 00 243 00 431 00 707 00 995 00 497 00
|
Amadi sent printed papers of mass 350 g to France, a packet of mass 175 g to Tanzania and another packet of mass 3 kg to Lesotho. Calculate the total postal charge.
9. Using the postal rates in the table below, answer the questions that follows.
| Weight | shs | ct |
| Not over 15g | 4 | 00 |
| Not over 25g | 12 | 00 |
| Not over 30g | 16 | 00 |
| Not over 35g | 20 | 30 |
| Postal card each | 15 | 00 |
Ravinah sent 2 letters each weighing 34 g and 17 kg. How much did she spend?
10.
| Letters | sh | ct |
| Not over 100g | 8 | 00 |
| Not over 200g | 12 | 00 |
| Not over 300g | 30 | 30 |
| Not over 400g | 35 | 00 |
Mzee Baridi sent 4 letters, 2 of them weighing 140 g each and the rest weighing 380 g using the rates in the table above. How much did he pay across the counter?
