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KCU 101/112 REVISION QUESTIONS
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March 7, 2021
1. In a day school, the distances in kilometers travelled to school by some pupils were
recorded as below.
Distance in km 0-2 3-5 6-8 9-11 12-14 15-17 18-23
No. of pupils 20 6 9 8 7 4 8
Draw a histogram to represent this data.
2. Define the following;
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a) Quantitative data b) qualitative data
c) Discrete data d) continuous data
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e) Rational numbers f) irrational numbers
3. Give examples of the following;
a) Quantitative data b) qualitative data
c) Discrete data d) continuous data
e) Rational numbers f) irrational numbers
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4. Are the following variables continuous or discrete?
a) Weight b) Mass
c) Number of girls in a family d) Time
e) Number of 10 cent coins
5. The following table shows marks scored in a test. Plot a histogram using the data
Marks 10-14 15-24 25-29 30-44
No. of Students 5 16 4 15
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6. A basket contains 5 red balls, 4 green balls and 3 blue balls. If a ball is picked at
random from the basket, find;
(a) the probability of picking a blue ball.
(b) the probability of not picking a red ball.
7. A coin is tossed twice. Find the probability of getting a tail in both tosses.
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8. Njambai, Mwende and Kariuki are practising archery. The probability of Njambai
hitting the target is 25 , that of Mwende hitting the target is 41 and that of Kariuki
hitting the target is 37 . Find the probability that in one attempt;
(a) only one hits the target.
(b) all three hit the target.
(c) none of the hits the target.
(d) two hit the target.
(e) at least one hits the target.
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9. The probability than Naomi goes to Kisumu is 15 . If she goes to Kisumu, the prob-
ability that she will eat tilapia is 12 . If she does not go to Kisumu, the probability
that she will eat tilapia is 14 . Use the tree diagram to find the probability that;
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(a) Naomi will go to Kisumu and eat tilapia.
(b) Naomi will not go to Kisumu and yet she will eat tilapia.
(c) Naomi will eat tilapia.
10. Joyce bought 5 oranges, 4 apples and 10 bananas. Margaret bought 6 oranges, 2
apples and 15 bananas. If the price of each orange, apple and banana is Ksh 5.00,
Ksh 20.00 and Ksh 3.00 respectively, form matrices from the information and find
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the total expenditure of each person.
11. In English soccer results, a win scores 3 points, a draw 1 point and a loss no points.
By forming matrices, find the best team out of the following.
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Team Wins Draws Losses
Manchester United 14 9 4
Manchester City 20 5 2
Arsenal 11 5 11
Chelsea 13 8 6
Sheff Unt 4 2 22
Fulham 6 11 12
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Leicester 16 5 7
Liverpool 12 7 9
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