🇷🇼 Rwanda National Examinations Council
PRIMARY LEAVING EXAMINATION 2014 — MATHEMATICS
Revision of Extracted Questions from PLE 2014
📚 Subject: Mathematics ⏱️ Duration: 2 Hours 🏆 Total: 100 Marks
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SECTION A — Questions 1–24 (2 marks each = 48 marks)
Choose the ONE correct answer for each question.
3
Write in figures: “Six million, eight hundred thousand, twenty six”
2 pts
💡 6,000,000 + 800,000 + 26 = 6,800,026
17
Calculate the Highest Common Factor (HCF) of 9, 12 and 15.
2 pts
💡 Factors: 9={1,3,9} | 12={1,2,3,4,6,12} | 15={1,3,5,15} → HCF = 3
SECTION B — Structured Questions (3–5 marks each)
Show all working where required.
🔣 Q27–28 Sets: Set A = {prime numbers between 0 and 14} = {2,3,5,7,11,13} | Set B = {odd numbers between 0 and 14} = {1,3,5,7,9,11,13}
27
Tick ALL elements that belong to A ∩ B (elements in BOTH sets). — select all that apply
3 pts
💡 A∩B = numbers in BOTH sets | A={2,3,5,7,11,13}, B={1,3,5,7,9,11,13} → A∩B={3,5,7,11,13}
📐 Q35–37 Scale Drawing: A rectangular garden — scale 1 cm = 10 m. Drawing size: 6 cm × 5 cm.
SECTION C — Longer Structured Questions (Show full working)
💰 Q44–45 Compound Interest: Principal = 3,000,000 Frw, Rate = 5% per year, Time = 2 years
44
What is the total COMPOUND INTEREST after 2 years?
3 pts
💡 Year 1: 3,000,000×5% = 150,000 | Year 2: 3,150,000×5% = 157,500 | Total CI = 307,500 Frw
45
What is the total AMOUNT after 2 years?
2 pts
💡 Total amount = 3,000,000 + 307,500 = 3,307,500 Frw
🔵 Q46–47 Cylinder: height h = 10 cm, base circumference C = 44 cm, π = 22/7
📦 Q48–49 Triangular Prism: right triangle base=12 cm, height=5 cm; prism length=25 cm
📊 Q50–55 Statistics: Marks of 20 pupils: 10 11 12 15 8 | 11 16 10 12 10 | 11 12 8 10 16 | 10 8 10 8 12 | Total fx = 220