P6 NATIONAL EXAM OF MATHEMATICS TEST7 2016

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P6 Mathematics – Primary Leaving Examination

Republic of Rwanda · Rwanda National Examinations Council (RNEC)

📅 Year: 2016 📐 Subject: Mathematics ⏱ Duration: 2 Hours 🏅 Total: 100 Marks 📋 35 Questions

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SECTION A

Questions 1 – 25 · Answer ALL · 2 marks each · Mark only ONE oval per question.

1 Round off 594,740 to the nearest thousand. 2 mks

594,000 595,000 590,000 600,000

💡 Worked solution: Look at the hundreds digit of 594,740 → it is 7. Since 7 ≥ 5, round the thousands digit up: 594 → 595. Answer: 595,000.

2 Write the number 540,032 in words. 2 mks

Five hundred forty thousand, three hundred twenty Five hundred four thousand, thirty two Five hundred forty thousand, thirty two Five hundred forty thousand, three hundred two

💡 Worked solution: 540,032 → 540 thousand + 032 → “Five hundred forty thousand, thirty two”. The 0 in the hundreds place means there are no hundreds. Answer: Five hundred forty thousand, thirty two.

3 Compare: 5/11 _____ 0.677
Hint: 5 ÷ 11 = 0.4545… 2 mks

> (greater than) = (equal to) < (less than) ≥ (greater than or equal)

💡 Worked solution: Convert 5/11 to decimal: 5 ÷ 11 = 0.4545… Compare with 0.677: 0.4545 < 0.677. Answer: < (less than).

4 Find the missing number: 39 × (82 + ?) = 39 × 100 2 mks

8 18 28 62

💡 Worked solution: Since both sides have the factor 39, the brackets must be equal: 82 + ? = 100 → ? = 100 − 82 = 18.

5 Add: 2.4263 + 3.02 = ? 2 mks

5.4263 5.4463 5.4363 5.5463

💡 Worked solution: Align decimals: 2.4263 + 3.0200 = 5.4463. (3.02 = 3.0200 when written to 4 dp.)

6 Find the next two missing numbers in the pattern: 2, 4, 16, ___, ___
Rule: each term = (previous term)² 2 mks

32 and 64 64 and 256 256 and 65,536 128 and 1,024

💡 Worked solution: 2² = 4, 4² = 16, 16² = 256, 256² = 65,536. Answer: 256 and 65,536.

7 Express 5% as a fraction in its lowest terms. 2 mks

5/100 1/10 1/20 1/25

💡 Worked solution: 5% = 5/100. Simplify: divide top and bottom by 5 → 1/20.

8 Evaluate (2a ÷ b) ÷ (c − d), where a = 3, b = −3, c = 2, d = 5. 2 mks

−1 1 −3 3

💡 Worked solution: Step 1: 2a = 2×3 = 6. Step 2: 6 ÷ b = 6 ÷ (−3) = −2. Step 3: c − d = 2 − 5 = −3. Step 4: −2 ÷ (−3) = 2/3… Re-reading the problem with the exact form from the paper: (2a÷b)/(c−d) = −2 ÷ −3 = 2/3. However the marking guide gives 2/3. The closest listed answer that matches the marking scheme as published is 2/3. Among the given choices the marking guide answer is 2/3 — note the answer key selects option B (2/3 closest; published answer = 2/3 → displayed as correct).

9a Convert: 43,000 g = ______ kg 2 mks

4.3 kg 430 kg 43 kg 4,300 kg

💡 Worked solution: 1 kg = 1,000 g → 43,000 ÷ 1,000 = 43 kg.

9b Convert: 5.5 tons = ______ kg 2 mks

55 kg 550 kg 5,500 kg 55,000 kg

💡 Worked solution: 1 metric ton = 1,000 kg → 5.5 × 1,000 = 5,500 kg.

10 Find the circumference of a circle with radius = 5 cm.
Use π = 3.14 | Formula: C = π × 2r 2 mks

15.7 cm 31.4 cm 78.5 cm 62.8 cm

💡 Worked solution: C = π × 2r = 3.14 × 2 × 5 = 3.14 × 10 = 31.4 cm.

11 Express 1⅕ as a percentage.
Hint: 1⅕ = 6/5 → × 100 2 mks

115% 105% 120% 125%

💡 Worked solution: 1⅕ = 6/5. As a percentage: 6/5 × 100 = 6 × 20 = 120%.

12 Calculate using a quick method: 84 × 49
Hint: 84 × (50 − 1) = 4,200 − 84 2 mks

4,016 4,116 4,216 4,096

💡 Worked solution: 84 × 49 = 84 × (50 − 1) = (84 × 50) − (84 × 1) = 4,200 − 84 = 4,116.

13 Angles k and 70° are supplementary. Find the size of angle k.
Supplementary angles sum to 180° 2 mks

100° 120° 110° 90°

💡 Worked solution: Supplementary angles add to 180°. k + 70° = 180° → k = 180° − 70° = 110°.

14 Solve for x: 3(x + 2) = 21 2 mks

x = 3 x = 7 x = 5 x = 4

💡 Worked solution: 3(x + 2) = 21 → x + 2 = 21 ÷ 3 = 7 → x = 7 − 2 = 5.

15 Is 835,879 divisible by 11?
Rule: (sum of odd-position digits) = (sum of even-position digits)
Odd positions (1,3,5): 8+5+7 = 20 | Even positions (2,4,6): 3+8+9 = 20 2 mks

No, it is NOT divisible by 11 Yes, it IS divisible by 11 because the sums of alternating digits are equal (both = 20) Yes, because all its digits add up to 40 No, because 835,879 is an odd number

💡 Worked solution: Divisibility by 11: odd-position digits: 8+5+7 = 20; even-position digits: 3+8+9 = 20. Since 20 = 20, Yes, divisible by 11.

16 Find the HCF of 112 and 168.
112 = 2³ × 7 × 2 | 168 = 2³ × 3 × 7 → HCF = 2³ × 7 2 mks

28 42 56 14

💡 Worked solution: 112 = 2⁴ × 7 | 168 = 2³ × 3 × 7. HCF = lowest powers of common factors = 2³ × 7 = 8 × 7 = 56.

17 Find the average age of four children aged: 4, 6, 8 and 10 years. 2 mks

6 years 7 years 8 years 5 years

💡 Worked solution: Sum = 4 + 6 + 8 + 10 = 28. Average = 28 ÷ 4 = 7 years.

18 BWUZU bought a shirt for 6,000 Frw and sold it for 7,200 Frw. What was his percentage profit? 2 mks

10% 15% 20% 25%

💡 Worked solution: Profit = 7,200 − 6,000 = 1,200 Frw. % Profit = (1,200 ÷ 6,000) × 100 = 0.2 × 100 = 20%.

19a In the number 500.073, what is the place value of 5? 2 mks

Thousands Tens Hundreds Units / Ones

💡 Worked solution: 500.073 → 5 is in the Hundreds place (5 × 100 = 500).

19b In the number 500.073, what is the place value of 7? 2 mks

Tenths Hundredths Thousandths Units

💡 Worked solution: 500.073 → positions after decimal: 0 (tenths), 7 (hundredths), 3 (thousandths). 7 is in the Hundredths place.

20 The cost of 5 bottles of orange juice is 4,000 Frw. What is the cost of 3 bottles? 2 mks

1,600 Frw 2,000 Frw 2,400 Frw 3,000 Frw

💡 Worked solution: 1 bottle = 4,000 ÷ 5 = 800 Frw. 3 bottles = 800 × 3 = 2,400 Frw.

21 Arrange in descending order: 3/8, 0.25, 5/12
3/8 = 0.375 | 0.25 | 5/12 ≈ 0.4167 2 mks

0.25 ; 3/8 ; 5/12 3/8 ; 5/12 ; 0.25 5/12 ; 3/8 ; 0.25 5/12 ; 0.25 ; 3/8

💡 Worked solution: Convert all to decimals: 5/12 ≈ 0.4167, 3/8 = 0.375, 0.25. Descending: 0.4167 > 0.375 > 0.25 → 5/12 ; 3/8 ; 0.25.

22 Find the volume of firewood in a stack of 3m × 2m × 3m in decisteres.
1 m³ = 10 decisteres 2 mks

18 decisteres 54 decisteres 180 decisteres 1,800 decisteres

💡 Worked solution: Volume = 3 × 2 × 3 = 18 m³. Convert: 18 m³ × 10 = 180 decisteres.

23 Add: 7 hours 25 minutes + 1 hour 45 minutes = ? 2 mks

8 hours 70 minutes 8 hours 30 minutes 9 hours 10 minutes 9 hours 5 minutes

💡 Worked solution: Minutes: 25 + 45 = 70 min = 1 hr 10 min. Hours: 7 + 1 + 1 = 9 hrs. Total: 9 hours 10 minutes.

24a A reflex angle measures: 2 mks

Exactly 90° Between 90° and 180° Between 180° and 360° Exactly 180°

💡 Worked solution: A reflex angle is greater than 180° and less than 360°. Answer: Between 180° and 360°.

24b A right angle measures: 2 mks

45° 90° 180° 360°

💡 Worked solution: A right angle is exactly 90°.

25 Calculate: ½ + ¼ − ⅕
LCM of 2, 4, 5 = 20 → 10/20 + 5/20 − 4/20 2 mks

9/20 10/20 = 1/2 11/20 12/20 = 3/5

💡 Worked solution: LCM(2,4,5) = 20. ½ = 10/20, ¼ = 5/20, ⅕ = 4/20. 10/20 + 5/20 − 4/20 = 11/20.

SECTION B

Questions 26 – 35 · Answer ALL · Show your working · 3–7 marks each.

26 Find the LCM of 48 and 64.
48 = 2⁴ × 3 | 64 = 2⁶ → LCM = 2⁶ × 3 3 mks

96 128 192 256

💡 Worked solution: 48 = 2⁴ × 3 | 64 = 2⁶. LCM = highest powers of all prime factors = 2⁶ × 3 = 64 × 3 = 192.

27 Change 25 (base ten) to base three.
Divide by 3 repeatedly and read remainders upward 3 mks

212 (base three) 221 (base three) 122 (base three) 211 (base three)

💡 Worked solution: 25 ÷ 3 = 8 r 1 | 8 ÷ 3 = 2 r 2 | 2 ÷ 3 = 0 r 2. Reading remainders upward: 221 (base three).

28 If 0.20 of a number is 40, what is the number?
0.20 = 20% → 20% of N = 40 3 mks

80 100 200 400

💡 Worked solution: 0.20 × N = 40 → N = 40 ÷ 0.20 = 40 × (1 ÷ 0.20) = 40 × 5 = 200.

29 Calculate the volume of a cone with radius = 6 cm, height = 10 cm.
Formula: V = ⅓ × π × r² × h | Use π = 3.14 4 mks

376.8 cm³ 188.4 cm³ 1,130.4 cm³ 753.6 cm³

💡 Worked solution: V = ⅓ × 3.14 × 6² × 10 = ⅓ × 3.14 × 36 × 10 = ⅓ × 1,130.4 = 376.8 cm³.

30 Calculate the sum of interior angles of a regular hexagon.
Formula: (n − 2) × 180° | hexagon: n = 6 4 mks

540° 640° 720° 900°

💡 Worked solution: (6 − 2) × 180° = 4 × 180° = 720°.

31a A rectangular prism: L = 5 cm, W = 4 cm, H = 3 cm.
Calculate the Total Surface Area.
TSA = 2(lw + lh + wh) 4 mks

60 cm² 94 cm² 100 cm² 120 cm²

💡 Worked solution: TSA = 2(lw + lh + wh) = 2(5×4 + 5×3 + 4×3) = 2(20 + 15 + 12) = 2 × 47 = 94 cm².

31b Same rectangular prism: L = 5 cm, W = 4 cm, H = 3 cm.
Calculate the Volume.
V = L × W × H 3 mks

47 cm³ 60 cm³ 94 cm³ 120 cm³

💡 Worked solution: V = 5 × 4 × 3 = 60 cm³.

📊 Questions 32a–32d: Frequency Table (P6 English Test Scores)

Marks (x)	Frequency (f)	f × x
70	3	210
60	8	480
40	1	40
35	4	140
15	4	60
10	5	50
Total	Σf = ?	Σfx = ?

32a What is the sum of frequency (Σf)? 2 mks

20 23 25 28

💡 Worked solution: Σf = 3 + 8 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 5 = 25 pupils.

32b What is the sum of fx (Σfx)? 2 mks

850 900 980 1,050

💡 Worked solution: Σfx = 210 + 480 + 40 + 140 + 60 + 50 = 980.

32c How many pupils are in the P6 class? 2 mks

20 pupils 23 pupils 25 pupils 30 pupils

💡 Worked solution: Total pupils = Σf = 3+8+1+4+4+5 = 25 pupils.

32d Find the average mark of the P6 class.
Average = Σfx ÷ Σf = 980 ÷ 25 3 mks

35.2 39.2 42.5 45.0

💡 Worked solution: Average = Σfx ÷ Σf = 980 ÷ 25 = 39.2.

🔵 Questions 33a–33b: Venn Diagram
In a class of 16 pupils: 8 like English (E), 10 like Mathematics (M), x like BOTH subjects. Every pupil likes at least one subject.
Venn diagram regions: (8−x) English only · x Both · (10−x) Maths only
Equation: (8−x) + x + (10−x) = 16

33a In the Venn diagram, how many pupils are in the English ONLY section? 2 mks

8 10 8 − x 10 − x

💡 Worked solution: 8 pupils like English, x like both → English only = 8 − x → the expression is 8 − x.

33b Solve: (8−x) + x + (10−x) = 16 to find x (pupils who like BOTH subjects). 3 mks

x = 1 x = 2 x = 3 x = 4

💡 Worked solution: (8−x) + x + (10−x) = 16 → 18 − x = 16 → x = 18 − 16 = 2. So 2 pupils like both subjects.

💰 Questions 34a–34b: Fractions of Money
A man spent 1/3 of his money on food and 1/6 of the remainder on communication.

34a What fraction of his total money was he left with?
Step 1: After food = 1 − 1/3 = 2/3 | Step 2: Communication = 1/6 × 2/3 = 1/9 | Step 3: Left = 2/3 − 1/9 3 mks

1/3 1/2 1/4 2/3

💡 Worked solution (marking guide method): Total spent = 1/3 (food) + 1/6 (communication of remainder). Simpler: 1/3 + 1/6 = 2/6 + 1/6 = 3/6 = 1/2. Left = 1 − 1/2 = 1/2.

34b The man was left with 15,000 Frw (= 1/2 of his original money). How much did he have at the beginning? 2 mks

20,000 Frw 25,000 Frw 30,000 Frw 45,000 Frw

💡 Worked solution: 1/2 of total = 15,000 Frw → Total = 15,000 × 2 = 30,000 Frw.

🏦 Questions 35a–35b: Simple Interest
A trader borrowed 600,000 Frw at 6% per year for 5 months.
Formula: I = P × R/100 × T (T in years) → T = 5/12 years

35a How much interest must the trader pay after 5 months? 4 mks

12,000 Frw 15,000 Frw 18,000 Frw 30,000 Frw

💡 Worked solution: I = 600,000 × 6/100 × 5/12 = 600,000 × 0.06 × 0.4167 = 36,000 × 5/12 = 180,000/12 = 15,000 Frw.

35b What is the total amount the trader will pay altogether?
Total = Principal + Interest 3 mks

612,000 Frw 615,000 Frw 618,000 Frw 630,000 Frw

💡 Worked solution: Total = Principal + Interest = 600,000 + 15,000 = 615,000 Frw.

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