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P7 Mathematics Topical Questions

This document contains a mathematics worksheet with multiple choice and short answer questions on topics including number patterns and sequences, operations on numbers, whole numbers, and set concepts. There are 22 sections with multiple questions in each section. The questions cover skills like finding sums, products, remainders, square roots, prime factorization, and working with place value, bases, fractions, and sets.
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KINGS WAY PRIMARY SCHOOLS

P.7 TOPICAL QUESTIONS


Name: ……………………………………………………Date:
……………………………….

TOPIC: NUMBER PATTERNS AND SEQUENCES


Section A
1. Find the sum of even numbers between 13 and 31

2. List down all composite numbers between 2 and 15

3. Find the GCF of 8 and 12

4. Find the least number of oranges that can be given to 6, 8 or 18 children


without leaving any remainder.

5. Calculate the square root of 196.

6. The sum of 3 consecutive natural numbers is 63. List down all the numbers.
7. Find the next number in the sequence; 4, 7, 6, 9, 8, 11, …..
8. Find the LCM of 9 and 11

9. The GCF of two numbers is 2 and their LCM is 24. If one of the numbers is
8, find the second number.

10. Calculate the cube root of 125.

11. Find the square root of 0.81

12. Find the area of a square whose one side is 0.16m.


13. What number has been prime factorized to give {21, 22, 31, 51}

14. Which is the 125th triangular number?

15. Prime factorize 60 and give your answer in power form.

Section B
16. Use the Venn diagram below to answer

(a) Find the value of (i) y

(i) x
(b) Calculate the’; (i) LCM of x and 36 (ii) GCF of x and 36

(c) Find the n(Fx n F36)

17. Find the next number in the series below


(a) 2, 2, 3, 5, 8, ……………

1 5 3 7
(b) 2
, 8
, 4
, 8
, ……….

(c) 2.2, 1.8, 1.4, 1.0, …………

18. The sum of 3 consecutive integers is 84.


(a) List down all the numbers
(b) Find their range

19. What smallest number can you place in the box to make the numbers below
divisible by 3?
(a) 145

(b) 1 53

20. (a) Given that 14five = 13n, find n

21. (b) Simplify P4 x P2 ÷ P3


22. (c ) Solve 2x = 8

KINGS WAY PRIMARY SCHOOLS


P.7 TOPICAL QUESTIONS
Name: ……………………………………………………Date:
……………………………….

TOPIC: OPERATIONS ON NUMBERS


Section A
1. Workout: 52 + 53 + 50

2. What number must be added to 54068 to give 60,000?


3. Workout: using distributive property
(a) (2.5 x 13) + (2.5 x 7)

(b) (79 ÷ 8) – (7 ÷ 8)

4. Add: 250178 + 16 + 4007

5. Workout: 53:09 – 18.5 + 2.36

6. Find the product of 5263 and 120

7. Simplify: 76 ÷ 72

8. Write 17,690,000 in scientific notation

9. Nyamaizi multiplied two numbers and wrote his answer as 6.25 x 106. Write
this answer in full
7
10. Find the square root of 1 9

11. How many groups of 27 are in 1026?

2
(4.9)
12. Simplify: 24.5×0.7

13. Add: 3hours 46minutes to 2hours 25minutes

14. A cigarette company packs 29 sticks in a packet, 12 packets in a carton and


8 in a box. How many sticks of cigarettes are in 135 boxes?
15. A man was born in MCMV and died in MCMLXXXIV. How old was he at the
time of his death?

16. (a) Write the following in Roman numerals


(i) 1204

(ii) 1509

(b) Write in Hindu Arabic numerals


(i) MCMIX

(ii) CXXXVIII

17. The reading of an electric metre at the beginning of the month was 0546754
and at the end of the month was 0549837.
(a) How many units were used in the month?

(b) If a unit of electricity is shs.857, how much money was paid in that
month?
18. (a) Find the value of x.
X – 5 = 4 (finite 7)

(c) A boy waited for a train from 8:45am to 3:45pm. For how long did he
wait?

(d) It is October now. What month of the year will it be after 200 months
from now?
19. Houses in Jinja town are numbered starting with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. A
person is paid fifty shillings for each digit painted on the house.
(a) If Peter painted 125 houses, how much money did he earn?

(b) When James worked on main street he earned shs.9500, how many
houses did James paint?

20. A crate of soda was given to 7 boys.


(a) If the boys shared the bottles equally how many bottles did each boy
get?

(b) How many bottles remained?


KINGS WAY PRIMARY SCHOOLS
P.7 TOPICAL QUESTIONS
Name: ……………………………………………………Date:
……………………………….

Whole numbers
Section A
1. Write in words 36,001

2. What is the value of 4 in the number 8421?

3. Expand 3649 using powers of ten

4. Express 454 inRoman numerals

5. Find the product of the values of 2 and 4 in the number 825:45


6. Write in figures: Twenty five thousand four

7. Express 16ten as binary base system

8. Find x given that 32x = 81

9. Write in Hindu Arabic numerals MCMXCV

10. Add 15ten to 31ten giving your answer in base two

11. What number has been expanded to give; (2 x 10) + (6 x 1) + (3 x 1/10) +


(4 x 1/100)

12. Given digits 0, 7, 9, 6 form the biggest four digit numeral from the given
digits
13. Change 1101two to base ten

14. Express ¾ as a decimal fraction

15. What is the place value of 5 in the number 65001?

16. Given digits 3, 1, 5, 9


(a) Form the biggest and smallest four-digit numeral from the above digits.
i) Biggest

ii) Smallest

(b) Write the smallest number formed in Roman numerals

(c) Calculate the difference between the biggest and smallest four digit
numerals formed.

17. (a) Write 2400 in standard form.

(b) Expand 0.064 using place values


18. Round off 0.998 to two decimal places.

19. (d) Find the sum of the value of 6 and the place values of 3 in the number
46,438

20. (a) Simplify: 2 – 4 = ……… (finite 5)

(b) Today is Tuesday. Find the day of the week after 19days.

(c) Subtract: 1101two from 110two


(d) Solve 3x – 4 = 3 (finite 5)

21. (a) Solve the unknown bases


i) 44x = 35nine

ii) 24n = 28six

22. (b) Express the following as common fractions in their lowest terms
i) 0.777…
ii) 0.2727…

23. What number has been expanded? (3 x 103) + (9 x 101) + (6 x 10-1) + (4 x


10-2)

KINGS WAY PRIMARY SCHOOLS


P.7 TOPICAL QUESTIONS
Name: ……………………………………………………Date:
……………………………….

TOPIC: SET CONCEPTS


1. Given that set P = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7} and K = {0, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10} find
(a) PnK

(b) P–K

2. Given that set A = {polygons}, b = {quadrilaterals} and C =


(parallelograms} draw a Venn diagram to show the relationship between the
three sets

3. Describe the shaded regions

4. Given that a set has 32 subsets, how many elements are in this set?

5. Given that set K = {a, b, c}. How many proper subsets are in set K?
6. Given that set P = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}, W = {-2, ≤ x ≤ 2} represent the two
sets on a Venn diagram

7. Shade P – Q in a Venn diagram

8. Set T = {75, 70, 65, 60, 55, 50, 45}. Describe T.

9. In a class of 29pupils 9 eat fish only, 5 eat both meat and fish and y pupils
eat meat only. Use the Venn diagram below to find the value of y

10. Use the Venn diagram below to find the value of n


11. Given that n(A) = 15, n(B) = 20 and n(AnB) = 9
(a) Draw a Venn diagram to show the above information

(b) Find (i) n(AuB) (ii) n(A – B)

12. In a class of 20 pupils, 14 speak Luganda (L), 15 speak Kiswahili (K) and
some speak both languages.
(a) Draw a Venn diagram to show the above information

(b) Find the number of pupils who speak both Luganda and Kiswahili

(c) How many pupils speak only one language?


13. In a class of 40 pupils, 25 like English €, 15 like science (S), 4 like both and
8 pupils do not like any of the two subjects
(a) Complete the Venn diagram below
n(ε) = 40
b)Find the value of y

c). What is the probability of selecting a pupil who likes only science?

14. The Venn diagram below shows 60 people who like either fish or meat.

(a) Find the value of x


(b) What is the probability of choosing a pupil who likes fish?

GUIDE 1
1. 17, 19, 23, 29
17 + 19 + 23 + 29
= (17 + 19) + (19 + 29) = 88
2. 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14
3. F8 = {1, 2, 4, 8}
F12 = {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12} GCF = 4
4. 2 6 8 18
2 3 4 9
2 3 2 9
3 3 1 9
3 1 1 3
1 1 1
2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3= 72
5. 196 2 196
2 98

7 49
7 7
2 x 7 = 14
6. X, X + 1, x + 2
X + x + 1 + x + 2 = 63
3x + 3 = 63
3x + 3 – 3 = 63 – 3
3𝑥 60
3
= 3
No. 20, 21, 22
7. 4, 7, 6, 9, 8, 11, 10

+
3 -
1 +
3 1
- +
3 1
-

8. 3 x 3 x 11 = 99
24 ×2
9. 8
= 6.
10. 125
2
25
5
5
3
125 = 5

81 9
11. 0. 81 = = 10
= 0. 9
100
12. A = S x S
0.16 x 0.16
16 16 256
= 100
× 100
= 10000
= 0. 0256
13. 2 x 2 x 3 x 5 = 60
𝑛(𝑛+1) 125(125+1) 126
14. 2
= 2
= 125× 2
= 125×63 = 7875
15. 60
2 30
2 15
3 5
16. Section B
17. (a) (i) X = 2 x 2 x 3 x 2 = 24
(ii) y x 2 x 2 x 3 = 36
(b) (i) LCM = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3= 72
(ii) GCF = 2 x 2 x 3 = 12
(c ) n(FxnF36) = 3
18. (a) 2 2 3 5 8 12
+0 +1 +2 +3+4
1 5 3 7 8
(b) 2
, 8
, 4
, 8
, 8
1 1
+ 8
+ 8

(c )2.2, 1.8, 1.4, 1.0, 0.6


-0.4 -0.4 -0.4 -0.4
19. (a) x, 1+1,x+2
X + x + 1 + x + 2 = 84
3x + 3 – 3 = 84 – 3
3𝑥 81
3
= 3
= 27

(b) Range: H – L = 29 – 27 = 2
20. (a) 2
(b) 1
21. (a) 14five = 13n
(1 x 51) + (4 x 50) = (1 x n) + (3 x n0)
5+4=n+3
9–3=n+3–3=6
𝑃 ×𝑃 ×𝑃 ×𝑃 ×𝑃 ×𝑃 3
22. (b) P4 x P2 ÷ P3 = 𝑃 ×𝑃 ×𝑃
= 𝑃

23. (c ) 2x = 8 2 8
2x = 23 2 4
X=3 2 2

GUIDE 2
1. 5 x 5 + 5 x 5 x 5 + 1
= 25 + 125 + 1 = 151
2. 60,000
-54068
5932
25
3. (a) 2.5 x (13 +7) = 2.5 x 20 = 10
×20 = 25×2 = 50
(b) (79 – 7) ÷ 8 = 72 ÷ 8 = 9
4. 250178 = 250194
+ 16 +4007
250194 254201
5. 5263 x 120 = 631,560
6. 53.09 55.45
+2.36 – 18.5
55.45 36.95
7. 7 =7
6-2 4

8. 1.769 x 107
9. 6.25 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10
625
100
×10×10×10×10×10×10 = 6250000

7 16 4 1
10. 1 9
= = 3
=1 3
9
1026 3 342 3 114
11. 1026÷ 27 = 27
÷ 3
= 9
÷ 3
= 3
= 28𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝𝑠
12.
49
10
×
49
10
÷ ( 245
10
7
× 10 )= 49
10
49
× 10 ×
10
245
×
10
7
=
7
5
= 1. 4
13. Hrs Mins
3 46
+2 25
6hrs 11mins
14. A packet = 20 sticks
A carton = 12 packets
(12 x 20) = 240 sticks
8 cartons make a box
1box = 8cartons
(12 x 8) packets = 96packets that is to say 96 x 20 = 1920sticks
15. (a) MCMV = 1905 and MCMLXXXIV = 1984 that means 1984 – 1905 = 79yrs
(b) MCMIX = 1909 (ii) CXXXVIII = 138
16. (a) 0549837 – 0546754 = 3084units
(b) 857 x 3084 = 2642988/=
9
17. (a) x – 5 + 5 = 4 + 5 (fin 7)= 7 = 1𝑟2(𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑒 7) = 2
(b) 12:00 – 8:45 = 3:15, 3:15 + 3:45 = 7:00 there equals 7hours
210
(c) 10 + 200 = (fin 12) = 12

GUIDE 3
1. Thirty six thousand one
2. 8421
Hundreds
4 x 100 = 400
3. 3 6 4 9 (3 x 103) + (6 x 102) + (4 x 101) + (9 x 100)
4. 103 102 101 100
5. 454 = 400 + 50 + 4 = CD + L + IV = CDLIV
6. 825.45 = (2 x 10) (4 x 0.1) = 20 x 0.4 = 20 x 4/10 = 8
7. 25,004
8. 2 16 r
2 8 0
2 4 0
2 2 0
1 0 10000two
9. 3 = 81
2x

32x 34
2𝑥 4
2
= 2
=2

10. MCMXCV = 1995


11. 15 2 46 r
+31 2 23 0
46ten 2 11 1
2 5 1
2 2 1
1 0
101110two
12. 20 + 6 + 0.3 + 0.04 = 26 + 0.34 = 26.34
13. 9760

14. ¾ = 0.75
4 √ 30
28
20
20 = 0.75
15. 1101two = (1 x 2 ) + (1 x 22) + (0 x 21) + (1 x 20) = 8 + 4 + 0 + 1 = 13ten
3

16. 65001 five has a value of thousands


17. (a) 9531 (ii) 1359
(b) 1359 = MCCCLIX
(c) 9531 - 1359 = 8172
18. (a) 2.4 x 103
(b) (0 x 1) + (0 x 0.01) + (6 x 0.01) + (4 x 0.001)
(c) 0.998 + 1 = 1.00
19. (d) 46438
Value of 6 = 6000 6000
Place value of 3 = tens +10
6010
20. (a) 2 – 4 = ………(fin 5) = (2 + 5 ) – 4 = 7 – 4 = 3(finite 5)
21
(b) Tuesday = 2 = 2 + 19 = (fin 7) 7
= 3𝑟 0
0 stands for Sunday
(c) 1101two
-110two
111two
(d) 3x – 4 + 4 = 3 + 4 (fin 5)
3x = 7 (fin 5)
3𝑥 12
3x = (7 + 5) (fin 5) = 3
= 3
= 4(𝑓𝑖𝑛5)
21. (a) 44x = 35nine
(4 x X1) + (4 x X0) = (3 x 91) + (5 x 90) = 4x + 4 = 27 + 5 = 4x + 4 =
32
4𝑥 28
4x + 4 – 4 = 32 – 4 = 4
= 4
=7
22. (ii) 24n = 28six = (2 x n1) + (4 x n0) = (2 x 61) + (8 x 60)
2n + 4 = 12 + 8
2n + 4 = 20
2𝑛 16
2n + 4 – 4 = 20 – 4 = 2
= 2
=8

23. (b) X = 0.777…….(i)


10x = 7.777…. (ii)
10x = 7.777
- X = 0.777
9𝑥 7 7
9x = 7 = 9
= 9
= 3
24. (ii) 0.2727……
Y = 0.2727…….(i)
100y = 27.2727………(ii)
100y = 27.2727
- Y = 0.2727
99y = 27
99𝑦 27 3
99
= 99
= 11

25. 3000 + 90 + 0.6 + 0.04 = 3090.64


GUIDE 4
1. (i) PnK = {2, 4}
(ii) P – K = { 1, 3, 5, 6, 7}
2. Diagram

3. (i) A1

4. (ii) (PnQ)1

5. 2n = 32 2 32
2n = 25 2 16
5elements 2 8
2 4
2 2
1

6. 2n = 23
(2 x 2 x 2) – 1
8 – 1 = 7 proper subsets

7. P = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} and W = {-2, -1, 0, 1, 2}


8. .

9. Set T = {multiples of 5 from 45 to 75}


10. Y + 5 + 9 = 29
Y + 14 – 14 = 29 – 14
n = 15
11. 5 + n + 2 = 11
n + 5 + 2 = 11
n + 7 – 7 = 11 – 7
n=4

12. (a)

(b) (i) n(AuB) = (15 – 9) + 9 + (20 – 9) = 6 + 9 + 11 = 26


(ii) n(A – B) = 6
13. (a)
(b) 14 – x + x + 15 – x = 20
14 + 15 – x = 20
29 – x = 20
29 – 20 – x + x = x
9=x
(c) (14 – x) + (15 – x)
(14 – 9) + (15 – 9)
5 + 6 = 11 pupils

14. (a)

(b) 8 + 25 – y + y + 15 – y = 40
33 + 15 – y = 40
48 – y = 40
48 – 40 = y
8=y
(c) (15 – 8) = 7
15. (a) (i) M = {a, b, c, e, f, g, h}
(ii) PnN = {a, e, d}
(iii) P1 = {b, c, f, h, t, g}
(iv) PnMnN = {a, e}
(v) n(MnN) only = 2
16. (a) X + 20 + 10 + 25 = 60
X + 55 = 60
X + 55 – 55 = 60 – 55
X=5
(b) 20 + 10 = 30
P = 30
60

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