Selected Standard 8 KCPE Mathematics Questions on Numbers (Year 2004-2010)

Featured Topics

1.❯ Place value and total value

2.❯ Reading and Writing numbers in symbols and in word

2004 Question 1

1

​What is 399.90485 rounded off to the nearest hundredth?

• A. 400
• B. 399.905
• C. 399.90
• D. 399.9

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2004 Question 3

2

What is three million six thousand four hundred and seventy two less one thousand written in symbols?

• A. 3599472
• B. 3005472
• C. 3007472
• D. 3059472

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• B. 3005472

2004 Question 3

3

What is the place value of the digit 7 in the number 3470268?

• A. Thousands
• B. Ten thousands
• C. Seventy thousands
• D.. Hundred thousands

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• B. Ten thousands

2005 Question 1

4

Which one of the following is 50,205,082 in words?

• A. Fifty million two hundred and fifty thousand and eighty two.
• B. Fifty million twenty five thousand and eighty two.
• C. Fifty million two hundred thousand five hundred and eighty two.
• D. Fifty million two hundred and five thousand and eighty two.

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• D. Fifty million two hundred and five thousand and eighty two.

2005 Question 2

5

What is the place value of the digit 6 in the in number 2649053?

• A. Hundred thousands
• B. Millions
• C. Six hundred thousand
• D. Ten thousands

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• A. Hundred thousands

2005 Question 3

6

​What is the number 29.34046 rounded off to the nearest thousandth?

• A. 29.3
• B. 29.34
• C. 29.340
• D. 29.341

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• C. 29.340

2006 Question 1

7

What is 73121025 written in words?

• A. Seven million three hundred and twelve thousand one hundred and twenty five.
• B. Seventy three million one hundred and twenty one thousand and twenty five.
• C. Seven hundred and thirty one million two hundred and ten thousand and twenty five.
• D. Seventy three million twelve thousand one hundred and twenty five.

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• B. Seventy three million one hundred and twenty one thousand and twenty five.

2006 Question 5

8

What is the sum of the total values of the digits in the hundreds and ten thousands positions in the number 693582?

• A. 95000
• B. 90500
• C. 10100
• D. 9500

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• B. 90500

2007 Question 1

9

Which one of the following is 1100000.001 written in words?

• A One million one hundred thousand and one hundredth.
• B One million one thousand and one thousandth.
• C One million one hundred thousand one tenth.
• D One million one hundred thousand and one thousandth

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• D One million one hundred thousand and one thousandth

2007 Question 2

10

What is the place value of the digit 7 obtained after working out 0.2016 ÷ 28?

• A Tenths.
• B Hundredths.
• C Thousandths.
• D Ten thousandths.

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• C Thousandths.

2008 Question 1

11

Which one of the following numbers is one million five thousand three hundred and eight?

• A 1005308
• B 1050308
• C 1500308
• D 1005038

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• A 1005308

2008 Question 5

12

What is the total’ value of digit 6 in the number 40607580’?

• A Six million.
• B Six hundred thousand.
• C Sixty thousand.
• D Hundred thousand.

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• B Six hundred thousand.

2009 Question 1

13

Which one of the following numbers is twenty six million, four hundred and thirty thousand, two hundred and nine in symbols?

• A. 26432009
• B. 2643209
• C. 26430209
• D. 264302009

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• C. 26430209

2009 Question 10

14

What is the difference between the total value of digit 3 and digit 9 in the number 6803901?

• A. 6
• B. 2100
• C. 3000
• D. 3900

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• B. 2100

2010 Question 1

15

Which one of the following is 60400502 in words?

• A. Six million four hundred thousand five hundred and two.
• B. Sixty million four thousand five hundred and two.
• C. Sixty million forty thousand five hundred and two.
• D. Sixty million four hundred thousand five hundred and two.

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2010 Question 4

16

What is the place value of digit 6 in the number 706053?

• A. Six hundreds
• B. Hundreds
• C. Six thousands
• D. Thousands

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Solution
Prepare the place value table as shown below.

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