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BECE · 38 questions · Answers included

38 questions

1

Find the set of prime factors of 12.

2

If P = {7, 11, 13} and Q = {9, 11, 13}. Find P U Q .

3

In the diagram, set Q has 30 members and set T has 25 members. Q ∩ T has 10 members.

4

Find the value of 6 1 4

5

Convert 39 ten to a base five numeral.

6

Find the least whole number which must be added to 207 to make it divisible by 17

7

Simplify 2 x (3 1 3 + 1 1 6 )

8

If 8.51 ÷ 2.3 = 3.7, find the value of 85.1 ÷ 2.3

9

Express 0.625 as a fraction in its lowest term.

10

An amount of money is shared between Kofi and Ama in the ratio 3 : 5. If Ama received ₵4,650.00, what is Kofi's share?

11

If $1.00 = ₵340.00, what was the cedi value of an article which cost $6.50?

12

Find the simple interest on ₵28,000.00 at 3 1 2 % per annum for 6 months.

13

The bar chart shows the distances of 5 villages, P , Q , R , S and T from a market town.

14

The bar chart shows the distances of 5 villages, P , Q , R , S and T from a market town.

15

There are 20 beads in a box. Some are red and some green. The chance that one bead taken at random from the box is red is 1 4 . Find the number of red beads in the box.

16

A bag contains 12 mangoes of which 4 are not ripe. What is the chance of picking at random a ripe mango from the bag?

17

Find the value of p 2 – 6 p + 9 when p = -2

18

If x = 2, find the value of q in the equation 3 x – 4 = x + q .

20

Use the mapping below to answer the question below

21

Use the mapping below to answer the question below

22

In the diagram below, find the bearing of P from Q

23

A polygon has 10 sides. Which of the following gives the sum of its interior angles?

24

The diagram shows the conversion graph for miles and kilometres.

25

The diagram shows the conversion graph for miles and kilometres.

26

The diagram below is a right-angled triangle.

27

The diagram below is a right-angled triangle.

28

The diagram below shows two points P and Q in the number plane. Find the vector PQ .

29

Find the length of the vector p = ( -5 12 )

30

In the diagram, square P 1 Q 1 R 1 S 1 is an enlargement of square PQRS from centre O . The area of PQRS is 4 cm 2 and the area of P 1 Q 1 R 1 S 1 is 9 cm 2 .

31

The volume of a cube is 27 cm 3 . Find the area of one of its faces.

32

A cylinder is of height 3 cm and radius 2 cm. Find its curved surface area.

34

If one-third of a number is added to one-fifth of the same number, the result is 8. Find the number.

35

If 1 : x is equivalent to 6 1 4 : 25, find x .

36

Express 3 8 as a percentage.

37

Akosua buys 480 pineapples for ₵24,000.00. She sells all the pineapples for ₵28,000.00. Find her profit percent.

38

How many edges has a cuboid?

39

The pie chart shows the distribution of crops on a farm of area 250 hectares.

40

The pie chart shows the distribution of crops on a farm of area 250 hectares.