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Mathematics2008

BECE · 40 questions · Answers included

40 questions

1

M = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ..., 20}

2

List the members of the set {2 ≤ x ≤ 5}.

3

Round 8921465 to the nearest hundred.

4

Write 98 as a product of its prime factors.

5

Evaluate 4(8 - 2) + 5(3 - 8).

6

Arrange the following in descending order of magnitude:

7

The ratio 8 : 12 is equivalent to y : 9. What is the value of y .

8

Write 0.55 as a fraction in its lowest term.

9

Which of the following can be made from the net below?

10

Simplify 5 w + 7 p 2 - 4 w + 3 p 2

11

Osei bought a hat for GH₵ 5.00. He sold it to Yaovi at a profit of 20%. How much did Yaovi pay for the hat?

12

Simplify 2 9 ÷ 2 3

13

Find the image of -3 under the mapping x → 2( x + 3).

14

A football field is 120 m long and 75 m wide. What is the perimeter of the field?

15

A tank holds 240 litres of water. How much water is in the tank when it is 4 5 full?

16

A man has 6 x sheep and 5 y goats. He sells 3 x sheep and 2 y goats. How many animals are left after the sales?

17

The table below shows the average rainfall in a town from March 2003 to August 2003.

18

The table below shows the average rainfall in a town from March 2003 to August 2003.

19

A trader buys a dozen pens at GH₵ 4.80 and sells them at 48 Gp each . Find her percentage profit.

20

Find the angle through which the minute hand of a clock moves from 5.15 p.m. to 5.25 p.m.

21

If E = {prime numbers between 10 and 20} and F = {odd numbers between 0 and 16}, find E ∩ F .

22

Write 17 ten in base two numeral.

23

What fraction of a revolution is 72°?

24

Express 6 days is to 3 weeks as a ratio in its simplest form.

25

The letters in the word HIPPOPOTAMUS are placed in a box. What is the probability of taking out a letter that is a vowel?

26

Find the perimeter of the kite below.

27

Illustrate 3 < x < 5 on the number line, where x ∈ {rational numbers}.

28

How many lines of symmetry has an equilateral triangle?

29

If p = ( 4 3 ) and q = ( -2 7 ) , find 4 p - 2 q .

30

Which of the following is not a quadrilateral?

31

Use the figure below to answer the question below .

32

Use the figure below to answer the question below .

33

Solve 4k 9 = 12.

34

Expand ( a + 4)( a + 6)

35

Find 12 1 2 % of GH₵ 80.00

36

Write the number 34.1 in standard form.

37

Simplify 30 5(-2)

38

Find the highest common factor of 15 and 21.

39

The difference between two numbers is 168. If the smaller number is 113, find the other number.

40

If r = ( 2 5 ) and t = ( -2 -3 ) , evaluate r + t .