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Mathematics2017

BECE · 38 questions · Answers included

38 questions

1

If Q = {1,3,5,7,9,10,11,13,15} and T = {1,2,3,5,6,7,10,11,12}, find Q ∪ T .

2

If 21:2 x = 7:12, find the value of x .

3

Given that

4

Simplify 3 q x 12 pq .

5

If A = {2,6,8} and B = {4,6,8,10}, which of the following statements is true ?

6

Find the product of 4 xy 4 and x 2 yz .

7

The sum of the interior angles of a regular polygon with 10 sides is

8

Solve

9

The ages of the members of a social club are 20 years, 55 years, 60 years and 25 years. Find the mean age of the members of the club.

10

Evelyn saved GH₵ 35.48 every month for 8 months. How much did she save?

11

Evaluate

12

A woman deposited an amount of GH₵ 50,000.00 at a bank for 2 years at a rate of 20% per annum. Find the simple interest.

13

What is the total cost of x shirts at GH₵ 5.00 each and y shirts at GH₵ 1.50 each ?

14

At a meeting attended by 23 people, the females were 7 more than the males. How many males were there?

16

How many lines of symmetry does a rhombus have?

17

In 1995, 215 boys and 185 girls were admitted into a Senior Secondary School. Find, correct to the nearest whole number, the percentage of girls admitted.

18

Simplify

19

Solve 25 x + 450 ≤ 3000.

20

Give that

21

Mr. Agyekum has 11 of the GH₵ 20.00 notes, 15 of the GH₵ 10.00 notes and 6 of the GH₵ 5.00 notes. How much does Mr. Agyekum have altogether ?

22

A man travelled a distance of 1.5 km in 30 minutes. What distance can he cover in 50 minutes, travelling at the same speed?

24

Arrange the following in descending order:

25

The point D (4,3) is reflected in the y -axis. Find the coordinates of its image.

26

Simplify:

27

Divide 64.5 by 0.015, leaving the answer in standard form.

28

The point Q (-2,3) is rotated anticlockwise about the origin through an angle of 90 o . Find the coordinates of its image.

29

Elias bought five books. Their mean price was GH₵ 3.25. The total cost for four of the books was GH₵ 11.75. What was the cost of the fifth book?

30

Tins of milk each of volume 77 cm 3 and weight 170 g were packed into an empty carton of volume 1540 cm 3 and weight 500 g.

31

Tins of milk each of volume 77 cm 3 and weight 170 g were packed into an empty carton of volume 1540 cm 3 and weight 500 g.

32

A piece of cloth is 8.4 m long. If 30 cm is needed to sew a napkin, how many napkins can be sewn from this piece of cloth?

33

Express

34

A match box contains 40 sticks. If 15 of them are spolit, find the probability that a stick chosen at random is not spoilt?

35

The number of pupils who attended hospital from eight classes on a particular day are:

36

The number of pupils who attended hospital from eight classes on a particular day are:

37

The number of pupils who attended hospital from eight classes on a particular day are:

38

The distance from the centre of a circle to any point on it is called

39

Express 1352 as a product of prime factors.

40

Which of the following statements about sets is true?