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Mathematics2022

BECE · 36 questions · Answers included

36 questions

1

Express 108 as a product of prime factors.

2

A football match starts at 2.20 p.m. and lasts for 1 hour 50 minutes. At what time will the game end?

3

Which of the following is not a quadrilateral?

4

Solve: 5 x - (7 x - 3) ≤ 9.

5

Simplify

6

Given that

7

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

8

Solve:

9

The longest chord of a circle is the

10

Factorize completely xy - xm - my + m 2 .

11

Given that P (3,-2) and Q (-2,4) are points in a plane, find the gradient of the line joining P to Q .

13

The rule of mapping is x → 2 x 2 - 1. What number does x = 2 map to?

15

Arrange the following fractions from the lowest to the highest:

16

A shop is rented at GH₵ 9.00 per month. How much money is paid in 1½ years?

17

A certain number is subtracted from 12 and the result is multiplied by 3. If the answer is 21, find the number.

20

Adjoa travelled 12km due north and 5km due east. How much far was she from her starting point?

21

Which of the following is the largest set?

22

Write 1930.54 in standard form.

23

Expand: (2 a - b )( a - b )

24

The stem and leaf plot shows the weights (kg) of cocoa bags weighed in a week.

25

The stem and leaf plot shows the weights (kg) of cocoa bags weighed in a week.

26

The stem and leaf plot shows the weights (kg) of cocoa bags weighed in a week.

27

If a =

28

For what value of x is 3 x = 81?

29

Simplify: -15 - (-20) + (-10).

30

Express 3/8 as a decimal fraction.

31

What is the length of the side of a square of area 225 cm 2 ?

32

What is the probability that a number greater than 5 shows up when a die is thrown?

33

Given that 117(12+18) = 117(15+ k ), find the value of k

34

A mother has GH₵ 5.00 and gives each of her 3 children GH₵ 1.50 as pocket money. How much is left for her?

35

A car travels 36 kilometres in an hour. Find its speed in metres per second.

36

Peter had GH₵ 200.00 and spent GH₵ 83.00. What percentage of the money is left?

37

If a trader made a profit of 10% in selling a shirt for GH₵ 44.00, find the cost price

38

Express 15 : 12 in the form 1 : n .

39

The ratio of farmers to children in a village is 13 : 11. If there were 312 farmers in the village, how many children were there?

40

The volume of a cylinder is 40Π cm 3 . If the height of the cylinder is 10 cm, find the base radius