BECE 2016 Mathematics (Maths) Paper 2 Essay
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BECE 2016 MATHS
MATHEMATICS
ESSAY (Paper 2)
Answer four questions only.
All questions carry equal marks.
All working must be clearly shown.
Marks will not be awarded for correct answers without corresponding working
All questions carry equal marks.
All working must be clearly shown.
Marks will not be awarded for correct answers without corresponding working
(i) Mathematics?
(ii) English Language?
(b) Illustrate the information given in (a) on a Venn diagram.
(i) both subjects;
(ii) Mathematics only.
P = 3/4 n +1800. Find the:
(i) cost of producing 2,000 items;
(ii) number of items that will be produced with GHC 2,400.00;
(iii) cost when no items are produced.
(i) Find the excess weight of his luggage
(ii) Express the excess weight as a percentage of the maximum weight allowed.
(b) The pie chart shows the distribution of textbooks to six classes A, B, C, D, E and F in a school.
(ii) What is the average number of textbooks distributed to the classes?
(iii) How many classes had less than the average number of textbooks distributed?
4. (a) Using a scale of 2 cm to 1 unit on both axes, draw on a graph sheet, two perpendicular axes OX and OY for –5≤ x ≤ 5 and -5 ≤ y ≤ 5.
(i) Plot, indicating the coordinates of all points P(1, 1), Q(1, 2), R(2, 2) and S(2, 1) on a graph sheet. Join the points to form square PQRS.
(ii) Draw and indicate clearly all coordinates, the image P1Q1R1S1 of square PQRS under an enlargement from the origin with a scale factor of 2, where P → P1, Q→Q1, R→R1 and S→S1.
(iii) Draw and indicate clearly all coordinates, the image P2Q2R2S2 of square P1Q1R1S1 under a reflection in the x-axis where P1→P2, Q1→Q2, R1→R2 and S1→S2
(b) Using the graph in 4(a), find the gradient of line R2S.
(b) The selling price of a gas cooker is GHC450.00. If a customer is allowed a discount of 20%, calculate the :
(i) discount;
(ii) amount paid by the customer.
(c) A crate of minerals containing ten bottles of Coca Cola and fourteen bottles of Fanta was given to some children for a birthday party. If a child chose a drink at random from the crate, find the probability that it was Fanta.
6. (a) Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct:
(i) triangle XYZ with |XY| = 9 cm, |YZ| = 12 cm and |XZ| = 8cm;
(ii) the perpendicular bisector of line XY;
(iii) the perpendicular bisector of line XZ.
(b) (i) Label the point of intersection of the two bisectors as T;
(ii) With point T as centre, draw a circle of radius 6 cm.
(c) Measure:
(i) |TX|
(ii) angle XYZ
Answers and Solutions to BECE 2016 Maths Paper 2
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