BECE 2009 Mathematics (Maths) Paper 1 Objectives
BECE PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
BECE 2009
MATHEMATICS (MATHS)
OBJECTIVES (Paper 1)
1. Given that A = {1,2,3,4,5,6} and B = {3,6,9,12}, find A![]()
B
A. {3,6} B. {6,12} C. {2,3,4,5,9,12} D.{1,2,3,4,5,6,9,12}
2. Write 2340000 in standard form.
A) 2.34×10-6
B) 2.34×10-5
C) 2.34×106
D) 2.34×107
3. How many faces has a cuboid?
A. 12 B) 8 C) 6 D) 4
4. Subtract 125.47 from 203.90
A. 78.57 B) 78.43 C) -121.57 D) -122.38
5. Simplify (5m+3n) – (2m-n)
A. 5m-4n B.)3m+4n C.)3m-2n D.)7m+4n
6. Which of the following sets is equal to {1,2,3,4} ?
A. {2,4,1,5} B. {2,1,4,3,} C. {1,2,3,4,…} D. {2,3,4,5,…}
7. In a town of 42,800 inhabitants, 48% are male. The rest are female. How many more females are there than males?
A. 22,256 B) 20,544 C)1,712 D)1,612
8. What set does the following graph represent?
A. {x: x<2} B. {x: x≤2} C. {x: x>2} D. {x: x≥2}
The pie chart below shows the performance of Kate in her final examination.
Use the diagram to answer Questions 9 and 10
9. What is the angle for French?
A) 120° B) 100° C) 70° D) 35°
10. If Kate scored 60% in Social Studies, what was her score in Economics?
A) 45% B) 54% C) 72% D) 90%
11. A teacher is to be chosen at random from a group of 6 male and 2 female teachers for a patron of a Mathematics Club. What is the probability that a female teacher is chosen?
A) ¾ B) 2/3 C) 1/3 D) 1/4
12. Solve the equation 2x – 3(x-1) = 6
A) 3 B) -3 C) -7 D) -9
13. If m = 3 and n = -3, evaluate ½(3m-n)
A) 6 B) 3 C) 0 D) -6
14. Which of the following sets of angles form the interior angles of a right-angled triangle?
A. {20°, 50°, 90°}
B. {80°, 60°, 90°}
C. {45°, 45°, 90°}
D. {65°, 90°, 35°}
15. State the rule for the mapping
A. x --> x/4 B) x --> x/2 C) x --> 3x/4 D) x -->1/2x
16. A rectangle has an area of 36 cm2 and a width of 3 cm. Find its perimeter.
A. 12 cm B) 18 cm C) 24 cm D) 30 cm
17. Find the value of 4 + xo
A. 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6
18. A van travels 154km in 1¾hours. Find its speed in km/h.
A. 77km/h B) 88km/h C) 100km/h D)269.5km
19. In the figure below, PQ and RS are straight lines. Find the value of the angle marked wo.
A. 27° B) 53° C) 63° D) 127°
20. If x + 5 = -7, find the value of x/6
A. -5 B) -2 C)-⅓ D) 2
In the diagram below, rectangle OABC is enlarged into rectangle OA1B1C1 from centre O. |OC|=5cm, |OA|=2cm and |AA1| = 1cm
Use the diagram to answer Questions 21 and 22
21. Find the scale factor of the enlargement.
A. 1 B) 1.5 C) 2 D) 2.5
22. Calculate OC1
A. 7.5cm B) 8cm C) 9cm D) 12cm
23. The height of a flag pole in a scale drawing is 5cm. If the scale is 1cm to 3m, what is the actual height of the pole?
A. 10 m B) 15 m C) 8 m D) 5 m
24. Factorize: ax + 3x + a + 3
A. x(a+x) B. (x-a)(x+3) C. x(a-x) D. (a+3)(x+1)
25. If y = (x+8)/(x-4), find the value of y when x =2
A. 5 B) -5 C) 4 D) -4
26. Find the greatest common factor (GCF) of 90, 126 and 72.
A. 6 B) 9 C) 18 D) 24
27. Given that 1 : 3 = x : 21, find the value of x.
A. 4 B) 5 C) 7 D) 63
28. Find the difference between 432five and 143five
A)234five B) 334five C) 1130five D) 1310five
29. Simplify: 14⅓ - 2⅜ + 57/12
A. 6 3/8 B) 7 5/12 C) 17 5/12 D) 17 13/24
30. Nine bottles of equal capacity hold 4½ litres of water. How much do x bottles hold?
A) ½ x litres
B) 2x litres
C) 20½ x litres
D) 40½ x litres
31. A sales girl receives a 5% commission on all she sells. Find how much she has to sell to receive GH¢15.00
A. GH¢750.00 B) GH¢300.00 C) GH¢75.00 D)GH¢30.00
32. Arrange the following fractions in ascending order: 7/12 , 3/5, 7/15, 3/4
A) 3/5, 7/15, 7/12, ¾
B) 7/12, 7/15, 3/5, ¾
C) 7/15, 7/12, 3/5, ¾
D) 3/5, ¾, 7/12, 7/15
33. Add 2.5 to the product of 4.2 and 0.2
A. 13.4 B) 10.9 C) 3.34 D) 1.34
34. What is the value of four in the number 7073.48?
A. four tenth B) four C) forty D) four hundred
The table below shows the ages of children at a birthday party.
Ages (yrs)
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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No. of children
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3
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4
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2
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5
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4
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4
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6
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4
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2
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1
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Use this table to answer Questions 35, 36 and 37
35. What is the modal age?
A) 10 B) 7 C) 5 D) 4
36. A child is selected at random. What is the probability that he or she is 4 years old?
A) 4/35 B) 1/7 C) 2/5 D) 4/5
37. How many children are 7 or more years old?
A) 28 B) 22 C) 13 D) 6
39. Simplify: 5 – 7 + 2(3 – 8)
A. -12 B) -8 C) -5 D) -4
Answers and Solutions to BECE 2009 Maths Paper 1
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