BECE 2008 Mathematics (Maths) Paper 1 Objectives
BECE PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
BECE 2008 MATHS
MATHEMATICS (MATHS)
OBJECTIVES (Paper 1)
1. M = {1,2,3,4,5, …, 20}, Q = {3,4,5,6,7,8} and R = {2,3,5,7}
If Q and R are subsets of M, find Q∩R.
A. {3,5} B.{5,7} C.{3,5,7} D.{,2,3,5,7}
2. List the members of the set {2 ≤ x ≤ 5}
A.{2,5} B.{2,3,4} C.{2,3,5} D.{2,3,4,5}
3. Round 8921465 to the nearest hundred
A. 8921000 B) 8921400 C) 8921460 D) 8921500
4. Write 98 as a product of its prime factors
A. 2×7 B) 22×7 C) 2×72 D)22×72
5. Evaluate 4(8-2) + 5(3-8)
A. -31 B) -1 C) 37 D) 49
6. Arrange the following in descending order of magnitude: 0.32, 2/5, 27%, 1/3
A) 0.32, 2/5, 27%, 1/3
B) 0.32, 1/3, 2/5,27%
C) 27%, 0.32, 1/3, 2/5
D) 2/5, 1/3, 0.32,27%
7. The ratio 8:12 is equivalent to y:9. What is the value of y?
A. 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7
8. Write 0.55 as a fraction in its lowest term
A. 11/200 B) 11/20 C) 11/2 D) 11/5
9. Which solid figure can be made from the net below?
A) Triangular prism
B) Square pyramid
C) Triangular pyramid
D) Cuboid
10. Simplify 5w + 7p2 – 4w + 3p2
A. 9w+10p2 B) w+10p2 C) w+4p2 D) 9w+4p2
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?
A. GH¢4.80 B) GH¢5.50 C) GH¢6.00 D) GH¢7.00
12. Simplify 29 ÷ 23
A. 23 B) 26 C) 212 D) 227
13. Find the image of -3 under the mapping x → 2(x+3)
A. 0 B) 2 C) 6 D) 12
14. A football field is 120 m long and 75 m wide. What is the perimeter of the field?
A. 195 m B) 390 m C) 780 m D) 900 m
15. A tank holds 240 litres of water. How much water is in the tank when it is 4/5 full?
A. 60 litres B) 132 litres C) 192 litres D)240 litres
16. A man has 6x sheep and 5y goats. He sells 3x sheep and 2y goats. How many animals are left after the sales?
A. 3x-3y B) 3x+3y C) 9x-5y D) 9x+5y
The table below shows the average rainfall in a town from March 2003 to August 2003.
Month
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Rainfall (mm)
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96
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147
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281
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452
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265
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139
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17. What was the total amount of rainfall in May, June and July?
A) 696mm B) 930mm C) 998mm D) 1020mm
18. What was the mean rainfall in the town over the six months?
A) 230mm B) 281mm C) 366mm D) 452mm
19. A trader buys a dozen pens at GH¢4.80 and sells them at 48Gp each. Find her percentage profit.
A. 5% B) 10% C) 15% D) 20%
20. Find the angle through which the minute hand of a clock moves from 5:15pm to 5:25pm
A. 30° B) 45° C) 60° D) 120°
21. If E = {prime numbers between 10 and 20} and F = {odd numbers between 0 and 16}, find E∩F.
A. {11} B. {11,13} C. {3,11,13} D. {3,11,13,15}
22. Write 17ten as a base two numeral.
A. 1001 B) 10001 C) 11001 D) 11011
23. What fraction of a revolution is 72°°
A. 1/6 B) 1/5 C) 2/5 D) 5/8
24. Express 6 days is to 3 weeks as a ratio in its simplest form
A. 1:2 B) 2:1 C) 2:7 D) 7:2
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?
A. 1/12 B) 3/12 C) 5/12 D) 7/12
26. Find the perimeter of the kite below.
A. 38cm B) 64cm C) 76cm D) 88cm
28. How many lines of symmetry has an equilateral triangle?
A. 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
29.
30. Which of the following is not a quadrilateral?
A) Hexagon
B) kite
C) Rectangle
D) Trapezium
Use the figure below to answer Questions 31 and 32
31. Find the value of x
A) 20° B) 30° C) 40° D) 50°
32. What is the value of f?
A) 10° B) 20° C) 40° D) 80°
33. Solve 4k / 9 = 12
A. 23 B) 25 C) 27 D) 29
34. Expand (a + 4) (a + 6)
A. 2a+24 B) a2+6a+10 C) a2+10a+10 D) a2+10a+24
35. Find 12½ % of GH¢80.00
A. GH¢8.00 B) GH¢10.00 C) GH¢12.00 D) GH¢12.50
36. Write the number 34.1 in standard form
A) 3.41×10-2
B) 3.41×10-1
C) 3.41×100
D) 3.41×10
37. Simplify 30 / 5(-2)
A. -10 B) -6 C) -3 D) 3
38. Find the highest common factor of 15 and 21.
A. 1 B) 3 C) 5 D) 7
39. The difference between two numbers is 168. If the smaller number is 113, find the other number
A. 223 B) 271 C) 281 D) 291
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