BECE 2017 Mathematics (Maths) Past Question Paper One

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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

A: {1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11}
B: {1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15}
C: {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13}
D: {1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15}

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

A: 10
B: 12
C: 15
D: 18

Given that $\frac{1}{2p}=\frac{1}{8}$ , find the value of p.

A: 4
B: 3
C: 2
D: 1

Simplify $3q\times12pq$

A: $15pq^{2}$
B: $15p^{2}q$
C: $32pq^{2}$
D: $32p^{2}q$

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

A: A ⊂ B
B: A ∩ B = {2, 6, 8}
C: A ∪ B = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10}
D: A ⊃ B

Find the product of $4xy^{4} and x^{2}yz$

A: $4x^{3}y^{4}z$
B: $4x^{3}y^{5}z$
C: $4x^{2}y^{4}z$
D: $4x^{2}y^{4}$

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

A: 144°
B: 900°
C: 1440°
D: 1800°

Solve $2+\frac{x}{3}=1-2x$

A: $-1\frac{2}{7}$
B: $-\frac{3}{7}$
C: $\frac{3}{7}$
D: $1\frac{2}{7}$

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.

A: 20 years
B: 30 years
C: 40 years
D: 50 years

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

A: GHc 183.60
B: GHc 280.63
C: GHc 283.20
D: GHc 283.84

Evaluate: $\frac{0.00492}{0.041}$

A: 0.012
B: 0.12
C: 1.2
D: 12.0

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

A: GHc 1,000.00
B: GHc 2,000.00
C: GHc 10,000.00
D: GHc 20,000.00

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

A: 5x + 1.5y
B: 5y + 1.5x
C: 5(x + 1.5y)
D: 1.5(5x + y)

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

A: 8
B: 15
C: 16
D: 30

Find the value of x in the diagram.

A: 28°
B: 30°
C: 34°
D: 60°

How many lines of symmetry does a rhombus have?

A: 2
B: 3
C: 4
D: 5

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.

A: 46%
B: 47%
C: 53%
D: 54%

Simplify: $\frac{2(u-v)(2u+v)}{4u+6v}$

A: $\frac{(u-v)(2u+v)}{u+v}$
B: $\frac{(u-v)(u+v)}{u+2v}$
C: $\frac{1}{2}(u-v)$
D: (u-v)

Solve 25x + 450 ≤ 3000

A: x ≥ 102
B: x ≤ 102
C: . x ≥ 138
D: x ≤ 138

Given that a = $\left(\begin{array}{c}4\\ -6\end{array}\right) and b = \left(\begin{array}{c}-4\\ 6\end{array}\right)$ , find a + b.

A: $\left(\begin{array}{c}0\\ 0\end{array}\right)$
B: $\left(\begin{array}{c}-8\\ 12\end{array}\right)$
C: $\left(\begin{array}{c}8\\ -12\end{array}\right)$
D: $\left(\begin{array}{c}-8\\ 0\end{array}\right)$

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

A: 280.00
B: 320.00
C: . 360.00
D: 400.00

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?

A: 2.2 km
B: 2.5 km
C: . 2.8 km
D: 3.2 km

In the diagram, UVW is an isosceles triangle, |UV| = |UW| and angle VUW = 70°. Find angle UVW

A: 70°
B: 60°
C: . 55°
D: 35°

Arrange the following in descending order: $\frac{7}{20},\frac{7}{25},\frac{37}{100},\frac{1}{4}$

A: $\frac{37}{100},\frac{7}{20},\frac{7}{25},\frac{1}{4}$
B: $\frac{1}{4},\frac{7}{25},\frac{7}{20},\frac{37}{100}$
C: . $\frac{37}{100},\frac{7}{20},\frac{1}{4},\frac{7}{25}$
D: $\frac{7}{25},\frac{1}{4},\frac{7}{20},\frac{37}{100}$

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

A: (–4, –3)
B: (–3, 4)
C: . (–4, 3)
D: (3, –4)

Simplify: $7\frac{1}{2}\times(\frac{1}{4}\div\frac{1}{2})-\frac{1}{4}$

A: $\frac{7}{2}$
B: $\frac{11}{16}$
C: $\frac{7}{32}$
D: $\frac{1}{2}$

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

A: 4.3 x 10⁴
B: 4.3 x 10³
C: 4.3 x 10²
D: 4.3 x 10

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

A: (–3, –2)
B: (–3, 2)
C: . (3, –2)
D: (3, 2)

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

A: GHc 3.50
B: GHc 4.00
C: . GHc 4.20
D: GHc 4.50

Tins of milk each of volume 77 cm3 and weight 170 g were packed into an empty carton of volume 1540 cm3 and weight 500 g

Use this information to answer Questions 30 and 31 30. How many tins of milk can be packed to fill the carton?

A: 2
B: 3
C: . 20
D: 22

What is the weight of the carton when packed with the tins of milk?

A: 2.06 kg
B: 2.94 kg
C: . 3.90 kg
D: 8.50 kg

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?

A: 20
B: 25
C: . 28
D: 30

Express $\frac{10}{32}$ as a decimal fraction.

A: 0.3200
B: 0.3125
C: . 0.3676
D: 0.3222

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

A: $\frac{3}{5}$
B: $\frac{3}{8}$
C: . $\frac{5}{8}$
D: $\frac{2}{5}$

The number of pupils who attended hospital from eight classes on a particular day are: 1, 5, 3, 1, 7, 5, 1, 1

Use the information to answer Questions 35 to 37. 35. Find the median number.

A: 1
B: 2
C: . 3
D: 4

What is the modal number?

A: 1
B: 4
C: . 5
D: 7

C.alculate the mean.

A: 2
B: 3
C: . 4
D: 5

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

A: C.ircumference
B: Diameter
C: . Radius
D: Sector

Express 1352 as a product of prime factors.

A: $2^3\times13^{3}$
B: $2^3\times13^{2}$
C: $2^2\times13^{3}$
D: $2^2\times13^{2}$

Which of the following statements about sets is true?

A: Every set is a subset of the null set.
B: The universal set is the subset of the null set
C: . The intersection of two sets is always a null set
D: The universal set is the union of all its subsets.

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