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BECE 2019 - MATHEMATICS [PAPER I]
OBJECTIVE TEST
1.
Given that A = {2,4,6,8,10} and B = {4,8,12}, find A ∪ B.
{4,8}
{2,8,12}
{4,6,8,12}
{2,4,6,8,10,12}
2.
Express 0.000344 in standard form.
3.44 x 10-6
3.44 x 10-5
3.44 x 10-4
3.44 x 10-3
3.
Which of the following numbers is the largest?
-70
-50
-3
-2
4.
Correct 0.024561 to three significant figures.
0.03
0.025
0.0245
0.0246
5.
Simplify: (75x73)÷76
79
74
73
72
6.
How many lines of symmetry has a square?
0
1
2
4
7.
-9
-3
1
15
8.
Factorize: kx+2xt-4k-8t.
(k-2t)(x+4)
(k+2t)(x+4)
(k+t)(x-4)
(k+2t)(x-4)
9.
There are 12 boys and 18 girls in a class
Find the fraction of boys in the class.
⅖
⅗
⅔
¾
10.
Express 30% as a fraction in its lowest term.
7⁄10
3⁄20
7⁄20
3⁄10
11.
Make k the subject of the relation, ky - k = y2
12.
The mean of the numbers 5, 2x,4 and 3 is 5. Find the value of x.
3
4
5
8
13.
Find the rule of the mapping
y = 2x + 2
y = -2x + 2
y = 4x
y = -2x + 5
14.
The two sides of a parallelogram are 4.8 m and 7.2 m long. Find its perimeter.
48.0 m
34.6 m
24.0 m
17.3 m
15.
A tank in the form of a cuboid has length 6 m and breadth 4 m. If the volume of the tank is 36 m3, find the height.
0.67 m
1.5 m
1.8 m
5.0 m
16.
If the bearing of A from B is 240o, find the bearing of B from A
040o
060o
120o
300o
17.
Find the truth set of the inequality 2y + 5 < 4y - 5.
{y:y > 5}
{y:y < 5}
{y:y > 1}
{y:y > 0}
18.
Find the gradient of the straight line which passes through the points (-3,4) and (3,-2).
2
1
-2
-1
19.
If 6:8 = r:48, find the value of r
36
34
14
12
20.
Find ∠QPS in the diagram.
70o
40o
35o
20o
21.
A man travelled a distance of 8 km in an hour. How long will it take him to cover a distance of 12 km, travelling at the same speed?
1⅓ hrs
1½ hrs
1¾ hrs
2 hrs
22.
A number is selected at random from: 25,26,27,28,...,35. Find the probability that the number selected is a prime number.
6⁄11
3⁄11
2⁄11
1⁄11
23.
Express 12/25 in decimal fraction.
0.0408
0.048
0.408
0.48
24.
Find the diameter of a circle whose circumference is 88 cm. [Take π = 22⁄7]
14 cm
22 cm
28 cm
82 cm
25.
When twelve is subtracted from three times a certain number and the result is divided by four, the answer is eighteen. Find the number.
84
40
28
20
26.
In the diagram, line MN is parallel to line TU, line TS cuts line MN at O and ∠MOS = 115o. Find ∠OTU.
65o
55o
45o
25o
27.
Given that r =
and t =
,
find r + t
28.
A trader sold 90 oranges at 3 for GH₵ 0.75. How much did she get from selling all the oranges?
GH₵ 22.50
GH₵ 67.50
GH₵ 75.00
GH₵ 225.50
29.
Express 72 as a product of prime factors.
23 x 32
22 x 33
22 x 32
2 x 3
30.
Simplify: 3a x 24ab.
27ab2
27a2b
72ab2
72a2b
31.
Simplify:
32.
Multiply 247 by 32.
6916
7804
7904
1235
33.
Evaluate: (0.07 x 0.02) ÷ 14.
0.01
0.001
0.0001
0.00001
34.
In a class of 23 students, the girls were 7 more than the boys. How many boys were in the class?
8
15
16
30
35.
Express 30 minutes as a percentage of 3 hours 20 minutes
12.5 %
15 %
16⅔ %
20 %
36.
Find the Least Common Multiple (L.C.M) of 2, 3 and 5.
6
12
24
30
37.
The simple interest on GH₵ 450.00 for 4 years is GH₵ 45.00, find the rate of interest
2.5 %
10 %
25 %
6.5 %
38.
Find the median of the following numbers: 46, 68, 34, 37, 76 and 81.
35.5
57
67
68
39.
In the Venn diagram M and N are the subsets of the universal set U.
Use this information to answer the question below.
Find M ∩ N
{7}
{2,7}
{3,5,8}
{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}
40.
In the Venn diagram M and N are the subsets of the universal set U.
Use this information to answer the question below.
How many members are in the set N?
2
3
4
6