BECE Mathematics Past Questions 2014
33 objective questions · Paper 1 · Ghana BECE
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Question 1
A 3.6 m long string is to be cut into pieces, each of length 40 cm. How many pieces can be cut from the string?
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Question 2
If set N is a subset of set M, then
- A. sets M and N have the same number of elements
- B. some members of set N can be found in set M
- C. no member of set N is in set M
- D. all members of set N are in set M
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Question 3
How many pupils offer Mathematics?
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Question 4
How many pupils offer only one subject?
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Question 5
Simplify: 12 – 7 – (– 5)
- A. – 10
- B. – 2
- C. 0
- D. 10
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Question 6
Express 72 as a product of its prime factors
- A. 2 × 33
- B. 22 × 33
- C. 23 × 3
- D. 23 × 32
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Question 7
Find the smallest number which is divisible by 16 and 20?
- A. 40
- B. 80
- C. 120
- D. 160
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Question 8
Convert 243five to a base ten numeral.
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Question 9
A pineapple which was bought for GH¢ 1.00 was sold at GH¢ 1.30. Calculate the profit percent.
- A. 10%
- B. 20%
- C. 23%
- D. 30%
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Question 10
Simplify 35x5y3 ÷ 7 xy2
- A. 5x4y
- B. 5x4y5
- C. 5x6y
- D. 5x6y5
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Question 11
Two bells P and Q ring at intervals of 3 hours and 4 hours, respectively. After how many hours will the two bells first ring simultaneously (at the same time)?
- A. A boy scores in a French test. Express his score as a percentage.
- B. 17%
- C. 34%
- D. 68%
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Question 12
Kofi paid rent of GH¢ 1,800.00 each year. If the rent is 0.3 of his annual income, find his annual income.
- A. GH¢ 600.00
- B. GH¢5,400.00
- C. GH¢ 6,000.00
- D. GH¢ 18,000.00
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Question 13
I gave a storekeeper a GH¢10.00 note for goods I bought. He asked me for another 15Gp for ease of change. If he then gave me 50 Gp, how much did I pay for the goods?
- A. GH¢ 9.35
- B. GH¢ 9.45
- C. GH¢ 9.65
- D. GH¢ 10.65
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Question 14
Kojo can buy 15 shirts at GH¢ 4.00 each. If the price is increased to GH¢ 5.00, how many shirts can he now buy?
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Question 15
Jane arrived at work at 7:55 am and left at 4:15 pm. For how long was she at work?
- A. 7 hr 20 min
- B. 7 hr 45 min
- C. 8 hr 20 min
- D. 8 hr 40 min
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Question 16
Given that (3.14 × 18) × 17.5 = 3.14 × (3p × 17.5), find the value of p
- A. 3.0
- B. 5.8
- C. 6.0
- D. 9.0
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Question 17
Find the value of x
- A. 65°
- B. 75°
- C. 85°
- D. 100°
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Question 18
Kwaku earns GH¢ 630.00 a month. How much of this does he spend on food?
- A. GH¢ 140.00
- B. GH¢ 157.00
- C. GH¢ 210.00
- D. GH¢ 350.00
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Question 19
What percentage of his salary does he spend on rent and utilities?
- A. 12.1%
- B. 12.5%
- C. 22.2%
- D. 33.3%
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Question 20
In an enlargement with scale factor 2, which of the following statements is not true?
- A. Each length is multiplied by 2
- B. Each angle remains the same
- C. The shape of the figure does not change.
- D. The size of the figure does not change.
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Question 21
Kofi, Kojo and Ama shared GH¢ 480,000.00 in the ratio 3:5:4. How much did Ama receive?
- A. GH¢ 160,000.00
- B. GH¢ 200,000.00
- C. GH¢ 218,181.81
- D. GH¢ 342,859.14
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Question 22
If w = 12, x = 5, y = 6 and z = 4, find the value of wx – yz.
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Question 23
A man was 24 years old when his son was born. Now he is three times as old as his son. Find the age of the son.
- A. 6 years
- B. 12 years
- C. 18 years
- D. 36 years
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Question 24
There are 20 identical balls in a box. Twelve are blue and the rest are green. If one ball is taken at random from the box, find the probability that the ball is green.
- A. Using the following mapping, find the missing numbers p and q.
- B. x\t1\t2\t3\t4\t5\t6
- C. ↓\t↓\t↓\t↓\t↓\t↓\t↓
- D. y\t3\t5\tp\t9\t11\tq
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Question 25
p = 6, q = 12
- A. p = 6, q = 13
- B. p = 7, q = 12
- C. p = 7, q = 13
- D. The perimeter of a rectangle is 24 cm. If the length is 7 cm, find its width.
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Question 26
The diameter of a circular tray is 28 cm. Find the area of the tray. [Take π = ]
- A. 44 cm2
- B. 88 cm2
- C. 154 cm2
- D. 616 cm2
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Question 27
Calculate the volume of a cylinder with radius 7 cm and height 10 cm. [Take π = ]
- A. 220 cm3
- B. 440 cm3
- C. 1,540 cm3
- D. 3,080 cm3
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Question 28
Find the value of e.
- A. 38°
- B. 40°
- C. 88°
- D. 92°
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Question 29
Find the angle marked d
- A. 38°
- B. 40°
- C. 48°
- D. 88°
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Question 30
Solve the inequality
- A. x ≤ 10
- B. x ≥ 10
- C. x ≤ 40
- D. x ≥ 40
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Question 31
The point P (5, 4) is reflected in the y-axis. Find its image.
- A. (– 5, 4)
- B. (5, –4)
- C. (–4, 5)
- D. (4, –5)
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Question 32
If , find the value of x.
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Question 33
A hall which is 8m long is represented on a diagram as 4 cm long. What is the scale of the diagram?
- A. 1:200
- B. 1:250
- C. 1:400
- D. 1:800
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