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1. Given that

$A.\ {4,8}\\ B.\ {2,8,12}\\ C.\ {4,6,8,12}\\ D.\ {2,4,6,8,10,12}\\$

Answer: D

2. Express 0.000344 in standard form.

$A.\ 3.44\times10^{-6}\\ B.\ 3.44\times10^{-5}\\ C.\ 3.44\times10^{-4}\\ D.\ 3.44\times10^{-3}\\$

Answer: C

3. Which of the following numbers is the largest?

A. – 70
B. – 50
C. – 3
D. – 2

Answer: D

4. Correct 0.024561 to three significant figures.

A. 0.03
B. 0.025
C. 0.0245
D. 0.0246

Answer: D

5. Simplify: $\left(7^5\times7^3\right)\div7^6$

$A.\ 7^9 \\ B.\ 7^4 \\ C.\ 7^3 \\ D.\ 7^2 \\$

Answer: D

6. How many lines of symmetry has a square?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 4

Answer: D

7. Solve the equation $10-\frac{\left(x+3\right)}{2}=8.$

A. – 9
B. – 3
C. 1
D. 15

Answer: C

8. Factorize: kx+2xt-4k-8t.

A. (k-2t)(x+4)
B. (k+2t)(x+4)
C. (k+t)(x-4)
D. (k+2t)(x-4)

Answer: D

9. There are 12 boys and 18 girls in a class. Find the fraction of boys in the class.

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

Answer: A

10. Express 30% as a fraction in its lowest term.

A. 7/10
B. 3/20
C. 7/20
D. 3/10

Answer: D

11. Make k the subject of the relation, .

$A.\ k=\frac{y^2}{y-1}\\$

$B.\ k=\frac{y^2}{y+1}\\$

$C.\ k=-\frac{y^2+1}{y+1}\\$

$D.\ k=\frac{y^2+1}{y-1}\\$

Answer: A

12. The mean of the numbers 5, 2x, 4 and 3 is 5. Find the value of x.

A 3
B 4
C 5
D 8

Answer: B

13. Find the rule of the mapping:

$A.\ y=2x+2\\ B.\ y=-2x+2\\ C.\ y=4x\\ D.\ y=-2x+5\\$

Answer: D

14. The two sides of a parallelogram are 4.8m and 7.2m long. Finds its perimeter.

A. 48.0 m
B. 34.6 m
C. 24.0 m
D. 17.3 m

Answer: C

15. A tank in the form of a cuboid has a length 6m and a breadth 4m. If the volume of the tank is 36m2, find the height.

A. 0.67m
B. 1.5m
C. 1.8m
D. 5.0m

Answer: B

16. If the bearing of A from B is 240°, find the bearing of B from A.

A. 040°
B. 060°
C. 120°
D. 300°

Answer: B

17. Find the truth set of the inequality 2y+5<4y-5. A. {y:y>5}
B. {y:y<5} C. {y:y>1}
D. {y:y>0}

Answer: A

18. Find the gradient of the straight line which passes through the points (-3,4) and (3,-2).

A. 2
B. 1
C. – 2
D. – 1

Answer: D

19. If 6:8=r:48, find the value of r.

A. 36
B. 34
C. 14
D. 12

Answer: A
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20. Find $\angle QPS$ in the diagram.

A. 70°
B. 40°
C. 35°
D. 20°

Answer: B

21. A man travelled a distance of 8km in an hour. How long will it take him to cover a distance of 12km, travelling at the same speed?

$A.\ 1\frac{1}{3}hrs \\ B.\ 1\frac{1}{2}hrs\\ C\. 1\frac{3}{4}hrs\\ D\ 2\ hrs\\$

Answer: B

22. A number is selected at random from: 25,26,27,28… 35. Find the probability that the number selected is a prime number.

A. 6/11
B. 3/11
C. 2/11
D. 1/11

Answer: C

23. Express $\frac{12}{25}$ in decimal fraction.

A. 0.0408
B. 0.048
C. 0.408
D. 0.48

Answer: D

24. Find the diameter of a circle whose circumference is 88cm. $\left[take\ \pi=\frac{22}{7}\right].$

A. 14 cm
B. 22 cm
C. 28 cm
D. 20 cm

Answer: C

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.

A. 84
B. 40
C. 28
D. 20

Answer: C

26. In the diagram, line MN is parallel to line TU, line MN at O and Angle MQS=115°. Find Angle OTU.

A. 65°
B. 55°
C. 45°
D. 25°

Answer: A

27. Given that $r=\left(\begin{matrix}-3\\-5\\\end{matrix}\ \right)\ and\ t=\left(\ \begin{matrix}3\\5\\\end{matrix}\ \right),\ find\ r+t.$

$A.\ \left(\begin{matrix}-6\\10\\\end{matrix}\ \right)\\ B.\ \left(\begin{matrix}-6\\-10\\\end{matrix}\ \right)\\ C.\ \left(\begin{matrix}0\\-10\\\end{matrix}\ \right)\\ D.\ \left(\begin{matrix}6\\10\\\end{matrix}\ \right)\\$

Answer: C

28. A trader sold 90 oranges at 3 for GH₵ 0.75. How much did she get from selling all the oranges?

A. GH₵ 22.50
B. GH₵ 67.50
C. GH₵ 75.00
D. GH₵ 225.50

Answer: A

29. Express 72 as a product of prime factors

$A.\ 2^3\times3^2 \\ B.\ 2^2\times3^3 \\ C.\ 2^2\times3^2 \\ D.\ 2\times3 \\$

Answer: A

30. Simplify: $3a\ \times24ab.$

$A.\ 27\ ab^2 \\ B.\ 27a^2b\\ C.\ 72ab^2\\ D.\ 72a^2b\\$

Answer: D

31. Simplify: $\left(\begin{matrix}-2\\3\\\end{matrix}\ \right)\ + \left(\begin{matrix}-1\\5\\\end{matrix}\ \right)\$

$A.\ \pmatrix{-3\\-2}\\ \left(\begin{matrix}-3\\-2\\\end{matrix}\ \right)\ B.\ \left(\begin{matrix}-1\\2\\\end{matrix}\ \right)\ \\ C.\ \left(\begin{matrix}-3\\8\\\end{matrix}\ \right)\ \\ D.\ \left(\begin{matrix}-1\\-2\\\end{matrix}\ \right)\ \\$

Answer: C

32. Multiply 247 by 32

A. 6916
B. 7804
C. 7904
D. 1235

Answer: C

33. Evaluate: $(0.07\times0.02)\div14$ .

A. 0.01
B. 0.001
C. 0.0001
D. 0.00001

Answer: C

34. In a class of 23 students, the girls were 7 more than the boys. How many boys were in the class?

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

Answer: A

35. Express 30 minutes as a percentage of 3 hours 20 minutes.

A. 12.5 %
B. 15 %
C. $16\frac{2}{3}%$
D. 20 %

Answer: B

36. Find the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 2, 3 and 5.

A. 6
B. 12
C. 24
D. 30

Answer: D

37. The simple interest on GH₵ 450.00 for 4 years is GH₵ 45.00, find the rate of interest.

A. 2.5 %
B. 10 %
C. 25 %
D. 6.5 %

Answer: A

38. Find the median of the following numbers: 46, 68, 34, 37, 76 and 81.

A. 35.5
B. 57
C. 67
D. 68

Answer: B

In the Venn diagram M and N are the subsets of the universal set U. Use this information to answer questions 39 and 40.

39. Find $M\cap N$ .
A. {7}
B. {2,7}
C. {3,5,8}
D. {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}

Answer: B

40. How many members are om the set N?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 6

Answer: D

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3 Comments

Kelvin says:

September 22, 2021 at 5:53 am

Please can you show how you solve d and got the answer

OPPONG KOFI EBENEZER says:

March 25, 2022 at 10:53 am

Ok.but the (39) D. Is say UNION.Union means all the members in the venn diagram but not the intersection.

Osei prince says:

September 23, 2022 at 9:20 am

I need the technich for solving answers

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