Solve BECE Mathematics Questions & Answers

Question 1

Eighty-seven people are divided into three groups. One group has 6 more than the smallest group, and another has 12 more than the smallest group. How many people are in the smallest group?

Question 2

Use the map of a town below to answer questions 25 and 26. Find the bearing of the Monument from the Park.

Question 3

Which line is a line of symmetry for the design below?

Question 4

The volume of water in a rectangular tank is \(30cm^3\). The length of the tank is \(5cm\) and its breadth is \(2cm\). Calculate the depth of water in the tank.

Question 5

Factorize: \(kx + 2xt - 4k - 8t\)

Question 6

Simplify \(\frac{2(u-v)(2u+3v)}{4u+6v}\)

Question 7

What is the rule for the mapping below?

Question 8

The distance travelled by a cyclist every \(t\) hours is given in kilometers as shown in the table below. Find the value of \(y\)

Question 9

Which of the following fractions is equivalent to \(40\%\)?

Question 10

There are \(p\) counters in a bag. 12 of the counters are yellow. Hafiz takes at random 30 counters from the bag. 5 of these counters are yellow. Estimate the value of \(p\).

Question 11

Simplify \(2\sqrt{18} - 3\sqrt{72} + 3\sqrt{50}\), leaving your answer as a surd.

Question 12

If \(n^2 + 1 = 50\), find \(n\)

Question 13

A student scored 58, 60, 55, 72 and \(y\) respectively in five subjects in an examination. If the average mark for the five papers was 68, what was her score in the fifth paper?

Question 14

Three of the angles of an irregular polygon are \(118^\circ\), \(112^\circ\) and \(98^\circ\). If the remaining two angles are equal, what is the size of the equal angles of the polygon?

Question 15

The bar chart below shows how many cars were sold by a salesman over a period of time. Find the mean number of cars sold per day.

Question 16

If Dan earns GH¢ 8.50 per hour, find the least period he must work to earn more than GH¢ 408.00

Question 17

Each side of the honeycomb below has all sides equal. Find the value of the angle marked \(x\).

Question 18

If \(y = \frac{x+8}{x-4}\) find the value of \(y\) when \(x = 2\)

Question 19

If \(a = \begin{pmatrix}2\\1\end{pmatrix}\), \(b = \begin{pmatrix}4\\-1\end{pmatrix}\), \(c = \begin{pmatrix}-2\\-4\end{pmatrix}\), find \(3a + 2b - 5c\)

Question 20

Evaluate \(0.25 \times 0.006\) correct to three decimal places.

Question 21

In the triangle XZY, angle XZY = \(90^\circ\) \(|XY| = 13cm\) and \(|YX| = 5cm\). What is the length \(XZ\)?

Question 22

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 50Gp, how much did I pay for the goods?

Question 23

The study of Chinese or Dutch or both by a group of 50 students is shown in the Venn diagram below. Every student studies at least one of the two languages. The number of students studying Dutch is 8 more than the number of students studying Chinese. [image in question] How many students study Dutch but not Chinese?

Question 24

Find the angles marked \(a\) and \(b\) in the figure below.

Question 25

Divide \(64.5\) by \(0.015\), leaving the answer in Standard form.

Question 26

Two tables and three chairs together cost GH¢2000 whereas three tables and two chairs together cost GH¢ 2,500. What is the unit cost of a table?

Question 27

The graph below shows the first 150 minutes of the distance covered by a cyclist away from home. [image in question] How far did she travel in the first 150 minutes?

Question 28

The study of Chinese or Dutch or both by a group of 50 students is shown in the Venn diagram below. Every student studies at least one of the two languages. The number of students studying Dutch is 8 more than the number of students studying Chinese. [image in question] How many students study Chinese but not Dutch?

Question 29

The graph below shows the first 150 minutes of the distance covered by a cyclist away from home. [image in question] For how long was she stationary?

Question 30

Joe’s route from home to school is shown in the figure below. What distance does Joe save if he takes road A instead of the other two?

Question 31

Express \(0.0043216\) in standard form.

Question 32

Which of the following best describes the construction below?

Question 33

There are twice as many blue as yellow and four times as many green as blue cubes in a bag. Calculate the probability that a cube taken at random is yellow.

Question 34

Find the missing numbers in the sequence \(9800750, 9800200, 9799650, \_\_\_, 9798550\).

Question 35

The table below shows the number of pencils and the corresponding number of erasers needed in your class cupboard. What is the rule that relates the number of pencils to the number of erasers?

Question 36

Two tables and three chairs together cost GH¢2000 whereas three tables and two chairs together cost GH¢ 2,500. Each chair costs

Question 37

The numbers of hours worked per week by 400 workers are shown in the table below. What percentage of them worked 19 hours or less?

Question 38

A ribbon is 3 meters and 25 centimeters long. If you need 75-centimeter pieces for decorations, how many pieces can you cut from the ribbon?

Question 39

Use the map of a town below to answer questions 25 and 26. Which place is exactly North-West of the Station?

Question 40

Simplify \(3( 5a^2 + 2c) - 2a( 1 - 3a) - 6c\)

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