GBAT April 2026 Mathematics

GBAT April 2026 Mathematics - Objective Test Instructions

Answer all the questions. Each question is followed by four options lettered A to D. Find the correct option for each question and shade in pencil on your answer sheet the answer space which bears the same letter as the option you have chosen. Give only one answer to each question.

Question 1

Seyram has 8 notebooks and 12 exercise books in his bag. What is the probability of picking an exercise book at random from Seyram's bag?

Question 2

If \(7^3 \div 7^{v-1} = \frac{1}{7}\), find the value of \(v\).

Question 3

Simplify \(\sqrt{0.49}\).

Question 4

Expand and simplify \((2m-5)(m+4)\).

Question 5

Find the Highest Common Factor (H.C.F) of \(2^3 \times 3^2 \times 5^2\) and \(2^2 \times 5^2 \times 7\).

Question 6

Find the missing numbers in the set below \(\{11, 23, 47, \_, 191, \_\}\).

Question 7

Find the \(y\)-intercept from the equation of the line \(3y - 9x - 1 = 0\).

Question 8

On a map, \(\frac{1}{3}\) cm represents 6 km. If two towns Ofankor and Pokuase are 10 cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance between them?

Question 9

Arrange 0.7, 56%, -2.10, and \(\frac{3}{4}\) in descending order.

Question 10

The width of a rectangle is 5 cm, and the length 12cm, find the diagonal of the rectangle.

Question 11

What is the sum of the interior angles of an octagon?

Question 12

The lengths of two sugarcanes are in the ratio 5 : 7. If the shorter sugarcane is 85cm. Find the length of the other sugarcane.

Question 13

Convert 5694 ml to litres, leaving your answer in three significant figures.

Question 14

The points \(G(-1, 4)\) and \(H(3, 7)\) are in a plane, find the length of \(GH\).

Question 15

Which of the numbers is 578 less than 8002?

Question 16

Farida covers a distance of 43.609km each day. Find the total distance Farida will cover in 40 days, correct your answer to the nearest 2 significant figures.

Question 17

If vector \(e=\binom{4}{4}\), \(g=\binom{8}{2a}\), and \(\frac{1}{2}g=e\), find the value of \(a\).

Question 18

Find the product of perfect squares less than 10.

Question 19

Which ordered pair is a solution to the equation \(y = 5x - 4\) ?

Question 20

The difference between two fractions is \(\frac{3}{8}\). The least of them is \(\frac{1}{6}\). Find the other fraction.

Question 21

A simple interest of GH¢500.00 is earned on an amount of GH¢15,000.00 for 2 years. Find the rate of interest per annum.

Question 22

Simplify \(3^5 \div 18 - 15^0\).

Question 23

A circular tarpaulin pond has an area of \(616m^2\). Find the circumference of the base of the pond. \([Take \ \pi = \frac{22}{7}]\)

Question 24

Given that k = 14, what type of angle is (4k − 6)

Question 25

Simplify \(\left(\frac{27}{125}\right)^{\frac{1}{3}}\).

Question 26

The median of the ordered set of observations 4, 6, 2b, (3b + 6), 10 and 12 in ascending order is 8. Find the value of b.

Question 27

The bearing of Circle from Adabraka is 245°. Find the bearing of Adabraka from Circle.

Question 28

Sedem and Eyram shared some oranges in the ratio 7 : 9. If Sedem had 40 fewer oranges than Eyram, how many oranges did they share?

Question 29

Find the image of -2 under the mapping \(x \mapsto x^2 + 4\).

Question 30

If two dice are rolled at once, find the probability of getting a sum of 5.

Question 31

The point P(5, -5) is rotated clockwise about the origin through an angle of 270°. Find the coordinates of its image.

Question 32

A table is 160m away from the foot of a vertical wall. The angle of depression of the table from the top of the wall is 45°. Find the height of the wall. [ Take tan(45°) = 1]

Question 33

Calculate \((6.5 \times 10^{-3}) \times (3.3 \times 10^{4})\), leave your answer in standard form.

Question 34

Find the truth set of \(\frac{1}{6}(2k - 2)=\frac{2}{5}(-2)\).

Question 35

Given that \(s^2-r^2=(s+r)(s-r)\), calculate \(25.8^2-5.8^2\).

Question 36

What is the median of a set of factors of 72 less than 20?

Question 37

If \((x, y) \mapsto (5x, 3y)\), find the image of \(\left(-2\frac{2}{5}, 3\frac{1}{3}\right)\) under same mapping.

Question 38

The pie chart below shows the distribution of weight (in kg) of items bought by Elinam. Find the fraction that represents Vegetables.

Question 39

The pie chart below shows the distribution of weight (in kg) of items bought by Elinam. What is the value of the angle of Vegetables?

Question 40

A heptagon has three of its interior angles to be congruent, the remaining angles are as follows: 125°, 105° and 100°. Find the value of one congruent angle.

Question 41

1. In a town, workers are into farming, fishing or both. The number of workers who are into fishing are four and a half times the number of workers who are into farming. Those who are into both occupations are half of those who are into farming, if the number of workers who are into one occupation is 45. (a) Illustrate the information on a Venn Diagram. (b) Find the number of workers who are into (i) Fishing (ii) Farming (c) What is the total number of workers who are in both occupations?

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Question 42

2. (a) A regular polygon has each of its interior angles as 140°. How many sides does the polygon have?

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Question 43

A chop box has a length of 6cm, a breadth of 4cm and a height of 11cm. (i) Illustrate with a diagram the net of the chop box. (ii) Find the total surface area of the chop box.

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Question 44

2. (c) Evaluate (3n−8)/(n+3m) − 1/(n²m) given that n = −1 and m = 4.

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Question 45

3. (a) From the top of a vertical electric pole, the angle of depression of a mango on the horizontal ground is 60°. If the mango is 10m away from the base of the pole, find, correct to 1 decimal place, the height of the pole. [Take tan(60°) = 1.73]

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Question 46

3. (b) Find the value of m, given that (m − 3)³ × (m − 3)⁴ = 5⁷.

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Question 47

3. (c) Simplify 4½ − 8/3 of (5/6 + 1/2).

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Question 48

4. (a) If the vector a = (4, −1) and b = (3x − 6, 3) are perpendicular, find the value of x.

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Question 49

4. (b) Three bells toll at intervals of 20 minutes, 32 minutes and 40 minutes respectively. If they all toll together at 09:00 am, when next do they toll together again?

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Question 50

Find the values of a and b in the figure below.

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Question 51

Using a pair of compasses and a ruler only, construct a hexagon ABCDEF, such that |AB| = 7cm. (b) If G is the centre of the hexagon, measure ∠AGB. (c) Measure ∠EGD, ∠BGC and ∠CGD and compare the angles.

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Question 52

The school prefect of ByGrace International School is investigating how learners rate his performance. He prepared a five-point Likert scale, administered to primary learners. The rating is as follows: Excellent – 1, Very Good – 2, Good – 3, Fair – 4, Poor – 5. The result obtained is as shown below. (a) Draw a bar graph to represent the information. (b) How many learners are in the primary department of the school? (c) If those who partook in the exercise represented 80% of the total learners in the school, find the total number of learners in the school.

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