WASSCE Maths Mock

Contains Maths Questions from WASSCE 2022, 2023 and 2024. Use this Exam to examine your preparedness towards the 2025 BECE Exam Paper

Question 1

If \(23_{x} = 1111_{2}\), find the value of \(x\).

Question 2

If \(21_{x} = 111_{2}\), find the value of \(x\).

Question 3

If \(41_{x} = 10101_{2}\), find the value of \(x\).

Question 4

Which of the following equals \(101101_{2}\) when expressed in base 8?

Question 5

What is the decimal value of \(7B_{16}\)?

Question 6

If \(23_{x}=43_{10}\), find the value of \(x\).

Question 7

If \(34_{x}=2A_{12}\) (where \(A_{12}=10_{10}\)), find \(x\).

Question 8

A die is rolled once. Find the probability of obtaining a number less than \(3\).

Question 9

A die is rolled once. What is the probability of obtaining an even number?

Question 10

A fair coin is tossed twice. What is the probability of obtaining at least one head?

Question 11

Two fair dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum is \(9\)?

Question 12

A card is drawn from a standard 52-card deck. What is the probability that it is a heart or a king?

Question 13

Two fair dice are rolled. What is the probability that the product of the two numbers is a multiple of \(3\)?

Question 14

A box contains 4 red, 3 blue and 5 green balls. A ball is drawn, replaced, and a second drawn. What is the probability that the two balls are of different colours?

Question 15

If \(y\) varies as \(x^{2}\) and \(y=3\) when \(x=\sqrt{2}\), find \(y\) when \(x=2\).

Question 16

If \(y\) varies directly as \(x^{2}\) and \(y=8\) when \(x=4\), find \(y\) when \(x=6\).

Question 17

If \(y\) varies inversely as \(x^{2}\) and \(y=5\) when \(x=2\), find \(y\) when \(x=5\).

Question 18

\(y\) varies jointly as \(x\) and \(\sqrt{z}\). If \(y=24\) when \(x=3\) and \(z=16\), find \(y\) when \(x=5\) and \(z=9\).

Question 19

If \(y\propto x^{3}\) and \(y=54\) when \(x=3\), find \(x\) when \(y=128\).

Question 20

If \(y\) varies as \(x^{4}\) and inversely as \(\sqrt{z}\), and \(y=32\) when \(x=2\) and \(z=4\), find \(y\) when \(x=3\) and \(z=9\).

Question 21

Given that \(p = x - \frac{1}{x}\) and \(q = x^{2} + \frac{1}{x^{2}}\), express \(q\) in terms of \(p\).

Question 22

Given that \(p = x + \frac{1}{x}\) and \(q = x^{2} + \frac{1}{x^{2}}\), express \(q\) in terms of \(p\).

Question 23

If \(p = x + \frac{1}{x}\) and \(r = x^{3} + \frac{1}{x^{3}}\), express \(r\) in terms of \(p\).

Question 24

If \(p = x - \frac{1}{x}\) and \(r = x^{3} - \frac{1}{x^{3}}\), express \(r\) in terms of \(p\).

Question 25

If \(x + \frac{1}{x} = 5\), find the value of \(x^{3} + \frac{1}{x^{3}}\).

Question 26

If \(p = x + \frac{1}{x}\) and \(s = x^{4} + \frac{1}{x^{4}}\), express \(s\) in terms of \(p\).

Question 27

If \(p = x - \frac{1}{x}\) and \(t = x^{4} + \frac{1}{x^{4}}\), express \(t\) in terms of \(p\).

Question 28

The interior angle of a regular polygon is twice its exterior angle. How many sides does the polygon have?

Question 29

The interior angle of a regular polygon is three times its exterior angle. How many sides has the polygon?

Question 30

Each exterior angle of a regular polygon is \(40^{\circ}\). How many sides has the polygon?

Question 31

The sum of the interior angles of a regular polygon is \(1260^{\circ}\). How many sides does it have?

Question 32

Each interior angle of a regular polygon is \(150^{\circ}\). How many sides has the polygon?

Question 33

Each interior angle of a regular polygon is \(168^{\circ}\). How many sides has the polygon?

Question 34

The ratio of the interior angle to the exterior angle of a regular polygon is \(5:1\). How many sides has the polygon?

Question 35

If \(A = \frac{1}{2}b(a + b)\), make \(a\) the subject of the relation.

Question 36

If \(S = \frac{1}{2}c(a + c)\), make \(a\) the subject of the relation.

Question 37

If \(V = \frac{1}{3}\pi r^{2}h\), make \(h\) the subject of the relation.

Question 38

If \(P = 2\pi r(r + h)\), express \(h\) in terms of \(P\) and \(r\).

Question 39

If \(M = \frac{2ab}{a + b}\), make \(b\) the subject.

Question 40

If \(Q = \frac{2a + b}{a - b}\), make \(a\) the subject of the relation.

Question 41

If \(R = \frac{a^{2} - b^{2}}{a + b}\), make \(a\) the subject.

Question 42

An arc of a circle \(50\text{ cm}\) long subtends an angle \(75^{\circ}\) at the centre of the circle. Find, correct to three significant figures, the radius of the circle. \([\text{Take }\pi=\frac{22}{7}]\)

Question 43

An arc of a circle \(44\text{ cm}\) long subtends an angle \(40^{\circ}\) at the centre. Calculate the radius correct to three significant figures. \([\pi=\frac{22}{7}]\)

Question 44

A circle has radius \(12\text{ cm}\). Find the length of the arc that subtends an angle of \(150^{\circ}\) at the centre. Give your answer correct to one decimal place. \([\pi=\frac{22}{7}]\)

Question 45

In a circle of radius \(21\text{ cm}\), an arc is \(11\text{ cm}\) long. Calculate, correct to the nearest degree, the angle subtended by the arc. \([\pi=\frac{22}{7}]\)

Question 46

In a circle of radius \(15\text{ cm}\), the length of an arc is \(18\text{ cm}\). Find the angle, in degrees (nearest whole number), that the arc subtends at the centre. \([\pi=\frac{22}{7}]\)

Question 47

The area of a sector of a circle of radius \(14\text{ cm}\) is \(154\text{ cm}^{2}\). Calculate the angle of the sector. \([\pi=\frac{22}{7}]\)

Question 48

In a class of 30 students, 18 take Mathematics, 5 take both Mathematics and Biology, and 8 take neither. How many take Biology?

Question 49

In a class of 40 students, 25 study Mathematics, 7 study both Mathematics and Biology, and 5 study neither. How many study Biology?

Question 50

Among 60 students, 35 take Mathematics and 30 take Biology; 20 take both. How many take neither subject?