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OBJECTIVE TEST

1.

Which of the following is the set of factors of 12?

A.

{12, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1}

B.

{12, 6, 4, 3, 2}

C.

{12, 6, 4, 2}

D.

{6, 4, 2, 1}

E.

{6, 4, 3, 2}

2.

Which of the following describes the relationship between the sets A and B in the Venn diagram below?

A.

AB

B.

AB = 5

C.

AB = ∅

D.

AB = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}

E.

BA

3.

Mark is 30 years old. Yaw is half as old as Mark. Paul is 10 years older than Yaw. How old is Paul?

A.

30 years

B.

25 years

C.

20 years

D.

15 years

E.

10 years

4.

How many lines of symmetry does a rectangle have?

A.

1

B.

2

C.

3

D.

9

E.

11

5.

Which of the following is not a prime number?

A.

3

B.

5

C.

7

D.

9

E.

11

6.

If x = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, find the truth set of 2x + 1 < 7

A.

{1, 2}

B.

{2, 3}

C.

{1, 2, 3}

D.

{3}

E.

{2}

7.

In how many years will ₵5,000.00 yield a simple interest of ₵1,000.00 at a rate of 5% per annum.

A.

4 years

B.

5 years

C.

10 years

D.

25 years

E.

30 years

8.

Make m the subject of the relation f = t s - m

A.

m = t s + f

B.

m = t s - f

C.

m = fs - t s

D.

m = f - t s

E.

m = -f - t s

9.

Which property of arithmetic operation is illustrated by the statement: a × (b + c) = ab + ac?

A.

Addition

B.

Association

C.

Commutative

D.

Multiplication

E.

Distributive

10.

Simplify 159 ÷ 157

A.

30

B.

63

C.

225

D.

240

E.

625

11.

If 1 x = 1 1 2 , find x.

A.

3 1 2

B.

3 2

C.

4 3

D.

2 3

E.

1 3

12.

Calculate the size of an exterior angle of a regular pentagon.

A.

72°

B.

90°

C.

108°

D.

360°

E.

540°

13.

Factorize x2 – 5x + 6

A.

(x + 3)(x – 2)

B.

(x – 2)(x – 3)

C.

(x + 1)(x –6)

D.

(x + 2)(x + 3)

E.

(x + 6)(x – 1)

14.

Kwame, Atsu and Kojo shared a profit of ₵500,000.00 in the ratio 1 : 4 : 3 respectively. How much did Atsu get?

A.

₵62,500.00

B.

₵125,000.00

C.

₵187,500.00

D.

₵250,000.00

E.

₵312,500.00

15.

Use the identity a2b2 = (a + b)(ab) to evaluate 832 - 172

A.

660

B.

6,600

C.

7,178

D.

7,600

E.

8,317

16.

What is the probability of obtaining a prime number when a fair die is thrown once?

A.

2 3

B.

1 2

C.

1 3

D.

1 6

E.

5 6

17.

The following are the scores obtained by girls in a beauty contest: 12, 16, 19, 14, 17, 8, 11, 19.

What is the probability of obtaining a score of 19?

A.

1 9

B.

1 8

C.

1 4

D.

19 53

E.

19 108

18.

Express 25 as a percentage of 75.

A.

300%

B.

100%

C.

50%

D.

33.3%

E.

25%

19.

Find the value of m given that m = (36 ÷ 34) × 27

A.

31

B.

32

C.

35

D.

36

E.

313

20.

Express 0.0043216 in standard form.

A.

4.3216 x 10-4

B.

4.3216 x 10-3

C.

4.3216 x 10

D.

4.3216 x 103

E.

4.3216 x 104

21.

Given that a = 2 and b = 3, evaluate (2a + b) (a – 2b)

A.

28

B.

8

C.

–7

D.

–8

E.

–28

22.

Which of the following is illustrated on the number line above?

A.

–1 < x < 3 2

B.

–1 ≤ x < 3 2

C.

–1 ≤ x 3 2

D.

–1 < x 3 2

E.

3 2 x ≤ –1

23.

In the diagram above, A is the centre of the circle with radius 20 cm. If angle BAC is 90°, find the perimeter of the shaded sector.

[Take π = 22 7 ]

A.

31.4 cm

B.

31.8 cm

C.

40.0 cm

D.

51.4 cm

E.

71.4 cm

24.

In triangle ABC, |AB| = |BC| = 5 cm, and |AC| = 8 cm.

Find |BD|.

A.

3 cm

B.

4 cm

C.

9 cm

D.

33 cm

E.

41 cm

25.

Write ₵35,632.00 correct to the nearest thousand cedis.

A.

₵40,000.00

B.

₵36,000.00

C.

₵35,600.00

D.

₵35,000.00

E.

₵30,000.00

26.

Solve for x if 2x + 5 = 3x – 7

A.

12

B.

2

C.

2 3

D.

–2

E.

–12

27.

Evaluate ( 2 3 - 1 4 ) ÷ 5 6 .

A.

1 2

B.

1 5

C.

2 3

D.

-2

E.

-12

28.

A boy walked 7 km on a bearing 060°. Which of the following diagrams shows his direction.

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

29.

In the diagram, G1OH1 is an enlargement of triangle GOH with scale factor k. If |GG1| = 5cm, |GO| = 2 cm and |G1H1| = 1 cm, what is the value of k?

A.

- 5 2

B.

- 3 2

C.

- 2 5

D.

2 3

E.

3 2

30.

If 14x = 9ten, find x.

A.

Nine

B.

Eight

C.

Seven

D.

Six

E.

Five

31.

How many faces has a cuboid?

A.

6

B.

8

C.

12

D.

16

E.

32

32.

Which of the following is a factor of the expression ac – 2bc + ad – 2bd?

A.

cd

B.

a – 2b

C.

a + b

D.

a + 2b

E.

c + 2d

33.

Three boys weeded a piece of land in 4 hours. How long would it take 18 boys to weed the same piece of land weeding at the same rate?

A.

2 3 hour

B.

3 1 3 hours

C.

4 2 3

D.

22 hours

E.

24 hours

34.

Find the size of the angle marked a in the diagram above.

A.

30°

B.

60°

C.

90°

D.

120°

E.

180°

35.

Which of the following is the net of a cube?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

36.

Use the mapping below to answer the question below

5 → 10five

10 → 20five

20 → 40five

40 → xfive

y → 310five

Find the value of x

A.

30five

B.

100five

C.

110five

D.

120five

E.

130five

37.

In the diagram below, find the size of the angle marked e°.

A.

52°

B.

56°

C.

72°

D.

108°

E.

128°

38.

If the area of the figure above is 60 cm2, find x.

A.

8 cm

B.

9 cm

C.

12 cm

D.

16 cm

E.

20 cm

39.

The mean of the numbers 4, 3, 3, x is 5, find x

A.

20

B.

10

C.

5

D.

4

E.

3

40.

If a number is selected at random from the table below, what is the probability that the number is 5?

Number 1 3 5 7 9
Frequency 25 15 8 10 2
A.

8 25

B.

4 25

C.

1 12

D.

2 15

E.

5 8

THEORY QUESTIONS

1.

(a)

Multiply (ab) by (2ba)

(b)

Find the truth set of 2x – 6 ≤ 5 (3 – x).

Illustrate your answer on a number line.

(c)

Given that u = ( -2 3 ) and v = ( 2 6 ) , find 1 3 (u + 1 2 v).

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2.

(a)

A ladder leans against a wall. The end of the ladder touches the wall 12m from the ground. The foot of the ladder is 9m away from the foot of the wall.

(i)

What is the length of the ladder?

(ii)

Calculate the angle that the ladder makes with the ground.

(b)

Given that π = 3.14 and g = 20. Find the value of F in the relation F = 3 4 πg2

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3.

Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only,

(a)

construct triangle PQR in which |PQ| = 8 cm, angle QPR = 45° and angle PQR = 90°. Measure |QR|

(b)

construct the mediator of line PQ to meet line PR at the point S.

(c)

With S as the centre and radius 3 cm, construct a circle

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4.

Using a scale of 2 cm to 1 unit on both axis, draw two perpendicular lines OX and OY on a graph sheet. Mark the x-axis from –5 to 5 and the y-axis from –6 to 6. Mark the origin O.

(i)

Draw on the same graph sheet, indicating in each case, the co-ordinates of all the vertices the square ABCD where A(1, 2), B(4, 2), C(4, 5) and D(1, 5) are the respective points.

(ii)

Using the y-axis as a mirror line draw the image A1B1C1D1 of square ABCD where AA1,BB1, CC1 and DD1.

(iii)

Draw an enlargement A2B2C2D2 of the square ABCD with scale factor –1 from O, such that AA2, BB2, CC2 and DD2.

(iv)

What single transformation maps A2B2C2D2 onto the square A1B1C1D1?

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5.

The following table gives the distribution of sales of soft drinks sold by the Jatokrom JSS canteen in one week.

Soft Drink No. of Bottles Sold
Fanta 13
Pepsi Cola 21
Mirinda 14
Coca-cola 17
Sprite 7

Draw a pie chart to illustrate the sales.

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