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BECE Math Practice: Sample Questions with Answers (2024 Edition)

Number and Algebra (30-40%)

1. Kwasi bought 2.5 meters of cloth at GHS 4.00 per meter. How much did he pay in total? (a) GHS 5.00 (b) GHS 8.00 (c) GHS 10.00 (d) GHS 12.50

Answer: (d)
Solution: 2.5 meters * GHS 4.00/meter = GHS 10.00

2. Akosua has a recipe that requires 1 ½ cups of flour. If she wants to make a double batch, how many cups of flour will she need? (a) 2 ¼ cups (b) 2 ½ cups (c) 3 cups (d) 3 ¾ cups

Answer: (c)
Solution: Double batch = 2 * 1 ½ cups = 3 cups

3. Solve the equation: 3x + 5 = 14 (a) x = 2 (b) x = 3 (c) x = 4 (d) x = 5

Answer: (b)
Solution: Subtract 5 from both sides: 3x = 9. Divide both sides by 3: x = 3

Shapes and Space (25-35%)

4. A rectangular garden is 5 meters long and 3 meters wide. What is the perimeter of the garden? (a) 8 meters (b) 13 meters (c) 15 meters (d) 20 meters

Answer: (c)
Solution: Perimeter = 2 (length + width) = 2 (5 meters + 3 meters) = 16 meters

5. The radius of a circle is 7 cm. What is the area of the circle? (a) 35 cm² (b) 49 cm² (c) 77 cm² (d) 154 cm²

Answer: (b)
Solution: Area of circle = ?r² ? 22/7 * 7 cm * 7 cm ? 49 cm² (We can use an approximation of 22/7 for ?)

Data Handling (20-30%)

6. The following table shows the favorite fruits of 30 students.

What is the mode (most frequent fruit) chosen? (a) Mango (b) Orange (c) Pineapple (d) Banana (tie)

Answer: (a)
Solution: By looking at the table, Mango has the highest number of students (12).

7. If the probability of raining tomorrow is ½, what is the probability of it not raining? (a) ½ (b) ¼ (c) ¾ (d) 1 (impossible)

Answer: (c)
Solution: Probability of not raining is the opposite of raining. Since there are only two possibilities (raining or not raining), the probability of not raining is 1 - ½ = ¾.

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