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June 2013
MATHEMATICS 1
Objective Test
1 hour
1. If A = {5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 125}and B = {5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 625}, list the elements of A⋃B
A. {5, 25}
B. {10, 20, 125, 625}
C. {5, 15, 25, 125, 625}
D. {5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 125, 625}

2. Express 1.25 as a percentage

A. 25%
B. 75%
C. 125%
D. 175%

3. Arrange the following in ascending order of magnitude: 0.301, 0.3, 0.33, 0.03
A. 0.03, 0.3, 0.301, 0.33
B. 0.03, 0.301, 0.3, 0.33
C. 0.33, 0.3, 0.301, 0.03
D. 0.33, 0.301, 0.3, 0.03

4. Evaluate 53 – (–7) + (–15)

A. 31
B. 45
C. 61
D. 75

5. Given that A = {a, e, i, o, u} and B = {r, s, t}, how many elements are in A⋂B ?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3

6. Convert 2114five to a base ten numeral.

A. 194
B. 280
C. 284
D. 300

2 2 × 32
7. Simplify
4 2 × 33
 1
A.
12
1
B.
6
1
C.
4
1
D.
3

8. A car uses 150 litres of petrol in 45 mins. How many litres of petrol will it use in 1 hour?
A. 375 litres
B. 230 litres
C. 225 litres
D. 200 litres

36a 3b 2 x
9. Simplify
27ab 3 y

4a 2 x
A.
3by
4abx
B.
3y
4a 2 bx
C.
3y
4a 4 b 5 x
D.
3y

10. Find the rule of the mapping:

1 2 3 4 5 x
↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
5 8 11 14 17 y

A. x+ 2
B x+ 4
C. 2x + 3
D. 3x + 2

11. Given that –1 = 2 – m, find m

A. -3
B. -1
C. 1
D. 3
12. The perimeter of a rectangle is 48 cm. if the length is 14 cm, find its width.
A. 24 cm
B. 20 cm
C. 10 cm
D. 3.4 cm

13. Make d the subject of the relation n = 2d + 3

3n
A. d = .
2
n +3
B. d =
2
n −3
C. d =
2
3− n
D. d =
2

14. Calculate the gradient of the straight line joining the points A(3,5) and B(–2,3)
5
A.
2
2
B.
5
2
C. −
5
5
D. −
2

Use the diagram below to answer Questions 15 and 16.

a 50°

15. Find the angle marked a

A. 70°
B. 50°
C. 40°
D. 30°

16. Find the angle marked b

A. 150°
 B. 140°
C. 110°
D. 100°

17. If S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}, find the probability that a number selected at random from S is
odd.
3
A.
8
1
B.
4
1
C.
2
5
D.
8

18. Find the vector which translates the point (4, –5) to (3, –2)
 −1 
A.  
 − 3
 − 1
B.  
 3
 − 1
C.  
 7
7 
D.  
3 

19. Factorize completely the expression 2xy – 6y + 7x – 21

A. (x – 3) (2y + 7)
B. (x +3) (2y – 7)
C. (y – 3) (2x +7)
D. (y + 3) (2x – 7)
20. The area of a circle is 154 cm2 . Find the diameter. (Take π = 22/7)
A. 7 cm
B. 14 cm
C. 21 cm
D. 49 cm

21. Mame Esi rides her bicycle to school and back everyday. If the distance from her home to the school
is 2345 m, how many kilometers does she cover everyday ?
A. 4.98 km
B. 4.69 km
C. 3.96 km
D. 3.68 km
22. The length of a rectangular fence is 25 m. The ratio of the length to the width is 5:3. Find the width
of the rectangular fence.
A. 9m
B. 13 m
C. 15 m
D. 16 m

20
23. Evaluate − b, if a = 30 and b = 1.
a
A. − 1 32
1
B. −
3
1
C.
3
D. 1 23

24. How many 15Gp Christmas cards can be bought with GHc18.00 ?
A. 120
B. 150
C. 180
D. 270

6   4
25. If u=   and v =   , find u + v
9   − 5
 − 2
A.  
 2
 2
B.  
 − 4
 10 
C.  
 − 14 
10 
D.  
 4

26. If 49 56 × 25 = 123,900, evaluate 495.6 × 2.5 leaving the answer in standard form
A. 1.239 × 102
B. 1.239 × 103
C. 1.239 × 104
D. 1.239 × 105

27. Which of the following expressions is illustrated on the number line?

 A. x ≤ –2
B. x < –2
C. x ≥ –2
D. x > –2

28. If 180 oranges were shared among Kwame and Ama in the ratio 7:5, respectively, how many oranges
did Ama receive?
A. 45
B. 60
C. 75
D. 90

29. Calculate the simple interest on GHc450.00 for 2 years at 12% per annum.
A. GHc 191.00
B. GHc 108.00
C. GHc 54.00
D. GHc 27.00

30. If 15 % of the length of a rope is 75 cm, find half of the length of the rope.
A. 500 cm
B. 250 cm
C. 150 cm
D. 100 cm

31. In an office, 32 of the telephone bill is paid by Tom, 15 by Azuma and the remaining by Tina. What
fraction is paid by Tina?
2
A. 15
1
B. 4
1
C. 3

7
D. 15

32.

Which of the following best describes the construction?

A. Constructing a perpendicular at P
B. Constructing the bisector of line PQ
C. Constructing an angle of 30° at P
D. Constructing an angle of 45° at P
33. Express 0.055 as a common fraction
11
A. 40

5
B. 18

1
C. 40

11
D. 200

The table below shows the distribution of workers in some trades.

Shoe Road Manufacturing

Trade Mining Agriculture
making transport goods

Number of
300,000 25,000 160,000 225,000 165,000
workers

Use this information to answer Questions 34 and 35

34. Whi ch trade employed the most number of workers?

A. Agriculture
B. Manufacturing goods
C. Shoe making
D. Road transport

35. How many people are employed under all the trades?
A. 325,000
B. 485,000
C. 650,000
D. 875,000

36. Aba bought a carton of fish at GHC 80.00 and sold it at a profit of GHC 13.60. Find the selling price.
A. GHC 66.40
B. GHC 93.60
C. GHC 103.60
D. GHC 144.00

37.
If the two figures ABCD and PQRS are similar, find the value of b.
A. 60 cm
B. 40 cm
C. 33 cm
D. 30 cm

38. A man shared an amount of money between his two children, Esi and Ato in the ratio 2:3
respectively. If Ato received GHc 45.00, what was the total amount shared?
A. GHc 18.00
B. GHc 27.50
C. GHc 75.00
D. GHc 112.50

39. How many edges has a cuboid?

A. 16
B. 12
C. 8
D. 4

40. Two sets whose intersection is an empty set are

A. disjoint sets
B. equivalent sets
C. finite sets
D. empty sets
June 2013
MATHEMATICS 1
OBJECTIVE TEST

SOLUTIONS

1. D. {5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 125, 625}

2. C. 125%

3. A. 0.03, 0.3, 0.301, 0.33

4. B. 45

5. A. 0

6. C. 284

1
7. A.
12
8. D. 200 litres

4a 2 x
9. A.
3by

10. D. 3x + 2

11. D. 3

12. C. 10 cm

n−3
13. C. d =
2

2
14. B.
5
15. B. 50°

16. D. 100°

1
17. C.
2
  − 1
18. B.  
 3

19. A. (x – 3) (2y + 7)

20. A. 7 cm

21. B. 4.69 km

22. C. 15 m

1
23. B. −
3

24. A. 120

10 
25. D.  
 4

26. B. 1.239 × 103

27. A. x ≤ –2

28. C. 75

29. B. GHc 108.00

30. B. 250 cm

2
31. A. 15

32. C. Constructing an angle of 30° at P

11
33. D. 20 0

34. C. Shoe making

35. D. 875,000

36. B. GHC 93.60

37. D. 30 cm

38. C. GHc 75.00

39. B. 12

40. A. disjoint sets

June 2013
MATHEMATICS 2
Essay
1 hour
1. (a) Fifty students in a class took an examination in French and Mathematics. If 14 of them
passed French only, 23 passed in both French and Mathematics and 5 of them failed in both
subjects, find
(i) the number of students who passed in French
(ii) the probability of selecting a student who passed in Mathematics

(b) Solve the inequality 2x −1 21 ≥ 5x − 6

2. (a) Convert 444five to a base two numeral.

(b) A man had three GHc 50.00, seven GHc 20.00 and five GHc 10.00 notes in his pocket. If he
bought a bicycle for GHc 150.00 and two mobile phones at GHc 80.00 each, how many GHc
20.00 and GHc 10.00 notes did he have left?

3. (a) Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only,

(i) construct a triangle XYZ with length XY = 7 cm, length YZ = 5cm and angle XYZ =
45°
(ii) Measure and write down the length of XZ

(b) Given that the circumference of a circle is 44 cm, find

(i) the radius of the circle
(ii) the area of the circle [Take π = 22/7]

4. The table shows the distribution of marks of students in a class test

Mark 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency 5 6 5 3 4 2

(a) Using a graph sheet, draw a bar chart for the distribution.

(b) Calculate the mean mark of the distribution correct to the nearest whole number

5. (a) Simplify 6(3 56 −1 14 )

 (b) Copy and complete the magic square so that the sum of numbers in each row or column or
diagonal is 18.
4

7 8

(c) Find the sum of all the factors of 24.

 3  − 1  18 
(d) Given that m=   , n =   and r =  , find m + n + r
 −1  2 −6

6. (a) Copy and complete the table for the relation y = 2x+5

X -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
Y -1 1 5 13

(b) (i) Using a scale of 2cm to 2 units on both axes, draw two perpendicular axes OX and
OY on a graph sheet.
(ii) Mark the x-axis from -6 to 10 and y-axis from -6 to 14.
(iii) Using the table, plot all the points of the relation y = 2x +5 on the graph.
(iv) Draw a straight line through the points.

(c) Use the graph to find

(i) y when x = 1.6
(ii) x when y = 10
June 2013
MATHEMATICS 2
ESSAY
SOLUTIONS
1. (a) Venn Diagram

(a) (i) Number of students who passed in French (F)

= F only + Both F and M
= 14 + 23
= 37

(a) (ii) Prob. of selecting a student who passed in Maths

Approach 1
No. of students who passed in Math
=
Total no. of s tudents
50 − (14 + 5) 50 − 19
= =
50 50
31
=
50

(a) (ii) Prob. of selecting a student who passed in Maths

Approach 2
Let m = number of students who passed in Maths only
Then 14 + 23 + m + 5 = 50
⇒ 14 + 23 + 5 + m = 50
⇒ 42 + m = 50
⇒ m = 50 – 42
⇒ m = 8
Therefore, no. of students who passed in Maths
= 23 + 8 = 31
Probability =
 No. of students who passed in Math
Total no. of s tudents
31
=
50

(b) Solving 2x −1 21 ≥ 5x − 6
Approach 1
3
= 2x − ≥ 5x − 6 [Changing 1 ½ to 3/2]
2
3
= 6 − ≥ 5x − 2x [Grouping like terms]
2
6 3
= − ≥ 5x − 2x [Expressing 6 as 6/1]
1 2
12 − 3
= ≥ 3x [Simplifying]
2
9
= ≥ 3x
2
9 3x
= ≥ [Dividing both sides by 3]
2× 3 3
3
= ≥ x [Simplifying]
2
3
= x ≤ [Rearranging (Turning around)]
2
= x ≤ 1 12 or 1.5

(b) Approach 2
3
= 2x − ≥ 5x − 6
2 [Multiplying through by 2]

2 × (2x ) − 2 ×   ≥ 2 × (5x ) − 2 × (6)

3
=
 
2  [Simplifying]
= 4x − 3 ≥ 10x −12
[Grouping like terms]
= 4x −10x ≥ 3 −12 [Simplifying]
= − 6x ≥ − 9 [Dividing by -6 and changing ≥ to ≤]
− 6x −9
= ≤
−6 −6 [Simplifying]
3
= x ≤
2
= x ≤ 1 12 or 1.5
2. (a) Conve rting 444 five to base ten

(4×52 ) + (4×51 ) + (4×50 )

= (4×25) +(4×5) + (4×1)
= 100 + 20 + 4
= 124

Now, converting 124 to a base 2 numeral

=
2 124 Remainder
62 0
31 0
15 1
7 1
3 1
1 1
0 1

= 1111100 two

(b) Amount in man’s pocket

= 3 × (GHC 50) + 7 (GHC 20) + 5 × (GHC 10)
= GHC 150 + GHC 140 + GHC 50
= GHC 340

Purchases = 1 Bicycle + 2 mobile phones

= GHC 150 + 2 × GHC 80
= GHC 150 + GHC 160
= GHC 310

Amount left = GHC 340 – GHC 310

= GHC 30

He had one GHC 20.00 and one GHC 10.00 left

3. (a) (i)
 (ii) |XZ| = 5 cm or 5.1cm or 4.9cm

(b) (i) C = 44cm, π = 22/7, r =?

Approach 1
C = 2πr [Substituting]
22
⇒ 44 = 2× ×r
7 [Multiplying both sides by 7]
⇒ 44 × 7 = 2 × 22 × r [Dividing both sides by 2 × 22]
44 × 7 2 × 22 × r
⇒ =
2 × 22 2 × 22 [Simplifying]
⇒ 7 = r
⇒ r = 7 cm

(b) (i) C = 44cm, π = 22/7, r =?

Approach 2
C = 2πr [Making r the subject]
C
⇒ r =
2π [Substituting]
44
⇒ r =
22
2×
7 [Simplifying]
44 × 7
⇒ r =
2 × 22

⇒ r = 7 cm

(ii) C = 44cm, π = 22/7, r =?

 Area = π r2
22 2
= ×7
7
22
= ×7×7
7
= 22 × 7
2
= 154 cm

4. (a) Bar chart

(b) Finding the mean (Approach 1)

(1× 5) + (2× 6) + (3× 5) + (4× 3) + (5× 4) + (6× 2)
Mean =
5+ 6 + 5+ 3+ 4 + 2
5 + 12 + 15 + 12 + 20 + 12
=
25
76
=
25
= 3 1
25 or 3.04
 (b) Finding the mean (Approach 2)

Mark Frequency
(x) (f) fx
1 5 5
2 6 12
3 5 15
4 3 12
5 4 20
6 2 12
Σ f = 25 Σfx = 76

76
Mean = = 3 215 or 3.04
25

5. (a) 6(3 56 −1 14)

 23 5 
= 6× − 
 6 4
 2(23) − 3(5) 
= 6 × 
 12 
 46 − 15 
= 6 × 
 12 
 31 
= 6 × 
 12 
31
=
2
= 15 ½ or 15.5

(b) Magic square with magic number 18

NB NB NB
9 4 5
Hori zontal Verti cal Diagonal
addi tion : addi tion : addi tion :
2 6 10
9+4+5 = 18 9+2+7 = 18 9+6+3 = 18
7 8 3 2+6+10 = 18 4+6+8 = 18 5+6+7 = 18
7+8+3 = 18 5+10+3 = 18

(c) Factors of 24 = {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24} NB

1×24 = 24
2×12 = 24
3 × 8 = 24
4 × 6 = 24
 Sum of factors = 1+2+3+4+6+8+12+24
= 60

(d) m + n + r
 3   − 1  18 
=   +   +  ,
 −1  2   − 6 
 3 + (−1) + 18 
=  
 − 1 + 2 + (−6) 
 3 − 1 + 18 
=  
 − 1 + 2 − 6) 
 2 + 18
=  
1 − 6) 
 20 
=  
− 5 

6. (a) Relation : y = 2x + 5

When x = -1, y = 2(-1) + 5 ⇒ -2 + 5 = 3

x = 1, y = 2(1) + 5 ⇒ 2+5 = 7
x = 2, y = 2(2) + 5 ⇒ 4+5 = 9
x = 3, y = 2(3) + 5 ⇒ 6+5 = 11

Table of values
x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
y -1 1 3 5 7 9 11 13
 (b) Graph of the relation y = 2x +5

(c) (i) When x = 1.6, y = 8.2

(ii) When y = 10 x = 2 ½ or 2.5