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2 hours

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March 2018 MATHEMATICS 2& 1 2 hours

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PAPER 2 1 hour
ESSAY

Answer four questions only.

All questions carry equal marks

All workings must be clearly shown. Marks will not be awarded for correct answers without
corresponding working.

1. (a) The perimeter of a rectangular plot is 36m. The length is 6m more than the width. Find the
width.

(b) Ama took 15 minutes to run ten times round a rectangular field measuring 200m by 100m

i) What was the total distance covered by Ama?

ii) Find her average speed in km/h

𝑥−5 5 1
(c) Find the truth set of the equation = -
𝑥 3𝑥 5

(d) Given that v=√𝑢2 − 2𝑞𝑠

i) Make q the subject of the equation
ii) Find the value of q if v=8, u=12 and s=40

2. (a) In the diagram below, the angles BAD and ADC are right angles and AX is parallel to BC.
If |AB|=|BC|=5cm and |DC|=8cm
D X C

5cm

A 5cm B

Calculate
(i) the length of |DX|
(ii) the length of |AD|
(iii) the perimeter of ABCD
(iv) the area of the triangle ABD

(b) The area of a circle is 154cm2

Find
i) its diameter
ii) the circumference

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

i) Construct triangle PQR such that PQ = 8cm,
PR=6cm and <QPR=900.
ii) Construct the mediator of PQ to meet QR at D.

(b) i) Draw a circle with D as centre and DQ as radius.

ii) Measure the radius of the circle.

(c) Calculate the area of the circle. Take 𝜋 = 3.14

2 1
(d) If x=(−2 ) and y=(34), Find r such that 2x – y+r=(00)

4. (a) The price of a machine is given as GH₵20,000.00 plus VAT. If the VAT rate is 12%. Find
the price that a customer must pay for the machine.

(b) The interior angle of a pentagon are 1000, x0,(3x+30)0,(2x–10)0 and 800. Find the value of x
0.63 𝑥 0.70
(c) Simplify and leave your answer in standard deviation form
9.00

1 5 5 4
(d) Simplify 3 + 12 - 12 of 5

5. Grades obtained by 20 candidates in a form 3 mathematics exams were

3 8 5 4 6
4 6 7 1 4
2 5 4 9 6
6 4 8 2 5

(a) Make a frequency table for the data.

(b) Find the

i) modal grade
ii) mean grade

(c) If a credit is from Grade 4 to 6,

i) how many candidates had credit?
ii) what percentage of the candidates obtained a credit in the exam

(d) Draw a bar chart for the data

6. (a) In the diagram below ̅̅̅̅

𝑃𝑄 is parallel to RS. Find the value of
i) x
ii) y 630
P 520 x Q

R y S

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(b) In a class of 50 students 29 offer Ga and 34 offer Twi. Five students do not offer any of the
two languages. How many students offer only Ga?

(c) The average age of 3girls is 17years 4months. The average of two of them is 17years
3months. How old is the third girl?
1 1 3
(d) Solve 4(x-1) - 2 (x+2) ≥ 34 and illustrate the answer on the number line.

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PAPER 1 1 hour
OBJECTIVE TEST
Answer all the questions on your Objective Test answer sheet.

1. Use 2B pencil throughout

2. On the pre-printed answer sheet, check that the following details are correctly printed:
Your surname followed by your other names, the Subject Name. Your Index Number;
Centre Number and the Paper Code.
3. In the boxes marked Candidate Number, Centre Number and Paper Code, reshade each of the shaded spaces.
4. An example is given below. This is for a candidate whose name is winner Seyram BABANAWO.
Her index number is 772384188 and she is writing the examination at Centre Number 77234.
She is offering Mathematics1 and the Paper Code is 4510.
B E S T B R A IN E X A M IN AT IO N K O N S O R T IU M
S P E C IA L P R IVAT E M O C K F O R B E C E C A N D ID AT E S
O B JE C T IV E A N S W E R S H E E T.
CANDIDATE NAME: SUBJECT:
BABANAWOSEYRAM WINNER MATHEMATICS

1. Use HB Pencil Press firmly First mark completely

2. Answer each question by choosing one letter and
then, shade through the letter chosen like this
[A] [B] [C] [D] [E]
3. If you want to change an answer, rul out your
4. If only four alternative answers are given for
each question, ignore the letter E
5. Your question paper may have fewer than 60
Questions.

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Answer all 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. An example is given below.
What is the smallest number which is divisible by 16 and 20?
A. 80
B. 40
C. 120
D. 160
The correct answer is 80, which is lettered A and therefore answer space A would be shaded.
A B C D

Think carefully before you shade the answer spaces. Erase completely any answers you wish to change.
Do all rough work on this question paper.
Now answer the following questions.

1. If P and Q are two sets such that P∩Q ={ }, then 2

D. 1
A. P and Q are equal sets 7
B. P and Q are disjoint 𝑎−𝑏 3𝑏+𝑎
C. P is a subset of Q 7. Evaluate 4
- 5
D. Q is a subset of P 𝒂−𝟏𝟕𝒃
A. 𝟐𝟎
2. Find one hundredth of 38.2475
17𝑏−1
A. 3824.75 B. 20
B. 28.800
C. 38.200 9𝑎−17𝑏
D. 39.84 C. 20
4
3. Kofi visited his four friends. He spent of his 6𝑎−17𝑏
1 7 7 D.
time with Ama, of his time with Adwoa, 20
3 9 30
with Akosua and with Abena. Which of the
14
four friends had the highest time? 8. In the diagram below, wgat is the bearing of K
A. Ama from M M
B. Adwoa
C. Akosua
D. Abena
300
4. If 21:2g = 7:12. What is the value of g: K
A. 18
B. 15 A. 340
C. 12 B. 30
D. 10 C. 60
0.00492 D. 210
5. Evaluate 0.041
A. 0.12 9. The next term in the sequence 4,8,16,32,…… is
B. 12.0 A. 54
C. 0.12 B. 62
D. 1.2 C. 64
𝑥
D. 60
6. Solve 2+3 = 1 – 2x
−3
A. 7
2
B. -17
3
C.
7

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10. In the diagram below PQRD is a straight line. D. (−6

18
)
Find the size of the angle marked y
T
48 17. Which of the following instrument is used to
A. 1660 measure an angle?
A. A ruler
B. 1100 B. A pair of compasses
C. 700 C. A protractor
D. A set - square
D. 600 118 y
P S
Q R 18. Find the sum of interior angles of a regular
polygon with sides 10
11. Simplify 3x-3y-2(2x-y) A. 1440
A. –(-x-y) B. 9000
B. –(-x+y) C. 14400
C. –(x+y) D. 18000
D. –(x-y)
19. Multiply 4xy4 by x2yz
12. The lines MN, PQ and LO meet at O. what is the A. 4x3y4z
size of the angle marked x B. 4x3y5z
Q C. 4x2y4z
A. 550 D. 4x2y4
125 N
B. 780 M
C. 1250 O x 47 20. Write 346.381 in standard form.
D. 1330 A. 3.46x102
P L B. 3.46381x10-3
C. 3.36381x102
13. If the two plane figures PQRS and WXYZ are D. 3.36381x10-4
similar
Q X 21. Evaluate 84 ÷ 85
4cm A. 81
P R 6cm
2cm Y B. 1/8
W C. 8-2
S D. 84
22. A nag contains 20 marbles, out of which 12 are
Z blue. If a marble is picked out at random, what is
Find the length XZ the probability of selecting a red marble if the
A. 12cm rest are red?
2
B. 10cm A.
5
1
C. 8cm B. 5
1
D. 3cm C. 4
3
D. 5
14. Factorize completely the expression
23. If the perimeter of a square is 64cm, find the
2ab-6b+5a-15
area of the square.
A. (2b+5)(a+3) A. 16cm2
B. (2b+5)(a-3) B. 64cm2
C. (2b-5)(a-3) C. 128cm2
D. (b-5)(a-3) D. 256cm2

15. Find the sum of the following -8, 8, -4, 12, -19 24. What property of addition is the statement
A. -15 x+y+z=y+x+z
B. 15 A. Associative
C. 11 B. Distributive
D. -11 C. Commutative
D. Identity
16. If x=(31) and y=(−2
1
), Calculate 6(x+2y)
25. A cylinder has ……….faces.
A. (−13) A. 1
B. 2
B. (73)
C. 3
C. (13) D. 4

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33. Find the rule of the mapping below

1 1 1
26. Given that + = , find the value of u when x 0 1 2 3 4
𝑢 𝑣 𝑓
v=14 and f=2
2
A. 3 y ½ 1 1½ 2 2½
4
B. 25
A. y= ½x
C. 8
1 B. y=x+½
D. 2 C. 2y=x+1
3
D. 2y=x-1
27. Divide GHC4800.00 between Kofi and Kwame
so that Kofi gets 3times what Kwame gets. What 34. Simplify 32x24x3
is Kofi’s share. A. 24x33
A. GHC3600.00 B. 24x32
B. GHC2400.00 C. 24x31
C. GHC3200.00 D. 24x36
D. GHC1200.00
35. The average of the numbers 3,5,3x and 2 is 4.
28. The point P(x, y) is mapped on to P1(5,9) under What is the value of x
a translation by the vector(−67). Find the A. 2
coordinates of P. B. 3
A. (-1, 16)
B. (16, 2) C. 4
C. (1, 2) D. 6
D. (11, 16)
36.
29. The point Q(-2, 3) is rotated anticlockwise about -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2
0
the origin through an angle of 90 . Find the Which of the following inequalities is
coordinates of its image. represented on the number line above.
A. -3<x<1
A. (-3, -2)
B. -3≤x<1
B. (-3, 2)
C. -3≤x≤1
C. (3, -2) D. -3<x≤1
D. (3, 2)
2 3 4
37. What is the gradient of the line that contains the
30. Simplify (13 + 5) ÷ 65 points (-2, 6) and (4, 8)?
5 A. -1
A. 7 B. 7−7
2 C. 13
B. 3 D. 3
3
C. 4 38. Simplify 114 – (-13) + (-11)
1 A. 116
D. 3 B. 110
C. -106
D. -100
31. The length of a rectangular field is 4m longer
than its width. If the perimeter of the field is 39. Expand (2x-3)(x+4)
140m. find its width A. 2x2-5x+12
A. 44m B. 2x2+5x-12
B. 37m C. 10x2-3x-12
C. 34m D. 2x2-5x-12
D. 33m
40. A TV set marked GHC245.00 is sold at a
discount of 5%. Calculate the price of the TV
32. What figure is illustrated below?
set.
A. Parallelogram
A. GHC232.75
B. Trapezium B. GHC257.00
C. Square C. GHC240.00
D. Rhombus D. GHC225.00

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