BECE Mathematics 2014 Paper 1 Past Questions

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Express 0.65 as a fraction

A.2/5
B.3/5
C.13/20
D.9/13
E.8/11

Find the HCF of 15,20 and 35

A.2
B.3
C.4
D.5
E.6

Find the reciprocal of 0.0016

A.1/625
B.2/125
C.125
D.625
E.160,000

Find the product of the square roots of 81 and 625

A.121
B.225
C.325
D.625
E.1125

Find the value of 50 - (-15x-8)

A.170
B.70
C.-60
D.-70
E.-170

How many prime numbers are there between 1 and 34?

A.11
B.12
C.13
D.14
E.15

Simplify (2⅗ - 1⅔) × ⅚

A.1
B.8/9
C.7/9
D.5/18
E.1/18

Bunmi and Kemi shared N20,000.00 in the ratio of their ages. If Bunmi receives N7,500.00 in what ratio was the money shared?

A.2:3
B.3:2
C.5:3
D.6:3
E.5:8

Evaluate 1⅖ + ¾ and give your answer

A.3
B.2.5
C.2.2
D.2
E.1

What is 12.8% of 250?

A.30
B.32
C.34
D.60
E.64

What is 12.8% of 250?

A.30
B.32
C.34
D.60
E.64

Express 63025 in standard form

A.6.3025 × 10⁴
B.63.025 × 10³
C.630.25 × 10²
D.6302.5 × 10¹
E.63025 × 10⁰

Convert 131_four to base ten

A.29
B.28
C.21
D.19
E.17

Find the positive difference between 1011_two and 23_four leaving your answer in base ten.

A.-15
B.-12
C.0
D.12
E.15

Wrote in figures: seven hundred and eighty nine thousand , four hundred and fifty two naira three kobo.

A.N789,254.63
B.N789,425.36
C.N789,452.63
D.N789,542.63
E.N798,452.63

Find the sum of prime factors of 60

A.2
B.4
C.8
D.10
E.12

A dealer bought 1000 articles for 1n6000 and sold them at N9 each. Find his percentage profit

A.90%
B.70%
C.60%
D.50%
E.45%

Express 0.004532 in standard form

A.4.532 × 10⁴
B.4.532 × 10³
C.4.532 × 10^-3
D.4.532 × 10⁴
E.4.532 × 10^-5

What is the sum of 1101_two and 11101_two and 101101_two?

A.1000110_two
B.1001010_two
C.1010110_two
D.1010111_two
E.1101111_two

Find the product of the square roots of the first two consecutive perfect squares.

A.20
B.12
C.8
D.4
E.2

Increase 2,800kg by 12%

A.388kg
B.488kg
C.3,388kg
D.33,880kg
E.33,980kg

A girl scored 18 out of 25 in English Language and p% in Mathematics. If her average score is 78%, what is the value of p?

A.72
B.78
C.80
D.84
E.86

If 25% of a number is 75, find the number

A.700
B.600
C.500
D.400
E.300

Given that 7:y = 21:6, find the value of y

A.2
B.6
C.16
D.24
E.27

Find the radius of a circle if the circumference is 44cm.(Take π = 22/7)

A.28cm
B.21cm
C.14cm
D.9cm
E.7cm

Study the sample below to answer this question

A.55
B.54
C.50
D.44
E.40

Study the sample below to answer this question

A.58
B.33.2
C.40
D.7
E.5

The height of an equilateral triangle is 15cm and its perimeter is 36cm. Find the area of the triangle.

A.60cm²
B.72cm²
C.90cm²
D.270²
E.540cm²

Find the value of x in the figure below

A.21°
B.42°
C.48°
D.75°
E.105°

Find the area of a trapezium which has a height 20cm and its parallel sides are 7cm and 8cm long

A.140cm²
B.150cm²
C.160cm²
D.560cm²
E.1120cm²

A cone with base radius 7cm has a volume of 308cm³. Find the vertical height of the cone.(Take π = 22/7)

A.3cm
B.6cm
C.7cm
D.12cm
E.44cm

Find the largest angle in the figure below

A.20°
B.40°
C.60°
D.80°
E.120°

What is the value of x in the figure below?

A.40°
B.60°
C.70°
D.110°
E.140°

Find the size of the angle marked in the figure below.

A.102°
B.112°
C.258°
D.292°
E.326°

The angles of a quadrilateral are 24°, 3x°, 120° and 144°. Find x

A.24°
B.40°
C.48°
D.60°
E.72°

Find y in the figure below

A.16°
B.30°
C.46°
D.76°
E.104°

How long will it take the minute hand of a clock to turn through 240°?

A.8 minutes
B.18 minutes
C.24 minutes
D.40 minutes
E.42 minutes

The scale of a map is 1cm to 12km. what is the distance on land if the length from the town A to town B on the map is 15cm?

A.15km
B.27km
C.120km
D.150km
E.180km

If 1cm on a map represents 37½km

A.7½cm
B.15km
C.22½cm
D.30cm
E.83¾km

The angle of elevation on the top of a tower from a point 100m away is 45° What is the height of the tower to the nearest metres?

A.50m
B.58m
C.70m
D.87m
E.100m

Find the value of x in the figure below.Convert to 2 decimal places

A.4.38cm
B.6.4cm
C.8.99cm
D.10.00m
E.20.50m

Which of the following gives the curved surface area of a cone of slant height "I"cm and base radius 'r'cm?

A.2πrl
B.πr²l
C.πrl
D.⅓πr²l
E.2πr²l

Two similar cardboard have area of 24cm² and 150cm². If the length of the bigger one is 10cm, what is the length of the smaller one?

A.4cm
B.6cm
C.8cm
D.10cm
E.16cm

Find the number of rectangular tiles each of 8cm by 6cm that need to be fitted into rectangular floor of 3.6m by 2.4m

A.900
B.1000
C.1200
D.1800
E.2000

Calculate /DC/ using the similar shapes given below

A.4cm
B.6cm
C.8cm
D.9cm
E.12cm

Find /RS/ in the figure below

A.4⅘cm
B.6cm
C.7½
D.10cm
E.13⅓cm

How many sides has a regular polygon whose sum of the interior angle is 540°?

A.4
B.5
C.6
D.7
E.8

How many line(s) of symmetry has a square?

A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4
E.5

Find the circumference of a circle of radius 21cm. (Take π = 22/7)

A.21cm
B.66cm
C.76cm
D.132cm
E.1386cm

In the diagram below,ABCD is a kite and ADEF is a rhombus if BC = 4cm and CD = 7cm, find the perimeter of ABCDEF

A.43cm
B.36cm
C.27cm
D.22cm
E.21cm