BECE Mathematics 2020 Paper 2 Past Questions

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Simplify 4(a+1) + 5(a+2)

A.5a+10
B.9+14a
C.9a-14
D.9a+14
E.10a+14

Factorise 16y² + 28xy

A.4y+7xy
B.8y²+14xy
C.4y(4y+7x)
D.2y(4y+8x)
E.4y(2y+7x)

Solve the equation $$\frac{12}{2x+1} = \frac3x$$

A.6
B.5
C.4
D.3
E.1

Find the value of n if $$\frac{4n}{7} + \frac n3 = 5 + \frac37$$

A.14
B.12
C.10
D.7
E.6

Which of the following inequalities is true?

A.-2<-4
B.-15>7
C.2<-5
D.14-5>8
E.12>5

Solve the inequality 2(2R - 3)<33

A.R<6
B.R<7
C.R=7
D.R>6
E.R>7

Solve $${\frac x3} + 4 < 13$$

A.x<5
B.x<9
C.x<27
D.x<9
E.x<51

If the sum of the square of 6 and the square root of 81 is divided by 5, The result is

A.13
B.11
C.9
D.5
E.3

Solve the inequality 2x+3>11

A.x>2
B.x>3
C.x>4
D.x>8
E.x>11

Find the LCM of 9x and 4x²y

A.4x²y
B.9x²y
C.18x²y
D.36x²y
E.45x²y

If 7 is added to a certain number and the result is 42. What is the number?

A.42
B.35
C.21
D.12
E.6

Find the value of x, if x - 1 = 2 -x

A.2½
B.2
C.1½
D.1
E.0

The product of a certain and 3 is equal to twice the number

A.14
B.13
C.12
D.11
E.10

Solve the equation $$\frac x3 + x = 1$$

A.4
B.3
C.1⅓
D.1
E.¾

When the sum of 40 and a certain number is divided by 9, the result is 8, Find the number

A.40
B.38
C.32
D.25
E.15

Factorise 3x(2x-1) + 1(2x-1)

A.(2x-1)²
B.(3x+1)²
C.3x(2x-1)²
D.(2x-1)(3x+1)
E.(2x+1)(3x-1)

A particular network service provider charges 50k per second to make a call. How many minutes will a caller with N300.00 airtime last?

A.11
B.10
C.6
D.5
E.3

If 90 is divided by the sum of 4 and a certain number, the result is 10. Find the number.

A.11
B.10
C.9
D.7
E.5

Solve the equation $$\frac{2(m+2)}{2} = \frac{2m-2}{3}$$

A.8
B.6
C.-6
D.-8
E.-10

Solve the equation ¾ - x = -⅔

A.1⅙
B.1⅚
C.1⁵/₁₂
D.1⁷/₁₂
E.2⁵/₁₂

Simplify $$\frac{a^{2}b - ab^{2}}{abc}$$

A.^2a/_c
B.^2b/_c
C.^ab/_c
D.^a-b/_c
E.^b-a/_c

The graph below represents which of the following inequalities?

A.x>5
B.x≥5
C.x<5
D.x≤5
E.x<-5

Evaluate Q = 2x-3y When x = 10 and y = 5

A.2
B.3
C.5
D.10
E.15

Given that v = &frac43;πr³, make r the subject of the formula

A.3√(^3v/_4π)
B.√(^3v/_4π)
C.(^3v/_4π)
D.3√(^π/₄)
E.3√(^π/₂)

Evaluate $$\frac{a-b}{c}$$, given that a = 15, b = 5 and c - 2

A.2
B.5
C.10
D.15
E.20

Solve 5a-2b = 7 and 5a+2b = 14 simultaneously.

A.a = ¹⁰/₂₁, b = &frac47;
B.a = 4/7, b = ¹⁰/₂₁1
C.a&frac74;, b = ¹⁰/₂₁
D.a = 2¹/₁₀, b = 1¾
E.a = 21, b = 7

Solve the equation $$\frac{3-x}{x+4} = \frac23$$

A.⅕
B.⅓
C.3
D.5
E.7

Solve the simultaneous equations:
a+2b = 5, 3a+b = 5

A.a = 2, b = 2
B.a = 2, b = 1
C.a = 1, b = 2
D.a = 1, b = 1
E.a = -2, b = 1

Make h the subject of the formula V = πr²h

A.h = πr²
B.h = πr²V
C.h = V/πr²
D.h=πr²/V
E.h = V/πr

Expand (2x-3)(x-5)

A.2x²-7x-15
B.2x²-7x+15
C.2x²+13x-15
D.2x²-13x+15
E.2x²-13x-15

Factorise 9a - 27 completely.

A.9(a-3)
B.3(3a-1)
C.9(a-27)
D.9(3a-7)
E.3a(3-a)

When 4 is divided by the sum of a certain number and 10, the result is the same as dividing 3 by the sum of the number and 4. Find the number.

A.5
B.7
C.9
D.11
E.14

The difference between the ages (in years) of a father and that of his son is 28,.If the father;s age is 42, how old is the son?

A.28
B.18
C.16
D.14
E.10

Find the value of x if
x+2x+3x+30 = 150

A.15
B.20
C.30
D.45
E.60

What is the coefficient of x in 4x²+8x-x²-3x?

A.8
B.5
C.4
D.3
E.-3

Which of the following number lines represents the solution to 5x-4>4x+3

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Use the information below to answer questions 37 to 39.
The sum of 8 times a number and 5 times another number is 184. The first number minus the second number is -3

What are the number?

A.20 and 25
B.21 and 7
C.13 and 16
D.10 and 11
E.5 and 7

Use the information below to answer questions 37 to 39.
The sum of 8 times a number and 5 times another number is 184. The first number minus the second number is -3

Find the product of the two numbers.

A.560
B.318
C.208
D.108
E.78

Use the information below to answer questions 37 to 39.
The sum of 8 times a number and 5 times another number is 184. The first number minus the second number is -3

What is the sum of the numbers?

A.39
B.29
C.19
D.17
E.16

Use the graph below to answer questions 40 to 42

What is the coordinate of point P?

A.(0,3)
B.(3,0)
C.(1,3)
D.(3,1)
E.(3,2)

Use the graph below to answer questions 40 to 42

Add coordinate of points P And R

A.(3,0)
B.(2,3)
C.(1,3)
D.(0,3)
E.(-1,2)

Use the graph below to answer questions 40 to 42

Find the coordinate of point Q

A.(0,2)
B.(0,-2)
C.(2,-1)
D.(-1,2)
E.(-2,2)

The probability that ADa passes her Mathematics examination is ⅙
What is the probability that she fails the examination?

A.⅙
B.¼
C.⅓
D.⅔
E.⅚

A bag contains 2 red and white balls. If a ball is picked at random from the bag, what is the probability that it is red?

A.⅙
B.⅓
C.⅖
D.½
E.⅔

What is the range of the following set of numbers:20,30,10,25,24,40,50,70,80,90,15,32?

A.90
B.80
C.60
D.40
E.20

The ages of six men (in years) in a particular village are 72,84,88,74,71 and 83. What is the average age

A.85
B.84
C.81
D.79
E.78

If the mean of 2,6,x,8,3 and 7 is 5, what is the value of x?

A.8
B.7
C.5
D.4
E.2

Find the mean of the following set of numbers: 12,14,18,16

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

Find the median of the following set of numbers:4,3,1,5,6,4

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

Find the mode of the following set of numbers: 3.2,3.1,3.3,3.1,3.2,3.4,3.3,3.1.

A.6.3
B.3.4
C.3.3
D.3.2
E.3.1