Sure, let's solve the questions provided in both the objective test (Paper 1) and the essay test

(Paper 2).

### Paper 1: Objective Test

1. **Round down 876,543 to the nearest thousand.**

- b. 876000

2. **Ababio spent 3/7 of his pocket money on transportation and food. What fraction of his money did he
spend on food if he spent 1/5 on transportation?**
- \( \frac{3}{7} - \frac{1}{5} = \frac{15}{35} - \frac{7}{35} = \frac{8}{35} \)
- d. \( \frac{8}{35} \)

3. **Express 2370000 millimetres as 2 significant figures in scientific notation.**

- b. 2.3 × \(10^6\)

4. **The cost of an item is GH¢ 10.75. How much will you receive after you pay with a GH¢100 note?**
- c. GH¢ 89.25

5. **Solve for x in the equation 5x = 30 × 56.**

- \( x = \frac{30 \times 56}{5} = 336 \)
- c. x = 336

6. **The length of a piece of wood is \( 7 \frac{2}{3} \) metres and a carpenter wants different pieces each
of length \( 2 \frac{2}{3} \) metres. How many pieces to the nearest metre can he cut from the wood?**
- Total pieces \( = \frac{23/3}{8/3} = \frac{23}{8} = 2.875 \approx 2 \)
- a. 2 pieces

7. **Simplify \( \sqrt{3} + \sqrt{2} + \sqrt{27} + \sqrt{32} \).**

- \( \sqrt{3} + \sqrt{2} + 3\sqrt{3} + 4\sqrt{2} = 4\sqrt{3} + 5\sqrt{2} \)
- b. \( 4\sqrt{3} + 5\sqrt{2} \)

8. **Prince and Priscilla bought 10 items and paid GH¢ 32. Out of the items, a ruler costs GH¢ 5 and an
eraser costs GH¢ 2. How many rulers and erasers did they buy?**
- \( 5r + 2e = 32 \)
- \( r + e = 10 \)
- Solve the system: \( r = 4 \), \( e = 6 \)
- b. 6 erasers and 4 rulers

9. **"The sum of the ages of a man and his son is 48 years. The man is 10 years older than his son". Write
an algebraic expression to represent the statement.**
- b. \( 2x + 10 = 48 \)

10. **What angle is complement to 82°?**

- c. 18°

11. **Two angles are said to be corresponding.**

- c. They are equal

12. **The bearing of Sapeiman from Pokuase is 073°. What is the bearing of Pokuase from Sapeiman?**
- \( 073° + 180° = 253° \)
- c. 253°

13. **Given that \( S = xi + 20j \) and \( T = 6i - yj \) are equal vectors. What are the values of x and y?**
 - c. \( x = 6 \) and \( y = 20 \)

14. **Calculate the total surface area of a cube of side 3cm.**

- \( 6 \times 3^2 = 54 \)
- d. 54 cm²

15. **There are a number of red and black balls in a sack. If the probability of selecting a black ball is 3/5
and there are 10 red balls in the sack, how many black balls are there in the sack?**
- Let total balls = x, so \( \frac{3}{5}x = \) number of black balls
- \( \frac{3}{5}x = x - 10 \)
- \( 3x = 5x - 50 \)
- \( 2x = 50 \)
- \( x = 25 \)
- Number of black balls = 15
- a. 15 black balls

16. **Given that \( a = \left( \begin{array}{c} 3 \\ -4 \end{array} \right) \) and \( b = \left( \begin{array}{c}
2-x \\ -2y \end{array} \right) \), find the values of x and y.**
- \( 2 - x = 3 \rightarrow x = -1 \)
- \( -2y = -4 \rightarrow y = 2 \)
- d. \( x = -1 \) and \( y = 2 \)

17. **The rate at which a person can walk (W) decreases proportionally as \( \frac{1}{y} \) where y is the
number of years after 40 at a constant rate (n). Find y when W = 5 and n = 45.**
- \( W = \frac{n}{y} \)
- \( 5 = \frac{45}{y} \)
- \( y = 9 \)
- b. 9

18. **Simplify \( \sqrt{2}(7 \times 8 - 6) \).**

- \( \sqrt{2}(56 - 6) = \sqrt{2} \times 50 = 50\sqrt{2} \)
- None of the options is correct.

19. **Find the gradient from the equation: \( y - 7x = 3 \).**

- \( y = 7x + 3 \)
- Gradient \( m = 7 \)
- b. \( m = 7 \)

20. **What is the distance around a car wheel of diameter 35m?**

- Circumference = \( \pi \times 35 = 110 \) cm
- d. 110 cm

21. **A triangle has length of sides (y + 2) cm, (2y + 1) cm and 3y cm. Write an expression for the
perimeter of the triangle.**
- \( y + 2 + 2y + 1 + 3y = 6y + 3 \)
- a. \( 6y + 3 \) cm

22. **What is the value of \( a \) in \( 2^0 = a \)?**

- b. 1

23. **Find the value of \( b \) in \( 2^{-1} = b \).**

- c. \( \frac{1}{2} \)
24. **Find the HCF of 30 and 45.**
- c. 15

25. **Express 0.862164 to 5 decimal places.**

- d. 0.86216

26. **Using halving and doubling in solving 36 × 5, you obtain.**

- \( 36 \times 5 = 18 \times 10 \)
- d. \( 18 \times 10 \)

27. **Three farmers weeded a number of acres of land. The first farmer weeded 18 acres, the second 12
acres and the third 30 acres. Express the acres weeded by the three farmers in ratio.**
- Simplified ratio \( 3:2:5 \)
- d. 3 : 2 : 5

28. **Given that 2xº and 50º are complementary to each other. What is the value of x?**
- \( 2x + 50 = 90 \)
- \( 2x = 40 \)
- \( x = 20 \)
- b. 20°

29. **The cost (C) in GH¢ of producing books by a publishing company is given by the relation, \
( C=250+0.5n \) where \( n \) is the number of pages in the book. How many pages has a book whose cost
of production is GH¢550?**
- \( 550 = 250 + 0.5n \)
- \( 300 = 0.5n \)
- \( n = 600 \)
- b. 600 pages

30. **Simplify \( 6p^2 \times 3pq^2 \).**

- \( 18p^3q^2 \)
- a. \( 18p^3q^2 \)

31. **What is the mode of the set of data given: 4, 3, 5, 7, 6, 5, 4, 2, 8 and 5?**
- d. 5

32. **A shop offers a discount of 9% on all of its items. Amoah went to the shop and bought a fridge
marked at GH¢ 2200
Here are the answers for the remaining questions of the objective test (Paper 1):

32. **A shop offers a discount of 9% on all of its items. Amoah went to the shop and bought a fridge
marked at GH¢ 2200. How much did he pay?**
- Discount = 9% of 2200 = \( 0.09 \times 2200 = 198 \)
- Price paid = \( 2200 - 198 = 2002 \)
- b. GH¢ 2002

33. **In an arithmetic sequence, the first term is 5 and the common difference is 3. What is the 10th
term?**
- \( a = 5 \), \( d = 3 \), \( n = 10 \)
- \( a_n = a + (n - 1)d \)
- \( a_{10} = 5 + (10 - 1) \times 3 = 5 + 27 = 32 \)
- c. 32
34. **In the diagram below, the perimeter of the rectangle is 42 cm and the length is 3 times the breadth.
Find the area of the rectangle.**
- Let breadth = \( x \), then length = \( 3x \)
- Perimeter = \( 2(l + b) = 42 \)
- \( 2(3x + x) = 42 \)
- \( 8x = 42 \)
- \( x = 5.25 \), length = \( 3 \times 5.25 = 15.75 \)
- Area = \( l \times b = 15.75 \times 5.25 = 82.6875 \approx 83 \)
- a. 83 cm²

35. **Find the total number of books from a distribution table with frequencies: 4, 6, 8, 5, and 7.**
- Total = \( 4 + 6 + 8 + 5 + 7 = 30 \)
- c. 30

36. **Simplify \( 2x^2 - 4x + 2 \).**

- Factor out 2: \( 2(x^2 - 2x + 1) = 2(x - 1)^2 \)
- d. \( 2(x - 1)^2 \)

37. **Solve the equation: \( \frac{4}{x} = 2 \).**

- \( \frac{4}{x} = 2 \)
- \( 4 = 2x \)
- \( x = 2 \)
- b. 2

38. **Find the value of \( x \) in \( 5x + 10 = 25 \).**

- \( 5x + 10 = 25 \)
- \( 5x = 15 \)
- \( x = 3 \)
- d. 3

39. **Given that \( a \cdot b = ab + a + b \), find the value of \( 3 \cdot 4 \).**
- \( 3 \cdot 4 = 3 \times 4 + 3 + 4 = 12 + 3 + 4 = 19 \)
- d. 19

40. **Express 1.99999999 in standard form.**

- \( 1.99999999 \approx 2.0 \times 10^0 \)
- b. \( 2.0 \times 10^0 \)

41. **Find the value of \( x \) in the equation \( 3(x - 2) = 12 \).**

- \( 3(x - 2) = 12 \)
- \( x - 2 = 4 \)
- \( x = 6 \)
- c. 6

42. **Find the missing number in the sequence 1, 3, 7, 15, __, 63.**
- Pattern: Multiply by 2, then add 1
- \( 15 \times 2 + 1 = 31 \)
- c. 31

43. **Convert 0.75 into a percentage.**

- \( 0.75 \times 100 = 75\% \)
- c. 75%
44. **Calculate the volume of a cube of side 4cm.**
- Volume = \( s^3 = 4^3 = 64 \)
- b. 64 cm³

45. **What is the median of the data set: 2, 5, 8, 10, 12?**

- Median = Middle value = 8
- b. 8

46. **The average of the following numbers: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 is:**

- Average = \( \frac{2 + 4 + 6 + 8 + 10 + 12}{6} = \frac{42}{6} = 7 \)
- d. 7

47. **Convert 150° to radians.**

- \( 150° \times \frac{\pi}{180} = \frac{5\pi}{6} \)
- c. \( \frac{5\pi}{6} \)

48. **If the cost of 3 apples is GH¢9, how much will 5 apples cost?**
- Cost of 1 apple = \( \frac{9}{3} = 3 \)
- Cost of 5 apples = \( 5 \times 3 = 15 \)
- d. GH¢ 15

49. **Solve for \( y \): \( y + 3 = 9 \).**

- \( y + 3 = 9 \)
- \( y = 6 \)
- a. 6

50. **If \( 3 \times 10^x = 3000 \), what is the value of \( x \)?**
- \( 3 \times 10^x = 3000 \)
- \( x = 3 \)
- b. 3

### Paper 2: Essay Test

Now let's move on to solving the questions provided in the essay test (Paper 2).

**Question 1:**
**a.** Given that \( P = 25 \times 64 \div 16 + 24 - 5^2 \):

\[ P = 25 \times 64 \div 16 + 24 - 5^2 \]

\[ P = 25 \times 4 + 24 - 25 \]
\[ P = 100 + 24 - 25 \]
\[ P = 124 - 25 \]
\[ P = 99 \]

**b.** Given that \( S = 3a^2 - b^2 \), evaluate \( S \) when \( a = 2 \) and \( b = -3 \):

\[ S = 3a^2 - b^2 \]
\[ S = 3(2^2) - (-3)^2 \]
\[ S = 3 \times 4 - 9 \]
\[ S = 12 - 9 \]
\[ S = 3 \]

**Question 2:**
Given \( y = \frac{x - 4}{x^2 - 5x + 6} \):
a. Find the domain of \( y \):
\[ x^2 - 5x + 6 = 0 \]
\[ (x - 2)(x - 3) = 0 \]
\[ x = 2 \] or \[ x = 3 \]

So, the domain of \( y \) is \( x \in \mathbb{R} \setminus \{2, 3\} \).

b. Find \( \frac{dy}{dx} \):

Let \( u = x - 4 \) and \( v = x^2 - 5x + 6 \).

\[ y = \frac{u}{v} \]
\[ \frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{v \frac{du}{dx} - u \frac{dv}{dx}}{v^2} \]
\[ \frac{du}{dx} = 1 \]
\[ \frac{dv}{dx} = 2x - 5 \]

\[ \frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{(x^2 - 5x + 6)(1) - (x - 4)(2x - 5)}{(x^2 - 5x + 6)^2} \]

\[ \frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{x^2 - 5x + 6 - (2x^2 - 8x - 5x + 20)}{(x^2 - 5x + 6)^2} \]
\[ \frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{x^2 - 5x + 6 - 2x^2 + 13x - 20}{(x^2 - 5x + 6)^2} \]
\[ \frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{-x^2 + 8x - 14}{(x^2 - 5x + 6)^2} \]

So, \( \frac{dy}{dx.