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MATHEMATICS [100 marks]

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 PAPER 2 – ESSAY [60MARKS]
Answer four questions only
2 1
1. a) By how much is the sum of 3 3 and 2 5 less than 7?
b) In a class of 31 students, 16 play football, 12 play table – tennis and 5 play both games. Find the number of
students who play
i) at least one of the games;
ii) none of the games.
c) Simplify 8√20 - 12√5 + 2 √45

2. a) A rectangular garden has a length of half a yard more than twice its width. The perimeter of the garden is 55
yards. Find its width
0.0048×0.81
b) Evaluate 0.0027×0.004, leaving your answer in standard form.
c) The vectors a = (−1
4
), b = (𝑦𝑥 ) and c = (32) are in the same plane. If 3a – 2b = c, find the vector b

3. a) A man invested a certain amount of money in two separate projects in the ratio 3:2. His profit was calculated
on interest rates of 5% and 4% respectively. If after two years, he received a sum of GH¢9,200.00 as his profit for
the two projects, calculate the total amount he invested in the two projects.
b)
A
50°

7x-25° 30°
B C D
NOT DRAWN TO SCALE
In the diagram |AB| = |AC|, angle ADC = 30° and angle ACD = 7x – 25°. Find
(i) the value of x;
(ii) angle DAC;
(iii) angle BAD.

4. Emily went on a sponsored walk, she left the starting point at 6:30am and walked for 90 minutes covering a
distance of 6.2km. She rested for 30 minutes and started walking back for 3km using a time of 30 minutes. She
again rested for 10 minutes and finally got back to the starting point at exactly 9:40am.
a) Draw a distance time graph for Emily’s journey using a scale of 2cm to 30mins on the time axis and 2cm
to 2km on the distance axis.
b) Find the time Emily took to reach the starting point after taking the second rest.
c) Calculate the total distance travelled by Emily
d) Find Emily’s speed after the second rest in km/hr.

5. a) A fair dice is thrown two times.

i. Construct a table of the outcomes.
ii. Calculate the probability that the;
𝛼 ) sum of the outcomes is 8;
𝛽 ) product of outcomes is less than 10
𝛾 ) outcomes contains at least a 3
b) Brightside Electronics Company Limited is selling 73 inches HD TV. This measurement is the diagonal distance
across the screen. If the screen measures 48 inches in length, what is the actual height of the screen?

6. a) Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only,

i. construct ∆ABC such that |AB| = 8cm, ∠ABC = 60° and ∠BAC = 75°.
ii. locate the point O inside ∆ABC equidistance from A, B and C.
iii. construct a circle with centre O, which passes through A.
b) Measure;
i. |OA|
ii. angle ACD
 PAPER 1 – OBJECTIVE TEST [30marks]
Each question is followed by four options lettered A to D. Find out 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
3
1. Grace had 20 bags of maize. She sold 5 of the maize 9. Evaluate 53 – (–7) + (–15)
A. 31
to Mrs. Andoh. How many bags of maize left?
B. 45
A. 12
B. 8 C. 61
C. 6 D. 75
D. 9 10. Given that A = {a, e, i, o, u} and B = {r, s, t}. How
2. A tringle has length of sides (y + 2) cm, (2y + 1) many elements are in A∩B?
and 3y cm. Which of the following expressions A. 0
represents the perimeter of the triangle? B. 1
A. 6y – 2 C. 2
B. 6y – 3 D. 3
C. 6y + 3
D. y + 3 11. Simplify
3. If (11 + w)° and 64° are complementary, find the A. 1/12
value of w. B. 1/6
A. 15 C. 1/4
B. 75 D. 1/3
C. 113 12. A car uses 150 litres of petrol in 45 minutes. How
D. 64 many litres of petrol will it use in 1 hour?
4 3
4. Workout (9 × 10 ) – (3 × 10 ) leaving your answer A. 375 litres
in standard form. B. 230 litres
A. 0.7 × 10 4 C. 225 litres
B. 8.7 × 104 D. 200 litres
C. 8.7 × 10 3 13. Simplify
-3
D. 8.7 × 10
5. Find the sum of 71.917 and 827.927
A. 927.836
B. 756.01
C. 783.01
D. 899.844
14. Find the rule of the mapping
6. 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}
A. x+2
D. {5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 125, 625}
7. Express 1.25 as a percentage B. x+4

A. 25% C. 2x+3

B. 75% D. 3x+2
15. Given that – 1 = 2 – m, find m
C. 125%
A. –3
D. 175%
8. Arrange the following in ascending order of B. –1
magnitude: 0.301, 0.3, 0.33, 0.03 C. 1
D. 3
A. 0.03, 0.3, 0.301, 0.33 16. The perimeter of a rectangle is 48 cm. If the length
B. 0.03, 0.301, 0.3, 0.33 is 14 cm, find its width.

C. 0.33, 0.3, 0.301, 0.03 A. 24 cm

D. 0.33, 0.301, 0.3, 0.03 B. 20 cm

 C. 10 cm
D. 3.4 cm
17. Make d the subject of the relation n=2d+3

18 Calculate the gradient of the straight line joining the

points A(3, 5) and B(–2, 3)
23. Factorize completely the expression 2xy-6y+7x-21
A 5/2 A (x-3)(2y+7)
B 2/5 B (x+3)(2y-7)
C (y+3)(2x-7)
C -2/5
D. (y+3)(2x-7)
D -5/2 24. 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
25. Maame 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
Use the diagram below to answer Questions 19 and 20
19. Find the angle marked a
B. 4.69 km

A. 70°
C. 3.96 km

B. 50°
D. 3.68 km
26. The length of a rectangular fence is 25 m. The ratio
C. 40° of the length to the width is 5:3. Find the width of the
D. 30°
rectangular fence.
20. Find the angle marked b A. 9m
A. 150° B. 13 m
B. 140° C. 15 m
C. 110° D. 16 m
D. 100° 27. Evaluate if a = 30 and b = 1.
21. 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.
A 3/8
B 1/4
28. How many 15Gp Christmas cards can be bought
C 1/2 with GH¢18.00?
D 5/8 A. 120
22. Find the vector which translates the point (4, –5) to
(3, –2)
B. 150
C. 180
D. 270
 The table below shows the distribution of workers in
some trades.
Trade Number of workers
29. If , find u+v Shoe making 300,000
Mining 25,000
Road transport 160,000
Agriculture 225,000
Manufacturing goods 165,000

Use this information to answer Questions 33 and 34

33. Which trade employed the most number of
workers?
A. Agriculture
B. Manufacturing goods
C. Shoe making
D. Road transport
30. If 4956 × 25 = 123,900, evaluate 495.6 × 2.5 34. How many people are employed under all the
leaving the answer in standard form. trades?
A. 325,000
B. 485,000

31. In an office, 2/3 of the telephone bill is paid by C. 650,000

Tom, 1/5 by Azuma and the remaining by Tina. What D. 875,000
fraction is paid by Tina? 35. Aba bought a carton of fish at GH¢ 80.00 and sold
A 2/15 it at a profit of GH¢ 13.60. Find the selling price.

B 1/4 A. GH¢ 66.40

C 1/3 B. GH¢ 93.60

D 7/15 C. GH¢ 103.60

D. GH¢ 144.00 37.

31. 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 36. If the two figures ABCD and PQRS are similar, find
32. Express 0.055 as a common fraction the value of b.
A 11/40 A. 60 cm
B 5/18 B. 40 cm
C 1/40 C. 33 cm
D 11/200 D. 30 cm
37. A man shared an amount of money between his two
children, Esi and Ato in the ratio 2:3 respectively. If Ato
received GH¢ 45.00, what was the total amount shared?
A. GH¢ 18.00
 B. GH¢ 27.50
C. GH¢ 75.00
D. GH¢ 112.50
38. How many edges has a cuboid?
A. 16
B. 12
C. 8
D. 4
39. Two sets whose intersection is an empty set are
A. disjoint sets
B. equivalent sets
C. finite sets
D. empty sets
40. 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
 BRIGHTSIDE EXAMS CONSULT
SANCTIFIED BECE MOCK EXAMS – MAY, 2024
MATHEMATICS
FINAL MARKING SCHEME

SECTION A (OBJECTIVE TEST) [40marks]

1. B 6. D 11. A 16. C 21. C 26. C 31. C 36. D

2. C 7. C 12. D 17. D 22. A 27. A 32. D 37. C
3. A 8. A 13. A 18. C 23. A 28. D 33. C 38. B
4. B 9. B 14. D 19. B 24. B 29. B 34. D 39. A
5. D 10. A 15. D 20. D 25. B 30. A 35. B 40. C

PAPER 2 – ESSAY [60MARKS]

Answer four questions only
All questions carry equal marks

𝟐 𝟏
1. a) By how much is the sum of 𝟑 𝟑 and 𝟐 𝟓 less than 7?
2 1
7 - 33 + 25 M1
11 11
=7- + M1
3 5
105−55+33
= M1
15
17
= 15 M1
2
= 1 15 A1
[5marks]
b) In a class of 31 students, 16 play football, 12 play table – tennis and 5 play both games. Find the number
of students who play
n(U) = 31, n(F) = 16, n(T) = 11, n(F∩T) = 5 M0.5
Let x be students who play none of the games.

B1.5
i) at least one of the games;
From the venn diagram,
Number of students who play at least one of the games
= 11 + 5 + 7 M0.5
= 23 A1
ii) none of the games.
11 + 5 + 7 + x = 31 M0.5
23 + x = 31 M0.5
x = 31 – 23 M0.5
x=8 A1
Number of students who play none of the games is 8
[6marks]
 c) Simplify 𝟖√𝟐𝟎 - 12√𝟓 + 2 √𝟒𝟓
8√20 - 12√5 + 2 √45
= 8√4 × 5 - 12√5 + 2√9 × 5 M1
= 8 × 2√5 – 12√5 + 2 × 3√5 M1
= 16√5 - 12√5 + 6√5 M1
= 10√5 A1

[4marks]
2. a) A rectangular garden has a length of half a yard more than twice its width. The perimeter of the garden
is 55 yards. Find its width
let;
the width = w
the length = L
The length = half a yard more than twice the width
1
L = 2w + 2 M1
The perimeter of the garden = 55yards
Perimeter of a rectangle = 2L + 2w M0.5
55 = 2L + 2w M0.5
1
55 = 2(2w + 2) + 2w M0.5
55 = 4w + 1 + 2w M0.5
55 = 6w + 1 M0.5
55 – 1 = 6w M0.5
54 = 6w M0.5
54
=w M0.5
6
9=w
𝑤 = 9yards A1
Therefore, the width of the rectangular garden is 9yards
[6marks]
𝟎.𝟎𝟎𝟒𝟖×𝟎.𝟖𝟏
b) Evaluate , leaving your answer in standard form.
𝟎.𝟎𝟎𝟐𝟕×𝟎.𝟎𝟎𝟒
0.0048 × 0.81
0.0027 × 0.004
48×10−4 ×81× 10−2
= M1
27×10−4 ×4× 10−3
48×81× 10−4 × 10−2
= M1
27×4× 10−4 × 10−3
= 12 × 3 × 10 -2 – ( -3) M0.5
= 36 × 101 M0.5
=3.6 × 101 × 101 M0.5
= 3.6 × 102 A0.5
[4marks]
c) The vectors a = (−𝟏
𝟒
), b= (𝒙𝒚) and c = (𝟑𝟐) are in the same plane.
If 3a – 2b = c, find the vector b
Given a = (−1
4
), b = (𝑦𝑥 ) and c = (32)
3a – 2b = c
3(−1
4
) - 2(𝑦𝑥 ) = (32) M0.5
(−3
12
2𝑥
) - (2𝑦 ) = (32) M0.5
By equality of vectors
- 3 -2x = 3 M0.5
- 3 – 3 = 2x M0.5
- 6 = 2x
6
x = −2
x = -3 A0.5
12 – 2y = 2 M0.5
12 – 2 = 2y M0.5
10 = 2y
10
y= 2
y=5 A0.5
Therefore, b = (−𝟑
𝟓
) A1
[5marks]
3. a) A man invested a certain amount of money in two separate projects in the ratio 3:2. His profit was
calculated on interest rates of 5% and 4% respectively. If after two years, he received a sum of
GH¢9,200.00 as his profit for the two projects, calculate the total amount he invested in the two projects.

Let the total amount invested by y.

Ratio = 3:2
Total ratio = 5
For the first project,
3 3
The principal = 5 × y = 5y, Rate = 5% and Time = 2years M0.5
Interest on the first project
𝑃×𝑅×𝑇
= M0.5
100
3
𝑦×5×2
=5 M0.5
100
6𝑦
= M0.5
100
3𝑦
= A0.5
50

For the second project,

2 2
The principal = 5 × y = 5y, Rate = 5% and Time = 2years M0.5
Interest on the second project,
𝑃×𝑅×𝑇
= 100 M0.5
2
5
𝑦×5×2
= M0.5
100
4𝑦
= M0.5
100
2𝑦
= A0.5
50
3𝑦 2𝑦 5𝑦
Total Interest = + = M0.5
50 50 50
Total profit / interest received by the man = GH¢9,200.00
5𝑦
∴ 9200 = 50 M0.5
5𝑦
50 × 9200 = 50 × 50 M0.5
460000 = 5y M0.5
460000
y= 5 M0.5
y = GH¢92,000.00 A0.5
Therefore, the man invested GH¢92,000.00 in the two projects.
[8marks]
 b)
A
50°

7x-25° 30°
B C D
NOT DRAWN TO SCALE
In the diagram |AB| = |AC|, angle ADC = 30° and angle ACD = 7x – 25°. Find
(iv) the value of x;
(v) angle DAC;
(vi) angle BAD.

Since |AB| = |AC|

⇒ angle ABC = angle ACB [Base angles of isosceles triangle equal]
Let angle ABC = angle ACB = y

Then, y + y + 50° = 180° M0.5 [interior angles of a triangle =180°]

2y = 180° – 50° M0.5
2y = 130° M0.5
y = M0.5
⇒ y = 65° A0.5

Now, 65° + (7x – 25°) = 180° [angles at a point on a straight

line=180°] M0.5
⇒ 7x + 65° – 25° = 180° M0.5
⇒ 7x + 40 = 180° M0.5
⇒ 7x = 180° – 40°
⇒ 7x = 140°
⇒ x = 140°
M0.5
7
x = 20°
A0.5

(ii) Angle DAC + 7x – 25° + 30° = 180° [interior angles of a triangle =180°]
Let angle DAC = a
a + 7x – 25° + 30° = 180° M0.5
a + 7(20°) – 25° + 30° = 180° M0.5
a + 140° – 25° + 30° = 180°
a + 115° + 30° = 180°
a + 145° = 180°
a= 180° – 145° M0.5
a= 35°
⇒ angle DAC = 35° A0.5

(iii) angle BAD = angle BAC + angle DAC

= 50° + 35° M0.5
= 85° A0.5
[7marks]
4. Emily went on a sponsored walk, she left the starting point at 6:30am and walked for 90 minutes covering a
distance of 6.2km. She rested for 30 minutes and started walking back for 3km using a time of 30 minutes.
She again rested for 10 minutes and finally got back to the starting point at exactly 9:40am.
a) Draw a distance time graph for Emily’s journey using a scale of 2cm to 30mins on the time axis and
2cm to 2km on the distance axis.

B7

[7marks]
b) Find the time Emily took to reach the starting point after taking the second rest.
Emily started her walk from the second rest at 9:10 and reach the starting point at 9:40
∴ Emily took 30mins to reach the starting point after the second rest. A1
[1mark]
c) Calculate the total distance travelled by Emily
Total distance travelled by Emily
= 6.2 + 3.2 + 3 M1
= 12.4km A1
[2marks]
d) Find Emily’s speed after the second rest in km/hr.
distance covered
Speed = M1
time taken
Distance covered by Emily after the second rest
= 12.4km – [6.2km + 3km] M1
= 12.4km – 9.2km
= 3.2km A1

Emily’s speed after the second rest

3.2𝑘𝑚
= M1
0.5ℎ𝑟
= 6.4km/hr A1
[5marks]

5. a) A fair dice is thrown two times.

i. Construct a table of the outcomes.

B2
 ii. Calculate the probability that the;
𝜶 ) sum of the outcomes is 8;
Outcomes whose sum is 8 are
(2,6), (3,5), (4,4), (5,3), (6, 2) M1
P(sum of the outcomes is 8)
5
= 36 A1

𝛃 ) product of outcomes is less than 10

Outcomes whose product is less than 10 are:
(1,1), (1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4), (1, 5), (1, 6), (2, 1), (2, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4), (3, 1), (3, 2) (3, 3), (4, 1), (4, 2), (5, 1),
(6, 1) M1
P(product of outcomes is less than 10)
17
= 36 A1
𝜸 ) outcomes contains at least a 3
Outcomes which contains at least a 3
(1, 3), (2, 3), (3, 1), (3, 2), (3, 3), (3, 4), (3, 5), (3, 6), (4, 3), (5, 3), (6, 3) M1
P(outcomes contains at least a 3)
11
= 36 A
[8marks]
b) Brightside Electronics Company Limited is selling 73 inches HD TV. This measurement is the diagonal
distance across the screen. If the screen measures 48 inches in length, what is the actual height of the screen?
Let the actual height of the screen be h
h inches

48 inches

B1
By Pythagoras theorem,
732 = h2 + 482 M1
2
5,329 = h + 2,304 M1
5,329 – 2,304 = h 2
M1
3,025 = h2 M1
h = √3025 M1
h = 55 inches A1
Therefore, the actual height of the screen is 55 inches
[7marks]
6. a) Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only,
i. construct ∆ABC such that |AB| = 8cm, ∠ABC = 60° and ∠BAC = 75°.
ii. locate the point O inside ∆ABC equidistance from A, B and C.
iii. construct a circle with centre O, which passes through A.

[13marks]
NOT DRAWN TO SCALE
b) Measure;
i. |OA| = 5.6cm A1
ii. angle ACD = 45° A1