MATHEMTICS - MOCK

MATHEMATICS
Objectives and Theory

MOCK
NAME:………………………………………… DATE………………

PART ONE
OBJECTIVES
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 all questions in this section.

1. Which of the following sets is well 6. If x is an integer, list the members

defined? of the set {2≤ x < 10}.
A. {Man, Kofi, Red, 14} A. {3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}
B. {Car, Road, Glass, Book} B. {2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}
C. {Ink, Mango, Green, Nail} C. {3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
D. {Seth, Mary, Jacob, Evelyn} D. {2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}

2. If set P is a subset of set Q, then 7. Find the missing addend:

A. sets P and Q have the same number 20 . 45 A. 83.93
of elements ** ** B. 19.67
B. some members of set P can be 19.18 C. 25.12
found in set Q 44.30 D. 4.67
C. no member of set P is in the set Q
D. all the members of set P are in set Q 8. Given that 22 x 32 x 7 = 252, find
the least number that should be
3. The least common multiple (LCM) of multiplied by 252 to make the
16, 30 and 36 is product a perfect square.
A. 3 B. 6 A. 2 B. 3
C. 240 D. 720 C. 6 D. 7

4. Find the missing numbers in the set 9. Which of the following is not a
{5, 10, 15,___, 25, ___, ___, 40} prime number?
A. 20 and 30 B. 30 and 35 A. 3 B. 5
C. 20, 35 and 40 D. 20, 30 and 35 C. 7 D. 9

5. In a class test, 40% of the students failed. 10. Use the identity of
The number of students that passed was a2 – b2 = (a + b)(a – b) to
180. How many students failed? evaluate 832 – 172.
A. 120 B. 270 A. 660 B. 6,600
C. 300 D. 450 C. 7, 718 D. 7, 600
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11. 135 pens were to be packed into boxes. C. D.
Each box could take 12 pens. Find the
number of boxes that were fully packed.
A. 10 boxes B. 11 boxes
C. 12 boxes D. 13 boxes
18. Express 34m 5cm, 6mm in
12. If a * b = 2a – b, find 3 * 2. millimeters.
A. 1 B. 4 A. 3, 456mm
C. 5 D. 6 B. 34, 056mm
C. 34, 506mm
13. Which of the following is the set of prime D. 340, 506mm
factors of 12?
A. {1, 3} B. {2,3} 19. An equilateral triangle has side
C. {2, 4, 6, 12} D. {2, 3, 4, 6} 16cm. A square has the same
perimeter as the equilateral triangle.
14. Simplify (26 x 34) ÷ (24 x 32) What is the area of the square?
A. 22 x 32 B. 22 x 36 A. 48cm2 B. 96cm2
10 2
C. 2 x 3 D. 210 x 36 C. 144cm 2
D. 256cm2

15. Mr. Mensah withdrew some money from 20. How many faces has a rectangular
the bank. He gave ½ of the money to his pyramid?
son and 1/3 to his daughter. If he had A. 4 B. 5
GH¢ 500.00 left, how much did he take C. 6 D. 7
from the bank?
A. GH¢600.00 B. GH¢750.00 21. The diagram below shows a circle
C. GH¢1,500.00 D. GH¢3,000.00 with center O. If A and B are points
on the circle, what name is given to
16. Three girls Ama, Adjoa and Abena the shaded region?
measured the length of side of 3 right
angled triangles as: A B
Ama’s measurements were 50mm, 40mm,
50mm O Not drawn to scale
Adjoa’s measurements were 50mm,
120mm, 130mm A. Chord B. Segment
Abena’s measurements were 20mm, C. Sector D. Arc
30mm, 40mm
Whose measurements(s) was/were correct? 22. If a = 22 x 23 ÷ 24, find the value
A. Ama’s only of a.
B. Adjoa’s only A. 29 B. 25
2
C. Adjoa’s and Abena’s C. 2 D. 2
D. Ama’s and Adjoa’s
23. Evaluate 23 x 34 x 33
17. Which of the following represents the net 22 x 2 x 35
of a pyramid? A. 6 B. 9
A. B. C. 12 D. 18

24. Find the circumference of a circle

with radius 3.5cm. [Take π = 22/7]
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A. 11cm B. 22cm A. construction of an angle
C. 35cm D. 38.5cm B. constructing a perpendicular bisector
C. constructing a circle about the midpoint
25. Divide (1 ½ + ¼) by (1 ½ - ¼ ) of AB.
A. 5/7 B. 1 D. constructing an angle of 1800.
C. 1 2/5 D. 1 ¾
35. Find the highest (greatest) common
26. Express 0.625 as a fraction in its lowest factor of 63 and 81.
term. A. 3 B. 7
A. 5/8 B. ¾ C. 9 D. 21
C. ¼ D. ½
36. Araba owes GH¢550,000 at a bank.
27. What is the image of -4 under the mapping She goes to pay GH¢150,000. How
x ½ x – 2? much does Araba owe the bank
A. 4 B. 2 now?
C. -4 D. – 2 A. GH¢700,000
B. GH¢600,000
28. x 0 1 2 3 4 C. GH¢500,000
D. GH¢400,000

y 0` 1 4 9 16 37. Express 2/5 as a percentage

What is the rule for the mapping above? A. 20% B. 25%
A. x x+2 B. x x+1 C. 40% D. 80%
C. x x2 D. x √x
38. The marks obtained by 5 girls in
29. Simplify 3a2 x 2ab x 4bc a class test are 10, 15, 8, 18, 12.
A. 9a3b2c B. 12a2b2c Find the median mark.
C. 24a2bc D. 24a3b2c A. 10 B. 11
C. 12 D. 15
30. Find the value of a – 3ab when a = 2 and
b = 3. The table below gives the ages of members
A. -20 B. -16 of a juvenile club. Use it to answer
C. 16 D. 20 Questions 39 and 40.

31. Find x, if 22x = 8 Ages in years 8 9 10 11

Frequency 5 10 6 9
A. 2/3 B. 1
3
C. /2 D. 2
39. How many people are in the club?
32. Simplify 11 -1 (11 – 4) + 13 A. 15 B. 20
A. -7 B. -17 C. 30 D. 38
C. 9 D. 17
40. What is the modal age of the
33. If a x b x c = 1197 and a = 21, b = 3, find c. members of the club?
A. 19 B. 49.9 A. 8 years B. 9 years
C. 57 D. 93 C. 10 years D. 11 years

34. Which of the following best describes the

construction in the diagram?
 A B 3 End of Objective Test
SE3CTION B

PART TWO
ESSAY (60 MARKS)
Answer four (4) questions only from this section.

1. a. If P={3, 4, 5, 6}, Q ={5, 6, 7,8} and R {2, 3, 7, 9}.

Find;
i. Q R ii. P (QR) iii. PQ
iv. PR v. (P Q)  (PR)
vi. State the property used in ii) and v)
[7marks]

b. Two schools contain 256 and 320 pupils respectively. If both are to be
divided into classes of the same number of pupils, what is the largest
number they can have in each class?

[3 marks]

c. Simplify (1 5/6 + ¼) x 3/8 – 4 1/3 . [5marks]

2 a. A man divided his 360 cattle among his three sons in the ratio 7:6:5. Find
how many more cattle did the eldest son get than the youngest.

b. Mr Otunga’s room measures 15m by 13 m. Calculate

i. the perimeter of his room
ii. the area of the room
iii. If the room is to be laid with a carpet at the centre such that a space
of 2m is left
around the carpet, what is the area of the carpet to be laid?

[7 marks]
c. Find the value of x in the following.
i. 36x = 9 ii. 25 = 5x
[3 marks]

3. a. Simplify the following

i. 25a3b6 ii. 100x9y5
5a2b3 25x5y4
[4 marks]
b. Find the
i. co – domain and
 ii. range of the relation x 5x + 1;
the domain D{ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
iii. Using an arrow diagram represent the relation
iv. Write down the set of ordered pairs of the relation.
[7 marks]

c. Find the value of each expression when x = 1, y = 2 and z = 3

i. 3x2 ii. 3y – xz
2 3 2
y +z z+yz
[4 marks]

4. a. The average mass of the women in a certain market is 98kg. Find the total
mass of the women if their number is 215.
[4 marks]

b. Ahmed lives at Shiashi, but attends school at Nima JHS. He leaves his
house at 6:05am and arrives at school at exactly 7:15 am. How long does it
take him to get to school each morning?
[4 marks]

c. Arrange 8/9, 7/18 and 10/16 in ascending order of magnitude.

[ 3 mks]

d. Find the Least Common Multiple (L.C.M.) of 9, 18 and 16.

[4 mks]

5. a. The gate fee for watching a certain match at the Ohene Dyan’s Sports
Stadium is
GH¢4.00. If 15,000 spectators are expected to watch the match, estimate
how much
will be collected by the stadium authorities.
[3 marks]
b. Simplify 3(6 + 1) – 4 (1 – 7) [2 marks]

c. Find the value of m given that m = (36 ÷ 34) x 27

[3 marks]

6. (a) Solve the equation 3x – 4 = 2(x + 4).

(b) i. Simplify 3p – 9q + 9p – 27q.

ii. Evaluate the expression in (b) i. , if p = 3 and q = -6.

(c) The operation * is defined by a * b = 3a – b. Evaluate;
i. 2*3 ii. 3*2