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Sample Mathematics Exam Questions and Answers
TOPIC: ALGEBRAIC PROCESSES
DIRECTION: Choose the correct answer from the lettered options.
1. A student travelled for x hours at 5km/hr and for y hours at 10km/hr. The journey was 35km altogether, which of the following equations represent the given information if the average speed for the journey was 7km/hr?
A. x + y = 5; 5x + 10y = 35
B. x + y = 7; 5x + 10y = 35
C. 5x + 10y = 7; x + y = 35
D. 5x + 10y = 5; x + y = 35
2. Solve the equation 2a2 – 3a – 27 = 0.
A. 3/2, 9
B. – 3/2, 9
C. 3, 9/2
D. – 3, 9/2
3. Factorize x2 + 2a + ax + 2x.
A. (x + 2a)(x + 1)
B. (x + 2a)(x – 1)
C. (x2 – 1)(x – a)
D. (x + 2)(x + a)
4. A motorist drives for m hours at 120km/hr and n hours at 18km/hr. Altogether Somina drives 78km in 5 hours. Find m and n.
A. 3hrs;3hrs
B. 2hrs;3hrs
C. 4hrs;1hr
D. 3hrs;2hrs
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5. Solve the equation 3x + 4y = 5 and 7x + 2y = 8.
A. x = 21/2; y = 4
B. x = 41/3; y = 31/2
C. x = 21/4; y = 31/5
D. x = 1; y = 1/2
TOPIC: MENSURATION
1. The lengths, in cm, of the sides of a right-angled triangle are x, (x + 2) and (x + 1) where x > 0. Find, in cm, the length of its hypotenuse.
A. 4
B. 5
C. 13
D. 17
2. Water flows through a 3cm diameter pipe at the rate of 3 metres/second. How many water flow through the pipe in one second and express the flow of water as a rate in litres/minute?
A. 3.5 x 10-2L/minutes
B. 35350L/minutes
C. 127.26L/minutes
D. 1272.6L/minutes
3. Abidjan is 4o west of Accra and on the same circle of latitude. If the radius of this circle of latitude is 6370 km, how far is Abidjan west of Accra, correct to the nearest kilometer? (Take π = 22/7).
A. 222km
B. 445km
C. 890km
D. 5 005km
4. A measuring cylinder of radius 3.5cm contains water to a height of 56cm. If this water is poured into a similar cylinder of radius 14cm, what will be the height of the water column?
A. 3.5cm
B. 14cm
C. 1.75cm
D. 5.3cm
5. A rectangle has length x cm and width (x – 1) cm. If the perimeter is 16cm, find the value of x.
A. 3 1/2cm
B. 4cm
C. 5cm
D. 6cm
