LIKELY SAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR JSS3 BECE 2022

OBJECTIVES

1. What is the place value of 7 in the number 526.97? A. 7 hundreds B. 7 Tens C. 7 Units
D. 7 Tenths E. 7 Hundredths
2. Find the positive difference between -8 and -14 A. -22 B. -6 C. 11 D. 22 E. 6
3. Find the smallest number that 60 must be multiplied with to give a perfect square A.
15 B. 10 C. 6 D. 5 E. 3
4. A man spends 1/4 of his monthly income on children’s school fees and 3/5 on home
affairs. What fraction of his come is left? A. 2/5 B. 3/20 C. 1/5 D. 4/9 E. 5/20
5. Find the value of 16 x 2 – 3 + 14 ÷ 7 A. 15 B. 20 C. 26 D. 28 E. 31
6. The sum of angles on a straight link is A. 90 degrees B. 45 degrees C. 135 degrees D.
180 degrees E. 270 degrees
7. If the bearing of A from B is 135 degrees, what is the bearing of B from A? A. 90
degrees B. 45 degrees C. 135 degrees D. 315 degrees E. 360 degrees
8. Approximate 5.7255 to the nearest thousandth. A. 5.7 B. 5.725 C. 5.7255 D. 5.726 E.
73
9. Write in figure: six hundred and fifty-eight million, one hundred and twenty-five
thousand and one. A. 658,125,100 B. 658,125,101 C. 658,125,001 D. 658,125,000 E.
658,105,001
10. Find the diameter of a circle whose circumference is 44cm A. 44cm B. 28cm C. 22cm
D. 14cm E. 7 cm
11. Express 0.00254 in standard form. A. 2.54 x 10-1 2.54 x 10-2 C. 2.54 x 10-3 D. 2.54 x
10-4E. 2.54 x 10-5
12. Find the sum of prime factors in 60. A. 5 B. 7 C. 8 D. 10
13. Round off 6827 to the nearest ten. A. 6820 B. 6821 C. 6830 D. 6900 E. 7000
14. Express N32.00 as a ratio of N72.00. A. 34:16 B. 16:34 C.9:4 D. 4:9 E. 1:2
15. Find the L.C.M. of 20a2 and 32ab. A. 4a B. 16a2b C. 160a2b D. 160ab2 320a2b
16. Add the following 1011two, 1111 two and 101111 two. A. 111110 two 10111two C.
1001001 two D. 1001101 two E. 11001101 two
17. Find the H.C.F of 108 and 72. A. 9 B. 18 C. 27 D. 36 E. 72
18. Increase 4500kg by 15%. A. 300kg B. 675kg C. 3825kg D. 5175kg E. 67500kg
19. Find the product of the L.C.M. and H.C.F. of the following numbers 9, 12 and 18. A. 6
B. 18 C. 36 D. 108 E. 216
20. If N240,000.00 is shared among 3 people in the ratio 5:4:3, what is the least share?
A. N100,000.00 B. N96,000.00 C. N80,000.00 D. N60,000.00 E. N52,000.00
21. Find the simple interest on N30,000.00 for 3½ years at 5% per annum. A. N5,250.00
B. N5,775.00 C. N10,750.00 D. N11,550.00 E. N15,770.00
22. Find the square root of 9 x 16 x 25. A. 3600 B. 360 C. 60 D. 25 E. 9
 23. A desktop computer is bought for N45,000.00 and sold for N30,000.00. Find the loss
per cent. A. 45.00% B. 33.33% C. 30.00% D. 15.33% E. 00%
24. Arrange in descending order of magnitude 3/5, ½, 4/7, 5/9 A. 3/5, 4/7, 1/2., 5/9 B. ½,
4/7, 3/5, 5/9 C. 3/5, 4/7, 5/9, ½ D. 4/7, 3/5, ½, 5/9 E. 5/9, 3/5, 4/7, ½.
25. On every sale of goods worth N10,000.00, there is a commission of N550.00. If an
agent delivers N150,000.00, find his commission. A. N1,250.00 B. N2,250.00 C.
4,150.00 D. N7,250.00 E. 8,250.00
26. Multiply 1001101two by 111two. A. 1001101two B. 1000101two C. 1001001two D.
1010001two E. 10011two
27. A Toyota Hilux uses 100 litres of fuel in a distance of 250km. How many litres of fuel
will it use for a distance of 150 kilometres? A. 50 litres B. 60 litres C. 80 litres D. 133
litres E. 375 litres
28. Reciprocal of 0.65 to three significant figure is? A. 1.54 B. 1.538 C. 1.53 D. 1.500 E. 54
29. The length of a basketball pitch can be divided into 12 parts, each 25cm long. How
many parts, each 20cm long can be obtained from the pitch? A. 12 B.13 C.14 D.15 16
30. What is the probability that a pregnant woman will give birth to a boy? A. 1 B. 1/2 C.
1/3 D1/4

ESSAY

1. Simplify 2a + 14 – 4a – 7 + 8a
2. 4 men can do a piece of work in 8 days, how many days would it take 16 men
working at the same rate?
3. The height of an equilateral triangle is 15cm and its base is 36cm. Find the area of
the triangle
4. If the mean of 3,2,x,11,13,14, is 8, find the value of x
5. Ada, Musa and Femi are to share N27,000 in the ration of 2:3:5 respectively. How
much will each of them receive?
6. If a plastic cup costs N80 and 1/2 dozen of it costs N42o, find the discount in 1/2
dozen
7. Find the value of Y if Y base 2 times 101 base 2 equals 110111 base two
8. The product of three numbers is 3150. Two of the numbers are 14 and 15. Find the
number.
 BECE (JUNIOR WAEC) MATHEMATICS TOPICS 2022

1. Approximate to 3 Significant Figure

2. Find Positive Difference Between Two Numbers
3. Evaluate Square Roots and Mixed Fractions
4. Perfect Square
5. Find LCM And HCF
6. Bearing and Solving Angles
7. Calculate Fraction on Income
8. Percentage Profit and Loss
9. Price and Discount
10. Number base conversion
11. Word Problem and Business Mathematics
12. Find Value of X in Triangle
13. Diameter of Circumference
14. Height and Area of Trapezium
15. Area of Semi-Circle
16. Number of Sides of Polygon
17. Solve the Equation Questions
18. Area of Parallelogram
19. Area of Circle
20. Sum of Three Consecutive Numbers
21. Subject Formula Change
22. Mean, Median And Mode (Statistics)
23. Simultaneous Equations
24. Direct and Inverse Variation
25. Circumference of A Circle
26. Calculate Simple Interest
27. Probability
28. Factorisation of Expressions
29. General Mathematical Skills
30. How to Simply Expressions and Equations