ST MONICA’S R/C JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
END OF TERM EXAMINATION BS 8
MATHEMATICS
SECTION B
1) Which of the following is not a factor of 18?
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D)3
2) There are 20 identical balls in a box. Twelve
are blue and the rest are green. If one ball is
taken at random from the box, find the
probability that the ball is green.
(A)1/20 (B)2/5 (C)3/5 (D)3/4
3) Simplify 12-7-(-5). (A) -2 (B) 0 (C) -10 (D)
10
4) The perimeter of a rectangle is 24cm. If the
length is 7cm, find its width. (A) 3cm (B) 10cm
(C) 12cm (D) 5cm
5) If 7.2=72/10, then 2.50 will be?
(A)72/10 (B) 250/10 (C) 250/100 (D) 7.2/100
6) If 3x+5=20, find the value of x. (A) 8 (B)5
(C)3 (D) 10
7) In a class of 30 students, 12 are girls. What
is the ratio of boys to girls in the class?
(A)3:2 (B)2:3 (C)12:18 (D)18:12
8) How many faces has a cube? (A) 6 (B) 4
(C)12 (D)8
9) Solve the inequality 2x +10>_7x/2-5.
(A)x≥10 (B) x<≤10 (C) x≥40 (D)x≥40
10) A number plus itself is 40. Find the number.
(A) 10 (B) 30 ( C) 20 (D)40
11) Find the place value of 2 in the number
72,685. (A) tens (B) hundreds (C)
thousands (D) ones
12) Simplify the expression 5x+4-9y+3x+2y-7.
(A) 8x+7y-3 (B) 8x-7y+3 (C) 8y-7y-3 (D)8x-
7y-3
13) If the bearing of A from B is 325°, find the
bearing of B from A. (A)145 (B)140° (C)140
(D)145°
14) The probability of obtaining a tail when a
coin is tossed is 2/5. What is the probability of
obtaining a head? (A)2/5 (B) 3/5 (C)1/2 (D)5/3
15) Simplify 5 power 4. (A)125 (B)625
(C)1024 (D)20
16) P={0,2,4,6} and Q={1,2,4,5}. Find PnQ.
(A) {0,1,2,4,5,6} (B) {2,4,5} (C){2,4} (D) { }
17) Work out 0.28×0.41
(A) 0.1148 (B)0.69 (C) 0.13 (D) -0.1148
18) Find the mean of the following set of
numbers 0,2,3,4,5 and 4. (A) 6 (B)18 (C)
18/6 (D) 3
19) A triangle has 3 sides. How many sides has
an octagon? (A) 7 (B) 6 (C)8 (D) 9
20) If n2+1=50, find the value of n
(A)25 (B) 49 (C) 7 (D) 23
21) What is the sum of the first four prime
numbers? (A) 17 (B) 7 (C) 2 (D) 19
22) Simplify 4/5 of 15. (A) 12 (B)20 (C) 24
(D) 8
23) A farmer had 54 cattle all but 18 died. How
many are left? (A) 36 (B) 18 (C)72 (D)3
24) If P={3,6,9} and Q={1,3,5,7,9}, find PnQ.
(A) {3,6} (B) {9,5} (C) {3,9} (D) {1,9}
25) A set which last member is known is
called? (A) infinite set (B) null set (C)
finite set (D) known set
26) How many faces has a closed cylindrical
object? (A)3 (B)1 (C)2 (D)4
27) Sandra is facing North. Through how many
degrees will she turns to face East?
(A)90° (B) 270°(C) 180° (D) 270
28) If 2x+4=40, find the value of x.
(A) 19 (B) 18 (C) 20 (D)17
29) Solve for x in the ratio 6x :64=18:32.
(A) 12 (B) 5 (C) 9 (D) 6
30) Headmaster arrived at work at 7:55am and
left at 4:15pm. For how long was he at work?
(A) 7hr 20min (B) 7hr 45min (C) 8hr 20min
(D) 8hr 40min
31) Abraham can buy 15 shirts at GH$4.00
each. If the price is increased to GH$5.00, how
many shirts can he now buy? (A)12 (B)15
(C)19 (D)20
32) 2x=5(x-2) +7, find the value of x.
(A) -5 (B) -1 (C) 1 (D) 5
Use the following to answer question 33 to
36.
A fair dice is rolled once. Find the probability
of obtaining;
33) An even number. (A) 3/6 (B) 2/6 (C) 1/3
(D) ½
34) A 6 (A) 2/6 (B) 1/6 (C) 1/2 (D) 1/3
35) A 4 or a 5 (A) 1/3 (B) 2/6 (C) 3/6 ( D)
1/36
36) A 2 and a 3 (A)1/3 (B)2/6 (C)3/6 (D)1/36
37) Five books cost GH$30.00. What is the cost
of seven similar books? (A) GH$6.00 (B)
GH$36.00 (C) GH$40.00 (D) GH$42.00
38) Three times a certain number plus twelve is
the same as the product of six and six. What is
the number? (A) 12 (B) 16 (C)8 (D) 4
39) If x=2, y=-2, and z=-4, evaluate xy-z.
(A) 0 (B) -8 (C) 8 (D) -4
40) A boy was sent on an errand with
GH$15.62. On his way, GH$8.02 got lost. How
much was left with him? (A) GH$23.64 (B)
23.64 (C) 7.60 (D) GH$7.60
SECTION B
ANSWER ANY FOUR QUESTIONS FROM
THIS SECTION. ALL QUESTIONS
CARRY EQUAL MARKS.
1) (a) The ratio of Sandra's age to her mother's
age is 3:5. The sum of their ages is 96 years.
(ii) How old is Sandra?
(iii) How old is her mother?
(b) The letters of the word HEADMASTER
is put in a box. If a letter is selected at
random from the box, what is the chances of
picking.
i. a D
ii. an H or an E
iii. a D and an A
iv. a V
2) 2. (a) i. Given that a=() and b=(2/-5), find
a+2b.
ii. Correct 0.000467 to two significant
figures.
(b) i. The bearing of Rashida from Alberta is
055°. Using a diagram find the bearing of
Alberta from Rashida.
ii. Express 2/5 as a percentage.
iii. In a class of 30 boys and 20 girls, a
student is selected at random from the class.
What is the probability of selecting a student
who is;
a. A boy
b. Neither a boy nor a girl.
C. Either a boy or a girl.
3) (a) Two brothers are only allowed to spend a
maximum of GH$5.90 as pocket money. The
elder brother spent GH$2.97. How much was
left for the younger brother?
(b) A triangle has a base 24cm and a height
of 12cm. Calculate its area.
(C) If 4x + 16 = 56, find the value of x.
4) (a) Using a scale of 2cm to 1unit on both
axes, draw two perpendicular lines OX and
OY on a graph sheet.
i. On the same graph sheet mark the x-axis
from -5 to 5 and the y-axis from -6 to 6.
 ii. Plot on the same graph sheet the point A(0,
-5) and B(4, 5). Join AB using a rule.
iii. Find the gradient of the line AB.
iv. Measure the acute angle the line AB
makes with the x-axis.

5) The sets P and Q are defined by

P={1,2,3,4,5} and Q={1,4,9,16,25,36}.
(a) State the relation between the first set P and
the second set Q.
(b) Use an arrow diagram to match the members
of set P to those of set Q.
(C) Write down
i. The domain ii. The co-domain
iii. The range of each relation.

6. (a) A number is chosen at random from the

set S ={4,7,10,13,16,19}. What is the probability
that the number is;
i. Even.
ii. Odd.
iii. Greater than 10.
iv. Less than 10.
v. Between 4 and 19.
vi. Exactly 20.
(b) A circle has a radius of 14cm. Find its area.
[Take π=22/7].