JHS 2

PAPER 2
Answer any four (4) questions from this paper.

1. a. The table below shows the ages of students admitted in a hospital.

Age (years) 1 1
10 12 14 15
1 3
Number of students 1
5 1 7 3 4
0

Use the information to answer the following questions.

i) What is the modal age?

ii) Calculate, correct to two decimal places, the mean age of the students.

n
b. Given that S=
2
[ 2 a+ ( n−1 ) d ] , a=3 ,d =4∧n=10 , find the value of S.

3 1
2. a. (i) Solve the inequality; ( x+ 1 )+1 ≤ ( x −2 )+ 5
4 2

(ii) Illustrate the answer in (ai ) on a number line.

x−r
b. (i) Make ' r ' the subject of the relation y=
x +r

(ii) From ( bi ) , find the value of r when y=3∧x=10

0.084 × 0.81
3. a. Simplify: , leaving the answer in standard form.
0.027 ×0.04

b. Simplify: ( 152 + 25 )+( 109 × 43 )+( 15 ÷ 41 )

c. 8 men can do a piece of work in 12 days. How long will 6 men take to do the same work if
they work at the same rate?

4. a. In a class, there are 12 girls and 48 boys. Find the percentage of boys in the class.

b. If 4−x =3 ( 4 x +5 ) , find the value of x .

 c. Find the rule of the mapping.

5. a. Find the Highest Common Factor (HCF) of 24, 32 and 64.

b. Kofi and Ama shared an amount of GH₵3,000.00 in the ratio 2 :3. Find the amount
received by Kofi.

c. (i) Factorize ay − y−a+ 1

(ii) In a fishing community of 9,400 people, the number of women exceeds the
number of men by 1,500. Find the ratio of men to women in the community.

6. a. If 11 y=(18)2− (15 )2 ,find the value of y.

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b. Find the perimeter of a circle with radius 35 cm . Take π= .
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c. Find the value of the lettered angles in the diagram below.

Not drawn to scale

Paper 1
1. List the members of the set Q={ prime factors of 30 }
A. {2,3,5 } B. {2,6,10 }
C. {3,5,10 } D. {3,6,15 }
2. Given that set P={m ,n , o , p }, find the number of subsets of P .
A. 4 B. 8
C. 10 D. 16
3. If M = {multiples of 4 between 10∧25 } and N={even numbers between 11∧23 }, find M ∪ N .
A. {12,16,20 } B. {14 ,18 , 22 }
C. {12 , 14 , 16 , 18 ,22 } D. {12,14,16 , 18 , 20 ,22 , 24 }
4. What is the place of 7 in 24.376 ?
A. Unit B. Ten
C. Tenth D. Hundredth
5. Find the Highest Common Factor of 24 , 42,∧72.
A. 4 B. 6
C. 7 D. 12
6. Express 1205 as a number in base 10.
A. 25 B. 27
C. 32 D. 35
7. If p ×q × r=1197 ,∧p=19 , q=3 find r .
A. 21 B. 49
C. 57 D. 61
8. How many integers are within the interval −5< x <7 ?
A. 10 B. 11
C. 12 D. 13
9. Divide 1.612 by 0.4.
A. 4.3 B. 4.03
C. 0.403 D. 0.43
5 11 7
10. Arrange the following fractions in ascending order: , ,
8 20 10
5 11 7 7 5 11
A. , , B. , ,
8 20 10 10 8 20
11 5 7 5 7 11
C. , , D. , ,
20 8 10 8 10 20
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11. Abena spent of her money on sweets, on grains and the rest on gari. What fraction did she
5 7
spend on gari?
27 13
A. B.
35 35
8 5
C. D.
35 35
12. If 15 boys took 14 days to cultivate a piece of land, how long will it take 7 boys working at the
same rate to cultivate the land?
A. 14 days B. 12 days
C. 10 days D. 8 days
13. A man invested GH ₵ 800.00 in a bank at a simple rate of 5% per annum. Find his total amount
in the bank at the end of 1 year.
A. GH ₵ 840.00 B GH ₵ 860.00
C. GH ₵ 900.00 D. GH ₵ 960.00
14. John sold a car for GH ₵ 60,000.00 and made a profit of 20%. What is the cost price of the car?
A. GH ₵ 48,000.00 B. GH ₵ 50,000.00
C. GH ₵ 72,000.00 D. GH ₵ 132,000.00
15. What is the value of x in 10 x =1000?
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
16. Express 625.13 in the standard from.
A. 6.2513 ×10−2 B. 6.2513 ×10−4

C. 6.2513 ×102 6.2513 ×10 4

17. Find the median of the numbers 17 , 12 ,15 , 16 , 8 ,18 , 13∧14.
A. 8 B. 12
C. 14.5 D. 15.5
18. The ages in years of 10 children at a party are 2 , 3 ,3 , 3 , 4 , 4 , 5 ,5 , 5∧6. If a child is chosen at
random, what is the probability that he or she is not less than 5 years old?
2 2
A. B.
3 5
 3 1
C. D.
10 2
19. Expand (2 x+ y)(2 x− y )
A. 2 x− y 2 B. 4 x2 − y 2

C. 2 x2 + 4 xy− y 2 D. 4 x2 + 4 xy− y 2

20. Simplify ( 46 × 102 )+(102 ×54)

A. 1,020 B. 10,200
C. 102,000 D. 1,020,000
21. Evaluate ¿, where m=2 .
A. 12 B. 18
C. 20 D. 24
22. A wrist watch is priced GH ₵ 2000.00 . A shopkeeper allows a discount of 2% on the cost price.
Find the discount on 20 of such wrist watches.
A. GH ₵ 500.00 B. GH ₵ 600.00
C. GH ₵ 800.00 D. GH ₵ 1,000.00
23. Find the value of m if 4 ( m+ 4 )=−8 .
A. -6 B. -2
C. 2 D. 6
24. Find the rule of the following mapping.

A. y → x +2 B. y →2 x

C. y → x 2 D. y →2 x+ 2
25. How many vertices has a cuboid?
A. 6 B. 7
C. 8 D. 14
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26. The circumference of a circle is 440m. Find the area of the circle. Take π =
7
A14400 m2 B. 15400 m 2

C. 16400 m2 D. 1800 m2
27. What is the name given to a triangle with three sides equal?
A. Isosceles triangle B. Scalene triangle
C. Equilateral triangle D, Right-angled triangle
28. At eight o’clock, which of the following is the angle between the hour and the minute hands of
the clock?
A. 150o B. 120o

C. 90 o D. 60o
29. A rectangular field 50 m wide and ym long requires 260 m of fencing. Find y .
A. 15 m B. 40 m
C. 80 m D. 105 m
(P+Q)
30. Make P the subject of the relation R=
2
A. P=Q−2 R B. P=2 R−Q
C. P=2 R+Q D. P=2 Q+ R
31. Simplify: 4 ( x+2 )−3(x +1)
A. x +5 B. x +11
C. 7 x +5 D. 7 x +11
32. Given that t= p2 +1 , find p when t=10
A. 3.0 B. 4.5
C. 11.0 D. 81.0
33. An angle which is greater than 180o but less than 360o is
A. a right angle B. an acute angle
C. an obtuse angle D. a reflex angle
4 1 2
34. Evaluate − +
5 3 9
 5 11
A. B.
11 45
31 41
C. D.
45 45
35. Simplify: 16+5.6+ 0.681
A. 2.2281 B. 22.281
C. 222.81 D. 2228.1
36. Simplify: 52 ×22 × 52 × 2

A. 22 × 52 B. 22 × 54

C. 23 ×52 D. 23 ×54
x
37. Solve 2+ =1−2 x
2
2 −3
A. −1 B.
7 7
3 2
C. D. 1
7 7
7
38. Solve the inequality 2 x+10 ≥ x−5
2
A. x ≥ 10 B. x ≤ 10
C. x ≤ 40 D. x ≥ 40
39. The perimeter of a rectangle is 26 cm . If its length is 10 cm, find its area.
A. 30 c m2 B. 60 c m2

C. 130 c m2 D. 160 c m2

40. The bearing of P from Q is 060 o. Find the bearing of Q from P .

A. 120o B. 150o

C. 210o D. 240o

JHS 1
PAPER 2
Answer any four (4) questions from this paper
1. a) P={ Factors of 30 }
Q= { Multiples of 5less than 40 } . Find P∩ Q.
b) A trader saved GH ₵ 200.00 for 3 years at 12 % simple interest per annum. What will be
the total amount in the trader’s account at the end of the 3 years.

4.56 ×3.6
c) Evaluate , and leave your answer in standard form.
0.12
4 1 2
2. a) Evaluate: − + .
5 3 9
b) Expand ( 7 r −5 )( 3 r + 4 ) .
1 2
c) A man spends of his monthly salary on food and on utilities. If he still has
2 5
GH ₵ 450.00 left,
(i) how much does he earn?
(ii) how much does he spend on food?
3. a) Find the Highest Common Factor of 12∧20.
b) If 3 x−2 ( x+12 ) =11, find the value of x .
c) In a class of 40 students, 20 study Mathematics, 25 study English Language. Each student
studies at least one of the two subjects.
(i) Illustrate the information in a Venn diagram.
(ii) How many students study both subjects?
4. a) Adjoa and Ama share GH ₵ 600.00 between themselves respectfully in the ratio 3 :2. Find
Adjoa’s share.
b) What is the rule of the mapping below?

c) A trader bought a cooker for GH ₵ 600.00 and made a profit of 10 %, find her selling
price.

5. a) If 3(2 x+1)=81 , find the value of x .

 b) If m: 3=12 :18 , find the value of m .

c) Express 45 minutes A percentage of 1 hour .

d) A trader sold an item for GH ₵ 440.00 at a profit of 10 % .Find her actual cost price.

PAPER 1

1. Write two hundred thousand and fifty seven in figures.

A. 20057 B. 200057

C. 2000057 D. 20000057

2. Express 24 as a product of prime factors.

A. 2 ×3 B. 22 × 3

C. 23 ×3 D. 22 × 32

3. Evaluate ( 23 − 14 )÷ 56
1 12
A. B.
2 25

5 1
C. D.
12 5

4. Express 30 % as a fraction in its lowest term.

7 3
A. B.
10 20

2 3
C. D.
3 10

5. Simplify: 11−( 11−4 )+ 13

A. −9 B. −17

C. 9 D. 17

6. Which of the following numbers is the largest?

A. −70 B. −50
C. −3 D. −2

7. Multiply 247 by 32.

A. 9616 B. 7804

C. 7904 D. 1235

8. An iron rod 15 m long is divided into 12 equal parts. How long is each part?

A. 0.80 m B. 1.25 m

C. 1.50 m D. 3.00 m

9. Simplify 159 ÷ 157

A. 30 B. 63

C. 225 D. 240

10. Simplify: ( 2 a b2 ) ( 3 a 3 b ) .

A. 5 a2 b2 B. 6 a 2 b 2

C. 5 a2 b3 D. 6 a 3 b 3

11. Find the missing numbers in the set {5 , 10 , 15 ,−, 25 ,−,−, 4 0 }

A. 20 , 30 ,35 B. 20 , 35 ,27

C. 20 , 37 , 40 D. 15 , 30 ,35

3
12. Express as a percentage.
8

1
A. 0.375 % B. 12 %
2

1
C. 25 % D. 37 %
2

13. Akosua buys 480 pineapples for GH ₵ 240.00 . She sells all the pineapples for GH ₵ 280.00 . Find
her profit percent.

A. 13.9 % B. 16.7 %

C. 20.0 % D. 40.0 %
14. Mr. Yevu Saved GH ₵ 2,500.00 at a simple interest rate of 25 % per annum for 4 years.
Calculate the interest he earned on his savings.

A. GH ₵ 625.00 B. GH ₵ 2,500.00

C. GH ₵ 3,125.00 D. GH ₵ 5,000.00

15. Factorize x 2−5 x+ 6

A. ( x +3)(x−2) B. (x−2)( x−3)

C. ( x +1)( x −6) D. ( x +2)( x+3)

16. Kwame, Atsu and Kojo shared a profit of GH ₵ 50,000.00 in the rate 1 : 4 : 3 respectively. How
much did Atsu get?

A. GH ₵ 62,500.00 B. GH ₵ 125,000.00

C. GH ₵ 187,500.00 D. GH ₵ 25,000.00

17. Express 0.0043216 in standard form.

A. 4.3216 × 10−4 B. 4.3216 × 10−3

C. 4.3216 × 10 D. 4.3216 × 103

18. If 22 x =8 , what is the value of x ?

2
A. B. 1
3

3
C. D. 2
2

19. What is 16 % of GH ₵ 500.00 ?

A. GH ₵ 80.00 B. GH ₵ 8,000.00

C. GH ₵ 80,000.00 D. GH ₵ 420,000.00

20. Expand the expression 2(3 a+ 2b)

A. 6 a+ 2b B. 5a+ 4 b

C. 6 a+ 4 b D. 10 ab

21. The marks obtained by six boys in a test are 20 , 25 ,15 , 30 , 28∧16 . Find the mean mark.
A. 19.33 B. 23.20

C. 22.33 D. 26.40

22. What is the image of 3 in the mapping x → 3 x+7 ?

A. 10 B. 13

C. 16 D. 24

23. Kweku had 300 mangoes. He sold 240 of them. What is the percentage of mangoes left?

A. 8% B. 20%

C. 25% D. 26.7%

24. Simplify: 7 ( y +1 )−2(2 y +3).

A. 3 y−5 B. 3 y−2

C. 3 y +1 D. 3 y +4

25. Simplify: 2 ×32 ×3 4

A. 2 ×35 B. 2 ×38

C. 2 ×36 D. 2 ×96

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26. A car is travelling at 40 km per hour . How far does it travel in 2 hours?
2

A. 16 km B. 80 km

C.90 km D. 100 km

27. Solve the inequality 3(x−1) ≤12

A. x ≤−5 B. x ≤−3

C. x ≤ 3 D. x ≤ 5

28. Evaluate 0.25 ×0.06 , correct to three decimal places.

A.0.001 B. 0.002

C.0.015 D. 0.075
29. How many 15 Gp Christmas cards can be bought with GH ₵ 18.00 ?

A. 120 B. 150

C. 180 D. 270

30. Evaluate 53−(−7 ) +(−15)

A. 31 B. 45

C. 61 D. 75

31. A car uses 150 litresof petrol in 45 minutes . How many litres of petrol will it use in 1 hour ?

A. 375 litres B. 230 litres

C. 225 litres D. 200 litres

32. Two sets whose intersection is a n empty set are

A. disjoint sets B. equivalent sets

C. finite sets D. empty sets

2 5 ,∧3
33. Arrange the following fractions in ascending order of magnitude, , .
5 12 4

2 3 5 2 5 3
A. , , B. , ,
5 4 12 5 12 4

5 2 3 3 2 5
C. , , D. , ,
12 5 4 4 5 12

34. Express 0.75 as a fraction in its lowest form.

19 21
A. B.
40 40

29 39
C. D.
40 40

35. If P={4 ,8 ,12 , 16 ,20 },

Q={16 , 4 , 12 , k ,20 } and

P=Q . Find the value of k .

A. 20 B. 16

C. 8 D. 4

36. A box can take 12 pencils. If 156 are packed into such boxes, how many boxes will be fully
packed?

A. 10 B. 11

C. 12 D. 13

37. If 2 x−1=5 , find the value of x .

A. 3 B. 4

C. 5 D. 6

(2 y−3)
38. Simplify: 3 x− .
4

10 y +3
A. 10 y +3 B.
4

10 y −3
C. 10 y−3 D.
4

39. Divide 0.5445 by 0.09 .

A. 5.05 B. 6.05

C. 6.50 D. 60.50

40. The simple interest on GH ₵ 450.00 for 4 years is GH ₵ 45.00, find the rate of interest.

A. 2.5 % B. 10 %

C. 25 % D. 6.5 %