BECE Math

Question 1

Which of the following represents a finite set?

Accepted Answer

{3,6,9,12}

Answer

{... 2,3,5,7}

Answer

{2,4,6,8 ...}

Answer

{1,2,3,4, ...}

Question 2

Which one of the following is not a prime number?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

5

Answer

3

Answer

7

Question 3

An instrument retailer offers all students a 10% discount off the original price of an instrument. During a back-to-school sale, an additional 15% is deducted from the reduced price. Sophia, a local high school student, buys a flute for $306. How much did it cost originally?

Accepted Answer

400

Answer

410

Answer

330

Answer

378

Question 4

Which of the following numbers is not equivalent to 34(58+9).

Accepted Answer

58(34+9)

Answer

1,972 + 306

Answer

34 * 67

Answer

34 * 58 + 34 * 9

Question 5

How many 3 inch cubed pieces of fudge can fit into a Christmas tin that is 9 inches deep, 12 inches wide, and 9 inches high while still allowing the top to close?

Accepted Answer

36

Answer

24

Answer

15

Answer

30

Question 6

How much will it cost to tile a kitchen floor that is 12 feet wide by 20 feet long if the tile costs $8.91 per square yard?

Accepted Answer

237.6

Answer

236.55

Answer

275.18

Answer

224.51

Question 7

If 3x = 6x-15, then x + 8=

Accepted Answer

13

Answer

12

Answer

11

Answer

10

Question 8

Riding on a ferry costs $5.00 for car and driver, and an extra 50 cents per passenger. If the ferry ticket costs $6.50, how many persons were in the vehicle?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

3

Answer

2

Answer

5

Question 9

A boy's pocket contains three red marbles, four blue marbles, and four green marbles. How many will he need to pull from his pocket to make sure he has at least one of each color?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

8

Answer

3

Answer

5

Question 10

Find the missing term from the following sequence: 4, 9, 19, __, 79.

Accepted Answer

39

Answer

38

Answer

36

Answer

36