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2. Paper II

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PAPER I

1. Which of the following is a perfect square?
A. 18                  B. 22
C. 25                  D. 27
E. 66

2. Simplify 2 + 3 – 2 × 5 + 4 (3 × 2).
A. 19                B. 22
C. 31                D. 39
E. 66

3. Round off 27689 to the nearest ten.
A. 28000                B. 27700
C. 27690                D. 27680
E. 27600

4. Express 2.160 as a fraction in its lowest term.
A. 21/25                 B. 22/25
C. 23/25                  D. 24/25
E. 26/25

5. Subtract 1002 from 3001, leave your answer in 3 significant figures.
A. 1900                 B. 1990
C. 1999                 D. 2000
E. 2100

6. Find the L.C.M. of 36, 24 and 81.
A. 141                B. 216
C. 324                D. 648
E. 864

7. Find the sum of 111₂, 111₂ and 100₂.
A. 1011₂                B. 1110₂
C. 10010₂              D. 10100₂
E. 11001₂

8. Express 0.00402 in standard form.
A. 4.02 × 10⁻³              B. 4.02 × 10⁻²
C. 4.02 × 10⁻¹              D. 4.02 × 10²
E. 4.02 × 10³

9. Which of the following is a prime factor of 100?
A. 25                  B. 20
C. 10                  D. 5
E. 4

10. Express 240 cm as a percentage of 600 cm.
A. 16                 B. 24
C. 30                 D. 40
E. 45

11. Evaluate 110_two × 101_two.
A. 10110_two
B. 11001_two
C. 11010_two
D. 11100_two
E. 11110_two

12. The L.C.M. and H.C.F. of two numbers are 90 and 3 respectively. If one of the numbers is 15, find the other number.
A. 16                 B. 18
C. 30                 D. 36
E. 45

13. The sum of three consecutive numbers is 60. What is the smallest number?
A. 18                  B. 19
C. 20                  D. 21
E. 57

14. A telephone company charges 40 kobo per second for the first minute of a call and 20 kobo per second for subsequent minutes. How much will a caller spend on a two minutes call?
A. ₦24.00             B. ₦30.00
C. ₦36.00             D. ₦40.00
E. ₦48.00

15. An estate agent gets a commission of 5% for selling a house. How much does he get on a house worth 3 million naira?
A. ₦120,000.00
B. ₦150,000.00
C. ₦300,000.00
D. ₦600,000.00
E. ₦900,000.00

16. If the weight of a car is 950 kg and the weight of a load in the car is 55 kg, estimate the total weight in kg.
A. 955                B. 960
C. 1000              D. 1050
E. 1060

17. Mr. Gambo’s salary per annum is ₦720,000.00. If he pays 2% monthly as income tax, how much does he take home at the end of the month?
A. ₦14,400.00
B. ₦45,600.00
C. ₦58,800.00
D. ₦60,000.00
E. ₦705,000.00

18. Simplify ¹⁵⁄₂₂(5 + ³⁄₈).
A. 1               B. 2
C. 3               D. 4
E. 5

19. If 2,400 is increased by 15%, the result is
A. 2,040                B. 2,364
C. 2,415                D. 2,436
E. 2,760

20. Find the simple interest on ₦20,000.00 for 3 years at 5% per annum.
A. ₦3,000.00          B. ₦3,500.00
C. ₦4,000.00         D. ₦4,200.00
E. ₦5,000.00

21. A cyclist covers a distance of 180 km in 5 hours. Find the speed of the cyclist in km/h.
A. 30                B. 36
C. 45                D. 185
E. 900

22. An article was bought at ₦2,500.00 and sold at ₦3,000.00. Calculate the percentage profit.
A. 17                B. 20
C. 25                D. 30
E. 45

23. 12 men can plough a farmland in 5 hours. How many hours will it take 15 men to do the same work if they are working at the same rate?
A. 3                 B. 4
C. 5                 D. 6
E. 7

24. Find the multiplicative inverse of –5.
A. –²⁄₅                   B. –¹⁄₅
C. ¹⁄₅                D. ²⁄₅
E. ³⁄₅

25. Fig. 1.1 is drawn with a scale of 1 cm to 5 m. Find the volume of the scale drawing.

A. 50 cm³              B. 45 cm³
C. 30 cm³              D. 15 cm³
E. 10 cm³

Use Mathematical tables to answer questions 26 and 27.

26. Find the value of cos 45°.
A. 0.5736               B. 0.7071
C. 0.8192               D. 1.7586
E. 1.8452

27. Find the value of tan 35°.
A. 1.8452              B. 1.7582
C. 0.8192              D. 0.7002
E. 0.5732

28. Express 36° 48′ in degrees.
A. 36.9                B. 36.8
C. 36.7                D. 36.6
E. 36.5

29. If the volume of a cube is 27 cm³, find the length of the cube.
A. 3 cm               B. 6 cm
C. 9 cm               D. 18 cm
E. 27 cm

30. How many vertex/vertices does a cone have?
A. 1                   B. 2
C. 3                   D. 4
E. 5

31. Determine the area of Fig. 1.2.

A. 18 cm²               B. 24 cm²
C. 30 cm²               D. 48 cm²
E. 90 cm²

32. Which of the lines is perpendicular to the line AC in Fig. 1.3?

A. AB              B. BC
C. XB              D. YB
E. ZB

33. How many line(s) of symmetry does a rhombus have?
A. 1                B. 2
C. 3                D. 4
E. 5

34. Find the value of x in Fig. 1.4.

A. 30                B. 45
C. 50                D. 60
E. 70

35. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point 30 m away from its base is 60°. Find the height of the tower, correct to two decimal places.
A. 15.00 m            B. 17.32 m
C. 25.98 m            D. 34.64 m
E. 51.96 m

36. Find the number of sides of a regular polygon whose exterior angles are 10° each.
A. 8               B. 10
C. 15             D. 24
E. 36

37. Calculate the interior angle of a regular hexagon whose exterior angle is 60°.
A. 720°               B. 540°
C. 120°               D. 108°
E. 90°

38. Which of the following angles cannot be constructed with a ruler and a pair of compasses only?
A. 105°              B. 120°
C. 135°              D. 145°
E. 150°

39. The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 1,080°. How many sides does the polygon have?
A. 8                 B. 9
C. 10               D. 12
E. 15

40. A rectangle is a special kind of
A. kite
B. parallelogram
C. rhombus
D. square
E. trapezium

41. Which of the following is not a property of a parallelogram?
A. It has one line of symmetry
B. Opposite angles are equal
C. Opposite sides are equal
D. Opposite sides are parallel
E. The diagonals bisect each other

42. Ade walks from town A on a bearing of N43°W to town B. What is the bearing of A from B?
A. 043°           B. 047°
C. 137°           D. 227°
E. 317°

43. Find the value of y in Fig. 1.5.

A. 35°               B. 71°
C. 74°               D. 99°
E. 109°

44. Which of the following is/are appropriate for the construction of angle 45°?
I Bissection of angle 75°
II Bissection of angle 90°
III Bissection of angle 135°
A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and II only
E. II and III only

45. The bearing N15°W is equivalent to
A. 015°           B. 045°
C. 135°           D. 300°
E. 345°

46. Find the volume of a cone whose height is 14 cm and base radius 3 cm.
(Take π = ²²⁄₇)
A. 132 cm³             B. 168 cm³
C. 198 cm³             D. 396 cm³
E. 924 cm³

47. A kite has the following properties except
A. it has a diagonal which bisects a pair of opposite angles.
B. it has two lines of symmetry.
C. it has two pairs of equal and adjacent sides.
D. its diagonals are perpendicular to each other.
E. one of its diagonals is a line of symmetry.

48. Calculate the height of a cuboid whose volume and base area are 1,800 cm³ and 120 cm² respectively.
A. 10 cm             B. 12 cm
C. 15 cm             D. 18 cm
E. 24 cm

49. The area of a parallelogram is 20 cm². If its base is 5 cm, find its height.
A. 4 cm            B. 5 cm
C. 10 cm          D. 15 cm
E. 25 cm

50. Calculate the area of a triangle of sides 10 cm, 10 cm and 16 cm.
A. 36 cm²              B. 48 cm²
C. 80 cm²              D. 100 cm²
E. 160 cm²

51. If one side of a rectangle is 12 cm and the diagonal is 20 cm, determine the area of the rectangle.
A. 144 cm²             B. 192 cm²
C. 240 cm²             D. 256 cm²
E. 400 cm²

52. Calculate the perimeter of Fig. 1.6.

A. 6 cm               B. 8 cm
C. 12 cm             D. 16 cm
E. 20 cm

53. Find the volume of a cylinder whose height is 21 cm and base diameter 12 cm.
(Take π = ²²⁄₇)
A. 396 cm³               B. 792 cm³
C. 1,188 cm³            D. 1,584 cm³
E. 2,376 cm³

54. If the area of a triangle is 56 cm² and its height 7 cm, find the length of its base.
A. 8 cm               B. 9 cm
C. 12 cm             D. 14 cm
E. 16 cm

55. Calculate the area of a kite whose diagonals are 20 cm and 15 cm long.
A. 75 cm²              B. 150 cm²
C. 200 cm²            D. 300 cm²
E. 450 cm²

56. A trapezium has two parallel sides of lengths 6 cm and 12 cm. If the area is 36 cm², find the distance between the parallel sides.
A. 3 cm               B. 4 cm
C. 5 cm               D. 6 cm
E. 7 cm

57. A scale drawing of a football field whose actual length is 96 m, has a length of 16 cm. What is the scale of the drawing?
A. 1 cm represents 3 m
B. 1 cm represents 6 m
C. 3 cm represents 4 m
D. 4 cm represents 6 m
E. 5 cm represents 10 m

58. Calculate the radius of a circle whose circumference is 88 cm.
(Take π = ²²⁄₇)
A. 7 cm               B. 8 cm
C. 10 cm             D. 12 cm
E. 14 cm

Use the sample below to answer questions 59 and 60.

59.

A. 2/5                B. 3/5
C. 4/5                D. 1 1/5
E. 1 2/5

60.

A. 1/4               B. 1/2
C. 2/3               D. 3/4
E. 1

PAPER II

1. Factorise x² – 16.
A. (x – 4)(x + 4)
B. (x – 4)(x – 4)
C. (x – 2)(x + 2)
D. (x – 2)(x – 2)
E. (x + 16)(x – 16)

2. Simplify (12 – 5a) – (7 + 6a).
A. 5 + 11a
B. 5 + a
C. 5 – 11a
D. 19 + a
E. 19 – 11a

3. What is the inequality illustrated by the number line in Fig. 2.1?

A. x ≥ 1               B. x ≤ 1
C. x > –1            D. x < –1
E. x ≤ –1

4. ₦x is shared equally among 5 boys. If one of the boys spent ₦200, how much does he have left in naira?
A. (x + 1000)/5
B. x/5 – 200
C. (x – 1000)/5
D. x/5 – 5 × 200
E. (200 – x)/5

5. Mary treks 3x km to school, then 4x km to her uncle’s house and 2x km back home. Find the total distance covered.
A. 24x km          B. 12x km
C. 9x km            D. 8x km
E. 7x km

6. Factorise 63x²y⁴ – 99x³y².
A. 3xy²(7y² + 11x²)
B. 3xy²(7x² – 11y²)
C. 9xy²(7x + 11y²)
D. 9xy²(7y² – 11x)
E. 9xy(7x – 11y)

7. Simplify 5x – 3y + 6y – 4x.
A. 11x – 7y          B. x + 3y
C. x + 2y              D. x – 3y
E. 4xy

8. If 5 is added to x, the result is greater than 14. Find the range of the values of x.
A. x > 19          B. x ≥ 14
C. x > 9            D. x > 5
E. x > 0

9. Tony’s monthly pocket money is ₦2,500.00. If he spends ⁴⁄₅ of it monthly, how much does he save in 6 months?
A. ₦500.00           B. ₦2,000.00
C. ₦2,500.00        D. ₦3,000.00
E. ₦3,500.00

10. Find the range of the values of x for which 2x + 3 < 5 (x – 3).
A. 5x > –18        B. 5x < –18
C. x > 6               D. x < 6
E. x > –6

11. Find the co-ordinates of the points Q and R respectively in Fig. 2.2.

A. (1,4) and (5,2)
B. (2,1) and (1,5)
C. (2,5) and (5,1)
D. (2,5) and (4,1)
E. (4,1) and (2,1)

12. What are the factors of 15 – 2a – a²?
A. (15 – 3a)(5a – a)
B. (15 + a)(3 + a)
C. (5 + a)(3 – a)
D. (5 – a)(3 + a)
E. (3 + a)(3 – a)

13. If today is 2nd January, what will be the date in p days’ time? Assuming that the month is still January.
A. p + 31           B. 15 + p
C. 2 + p             D. 1 + p
E. p

14. If 30 is divided by the sum of 3 and z, the result is 5. Find z.
A. 20               B. 10
C. 5                  D. 4
E. 3

15. The mass of a bag of rice is n kg. If 4 bags weigh 12 kg, what is the value of n?
A. 6                 B. 5
C. 4                 D. 3
E. 2

16. A bicycle that costs ₦x was sold for ₦y. Express the percentage loss in terms of x and y.
A. ^{x + y}⁄_x × 100
A. ^{x + y}⁄_y × 100
B. ^{x – y}⁄_y × 100
C. ^{x – y}⁄_x × 100
D. ^{y – x}⁄_y × 100
E. ^{y – x}⁄_x × 100

17. The sum of two numbers is 15 and their difference is 7. Find the numbers.
A. 11, 4            B. 11, –4
C. –11, 4         D. –11, –4
E. –15, 7

18. Solve the equations a + 10b = 6 and 5a – 10b = 18 simultaneously.
A. a = –4, b = –¹⁄₅
B. a = –4, b = ¹⁄₅
C. a = –¹⁄₅, b = 4
D. a = ¹⁄₅, b = 4
E. a = 4, b = ¹⁄₅

19. The line graph in Fig. 2.3 represents

A. x > 2             B. x ≥ 2
C. x < 2             D. x > –2
E. x < –2

20. An apple and 2 oranges cost ₦110.00 while 3 apples and 10 oranges cost ₦410.00. How much does each of the fruit cost?
A. ₦100.00, ₦50.00
B. ₦50.00, ₦30.00
C. ₦70.00, ₦20.00
D. ₦90.00, ₦20.00
E. ₦90.00, ₦60.00

21. Find the missing value of y in Table 2.1 for x + y = 3.
Table 2.1

A. –2              B. –1
C. 0                 D. 1
E. 2

Use Fig. 2.4 to answer questions 22 – 24.

22. Find the value of x.
A. –4             B. –2
C. 2                D. 4
E. 6

23. Find the value of y.
A. –4               B. –2
C. 2                  D. 4
E. 6

24. What is the breadth of the rectangle?
A. 2               B. 4
C. 6               D. 8
E. 10

25. Solve 3x + 4 = 13.
A. 1                 B. 2
C. 3                 D. 4
E. 5

26. Solve m + 2n = 5 and 5m – 2n = 7 simultaneously.
A. m = –2, n = –¹⁄₂
B. m = 2, n = –¹⁄₂
C. m = 1¹⁄₂, n = 2
D. m = 1¹⁄₂, n = –2
E. m = 2, n = 1¹⁄₂

27. Simplify ^5ab⁄_{10a²b² – 5a²}.
A. ¹⁄_{b² – a}
B. ¹⁄_{2b – a}
C. ^b⁄_{2b² – a}
D. ^b⁄_{b² – a}
E. ^ab⁄_{ab² – 1}

28. Factorise x² + x – 2.
A. (x – 2)(x – 3)
B. (x – 1)(x – 2)
C. (x – 1)(x + 2)
D. (x + 1)(x + 2)
E. (x + 2)(x – 3)

29. Find the difference between 2x kg and 55x g. Give your answer in grams.
A. 53x                B. 57x
C. 255x              D. 1945x
E. 2055x

30. Ada’s pocket money is ₦350.00 and Peter’s pocket money is ₦x less than Ada’s. How much is Peter’s pocket money in naira?
A. 350x               B. 350 + x
C. 350 – x           D. ³⁵⁰⁄_x
E. ^x⁄₃₅₀

31. Evaluate ^{2x + 3y + 9}⁄_xy when x = 3 and y = 5.
A. –4              B. –2
C. 1                 D. 2
E. 4

32. Expand –3x(2x – 3y).
A. –6x² – 9xy
B. 6x² – 9xy
C. 9xy – 6x²
D. 6x² + 9xy
E. 15x³y

33. There are two numbers. If the first number is x and the second number is twice the first, find the sum of their reciprocals.
A. ^3x⁄₂                        B. ³⁄_2x
C. ^2x⁄₃                  D. ²⁄_3x
E. ³⁄_x

34. Factorise 4a² – 25.
A. (4a – 5)(4a + 5)
B. (2a – 5)(2a + 5)
C. (a – 5)(a + 2)
D. (2a – 5)²
E. (2a + 5)²

35. Simplify 6x² + 2(x + 2) – 3x(2x – 1).
A. 12x² + 5x + 4
B. x² + 4x – 3
C. x + 5
D. 5x + 4
E. 4 – 3x

36. Given an equation of a straight line 2x + 2y = 5, find the missing values of x and y respectively in Table 2.2.

A. 0 and 0.5
B. 0.5 and 0
C. 1 and 0
D. 1.5 and 2
E. 2 and 1

37. Solve the following pair of equations simultaneously:
x = 5 – 2y; 5x + 2y = 1.
A. x = –1, y = –3
B. x = –1, y = 3
C. x = –1, y = 0
D. x = 1, y = –3
E. x = 1, y = 3

38. Factorise z² + 5z + 6.
A. (z – 2)(z – 3)
B. (z + 6)(z + 1)
C. (z – 6)(z – 1)
D. (z + 2)(z + 3)
E. (z – 2)(z + 3)

39. Solve for x if ^{4x – 3}⁄₉ – ^x⁄₃ = ^{5(x – 1)}⁄₆.
A. 12                  B. 3
C. ⁹⁄₁₃                 D. ¹⁄₂
E. ¹⁄₃

40. A man is twice his son’s age. If the man is 50 years, how old will the son be in 5 years time?
A. 20 years              B. 25 years
C. 30 years              D. 50 years
E. 55 years

41. In a poultry, the average number of eggs laid daily by a layer is 1. If 20 crates of eggs are gathered in a day, how many layers are in the poultry?
A. 300               B. 350
C. 400               D. 500
E. 600

42. If x varies directly as p² and x = 2 when p = 4, find the formula connecting x and p.
A. x = ⁸⁄_p               B. x = ⁸⁄_p²
C. x = ^p²⁄₈              D. x = ^p⁄₈
E. x = 8p²

43. Find the product of the median and the mode of the following data:
6, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17.
A. 105               B. 100
C. 69                 D. 60
E. 16

44. Find the probability of getting an even number when a fair die is thrown once.
A. ¹⁄₂               B. ²⁄₃
C. ⁷⁄₉               D. ⁸⁄₁₁
E. ²⁄₁₁

Use the information in Fig 2.5 to answer questions 45 – 48.

The pie chart shows the amount Mrs. Kalu gave to her three sons for the month of July.

45. Find the sectorial angle representing the first son’s money.
A. 20°             B. 60°
C. 162°           D. 180°
E. 190°

46. Find the sectorial angle representing the third son’s money. (Using Fig. 2.5)
A. 190°              B. 120°
C. 98°                D. 80°
E. 60°

47. Find the percentage representing the second son’s money, correct to one decimal place. (Using Fig. 2.5)
A. 50.0                B. 27.8
C. 25.0                D. 20.5
E. 15.2

48. Calculate the percentage representing the first son’s money. (Using Fig. 2.5)
A. 20               B. 30
C. 45               D. 50
E. 70

49. Find the mode of the following set of numbers: 6, 8, 6, 4, 8, 7, 5, 6, 10.
A. 4                  B. 5
C. 6                  D. 7
E. 8

50. In a tally system, 29 is written as
A. |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||
B. |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||
C. || |||| |||| ||||
D. || |||| |||| ||||.
E. |||| |||| ||||.

51. Find the median of the following set of numbers:
25, 30, 22, 24, 29, 31, 26, 25, 30.
A. 22                 B. 24
C. 25                 D. 26
E. 29

52. Which of the following cannot be used to represent data?
A. Bar chart
B. Frequency table
C. Mean
D. Pictogram
E. Pie chart

53. The average of the numbers 12, 40, x, 60 and 20 is 36. Find the value of x.
A. 28               B. 33
C. 36               D. 48
E. 68

54. Find the range of the following set of numbers:
7, 2, 3, 9, 5, 6, 7, 12, 11, 17.
A. 2               B. 5
C. 9               D. 11
E. 15

55. Find the product of the median and the range of the following set of numbers:
3, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 6, 2.
A. 5.5                B. 9.7
C. 15.6              D. 17.5
E. 25.2

Fig. 2.6 shows the distribution of students in a secondary school. Use the information to answer questions 56 and 57.

56. How many students are in SS II and JS I?
A. 50               B. 150
C. 200             D. 250
E. 300

57. Find the difference between the number of students in JS III and SS III.
A. 150                B. 200
C. 300                D. 450
E. 500

58. A ball is picked from a bag that contains 6 green, 8 yellow and 4 brown balls. What is the probability that the ball is green?
A. 0                  B. ¹⁄₃
C. ¹⁄₂               D. ³⁄₄
E. 1

Table 2.3 shows the distribution of marks in a Mathematics test. Use the information to answer questions 59 and 60.

Table 2.3

59. How many students wrote the test?
A. 25              B. 35
C. 43              D. 45
E. 50

60. If the pass mark is 6, how many students passed the test?
A. 33                 B. 15
C. 12                 D. 10
E. 8

Answers to JSS 3 NECO BECE 2026 Questions and Answers Mathematics

Answers to BECE Mathematics PAPER I

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Answers to BECE Mathematics PAPER II

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