BECE Math 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the value of 3² + 4²?
- 14
- 25 (Correct answer)
- 49
- 20
Correct answer: 25
3² = 9 and 4² = 16, so 9 + 16 = 25.
Question 2: A rectangle has a length of 12 cm and a width of 5 cm. What is its area?
- 34 cm²
- 60 cm² (Correct answer)
- 17 cm²
- 120 cm²
Correct answer: 60 cm²
Area of a rectangle = length × width = 12 × 5 = 60 cm².
Question 3: Simplify: 4x + 3y − 2x + y
- 2x + 4y (Correct answer)
- 6x + 4y
- 2x + 2y
- 6x + 2y
Correct answer: 2x + 4y
Combine like terms: (4x − 2x) + (3y + y) = 2x + 4y.
Question 4: What is 15% of 200?
- 25
- 35
- 30 (Correct answer)
- 40
Correct answer: 30
15% of 200 = (15/100) × 200 = 30.
Question 5: The mean of five numbers is 8. If four of the numbers are 6, 9, 7, and 10, what is the fifth number?
- 6
- 8 (Correct answer)
- 7
- 9
Correct answer: 8
Sum = 5 × 8 = 40; 40 − (6 + 9 + 7 + 10) = 40 − 32 = 8.
Question 6: Which of the following is a prime number?
- 27
- 35
- 41 (Correct answer)
- 49
Correct answer: 41
41 has no divisors other than 1 and itself, so it is prime.
Question 7: Solve for x: 2x − 6 = 10
- x = 2
- x = 8 (Correct answer)
- x = 6
- x = 4
Correct answer: x = 8
Add 6 to both sides: 2x = 16, then divide by 2: x = 8.
BECE Math 2
What is the value of 3² + 4²?