Year : 
2005
Title : 
Mathematics
Exam : 
NECO - BECE

Paper 1 | Objectives

31 - 36 of 36 Questions

# Question Ans
31.

A chord 20cm long subtends an angle of 60° at the circumference of a circle, what is the diameter of the circle the nearest cm?

A. 12cm

B. 20cm

C. 23cm

D. 60cm

E. 80cm

C

32.

If 25a2 = 5-1 × 125. Find the value of a?

A. a = -1

B. a = 1

C. a = ±1

D. a = ±5

E. a = 25

C

33.

The parallel sides of a trapezium are 13cm and 7cm. If the area of the trapezium is 50cm2, find the perpendicular distance between the parallel sides.

A. 5cm

B. 6cm

C. 7cm

D. 10cm

E. 12cm

A

34.

Two fair dice are tossed together once. What is the probability of getting a total of at least 9 from the outcome?

A. \(\frac{1}{9}\)

B. \(\frac{1}{6}\)

C. \(\frac{5}{18}\)

D. \(\frac{1}{3}\)

E. \(\frac{13}{18}\)

C

35.

If 2x : ( x + 1) = 3 : 2, what is the value of x?

A. \(\frac{1}{2}\)

B. 1

C. 1\(\frac{1}{2}\)

D. 3

E. 3\(\frac{1}{2}\)

D

36.

If y2+ 14y + k is a perfect square, then k =

A. 4

B. 7

C. 28

D. 49

E. 196

D

31.

A chord 20cm long subtends an angle of 60° at the circumference of a circle, what is the diameter of the circle the nearest cm?

A. 12cm

B. 20cm

C. 23cm

D. 60cm

E. 80cm

C

32.

If 25a2 = 5-1 × 125. Find the value of a?

A. a = -1

B. a = 1

C. a = ±1

D. a = ±5

E. a = 25

C

33.

The parallel sides of a trapezium are 13cm and 7cm. If the area of the trapezium is 50cm2, find the perpendicular distance between the parallel sides.

A. 5cm

B. 6cm

C. 7cm

D. 10cm

E. 12cm

A

34.

Two fair dice are tossed together once. What is the probability of getting a total of at least 9 from the outcome?

A. \(\frac{1}{9}\)

B. \(\frac{1}{6}\)

C. \(\frac{5}{18}\)

D. \(\frac{1}{3}\)

E. \(\frac{13}{18}\)

C

35.

If 2x : ( x + 1) = 3 : 2, what is the value of x?

A. \(\frac{1}{2}\)

B. 1

C. 1\(\frac{1}{2}\)

D. 3

E. 3\(\frac{1}{2}\)

D

36.

If y2+ 14y + k is a perfect square, then k =

A. 4

B. 7

C. 28

D. 49

E. 196

D