2024 BECE Mathematics Sample Questions from WAEC – Click to Open
The West African Examination Council, the body responsible for the conduct of the Basic Education Certificate Examination has released the sample for this year’s BECE Mathematics questions. This is to serve as guide for candidates and schools preparing for the upcoming exams.
This question sample comes with structure and scheme of the examination, check below for more information
2024 BECE MATHEMATICS SAMPLE QUESTIONS AND STRUCTURE
MATHEMATICS
STRUCTURE AND SCHEME OF THE EXAMINATION
The examination will consist of two papers: Paper 1 will be Objective Test and Paper
2 will be Essay.
- PAPER 1 (OBJECTIVE)
This will consist of 40 compulsory objective questions and will last for 1 hour. This will carry 40 marks.
- PAPER 2 (ESSAY)
This will consist of six questions and candidates are expected to answer four out of the six questions. The Paper will last 1 hour and will carry 60 marks.
- WEIGHTING OF THE EXAMINATION
| PAPER | MARK | SCALING FACTOR | TOTAL MARK |
| 1 (Objective) | 40 | 1.0 | 40 |
| 2 (Theory) | 60 | 1.0 | 60 |
| TOTAL MARK | 100 | 100 |
2024 BECE MATHAMTICS SAMPLE QUESTIONS
PAPER 1 (OBJECTIVE)
1. Write 2,748,595 correct to the nearest 10,000. A. 2,700,000 B. 2,740,000 C. 2,750,000 D 2,800,000
2. Find the product of 0.0409 and 0.0021, leaving the answer in standard form. A. 8.589 × 10–6 B. 8.589 × 10–5 C. 8.589 × 104 D. 8.589 × 105
3. A student spent ¼ of her money on books and 1/3 on transport. What fraction of the money was left? A. 7/12 B. 5/12 C. 6/7 D. 5/7
Given that P = {b, d, e, f} and Q = {a, e, f, g} are subsets of the universal set = {a, b, c, d, e, f, g}.
4. Find P U Q. A. {e, f} B. {a, b, d, e, f, g} C. {a, b, g} D. {a, b, d, g}
5. Convert 3to a decimal fraction. A. 3.7 B. 3.6 C. 3.3 D. 3.2
In the diagram, ∠PMN = 60º, |MP| = 6 cm. |.
[Take tan 60 ̊ = √3]
6. Find the length of |NP|. A. 6√3 B. 3√6 C. 2√6 D. 2√3
7. Simplify: √2 + √3 + √8 + √27 A. 3√2 + 4√3 B. 4√2 + 3√3 C. 2√2 + 3√3 D. 3√2 + 2√3
8. Which of the following inequalities represents the shaded region in the diagram? A. 3x + 2y 6 B. 3x + 2y 6 C. 2x + 3y 6 D. 2x + 3y 6
9. Given that vector m = (3 −1) and n = (−4 1), evaluate 2m – n. A. (10 3) B. (10 −3) C. (−10 3) D. (−10 −3)
10. A fair die and a fair coin are rolled together once. Find the probability of obtaining a head and an even number. A. ¼ B. ¹⁄³ C. ½ D. ²⁄³
PAPER 2 (ESSAY)
Answer four questions only.
All questions carry equal marks
1. (a) Simplify: 7½ – (2½ + 3) ÷ 33/2
(b) Philip and Emelia shared a number of oranges in the ratio 3: 5. If Emelia received 20 more oranges than Philip, find the total number of oranges they shared. [15 marks]
2. Awo shared 80 acres of land among her 3 children. She gave 5 acres to the first child for taking care of the land and shared the rest of the land equally among the three children.
(a) How many acres of land did the first child have?
(b) What percentage of the land did the other children have? [15 marks]
3. A fair coin is tossed twice.
(a) List all the possible elements in the sample space.
(b) Find the probability of obtaining:
(i) a head and a tail;
(ii) exactly two tails;
(iii) no tail;
(iv) at least one tail. [15 marks]
4. (a) Solve:
In the diagram, PQ is parallel to SN and UT is a transversal. Angle QMT = 55o and ∠SRT = (y + 10)̊.
(b) Find the value of y. [15 marks]
5. The data shows the marks obtained by 10 students in a test.
7, 6, 10, 8, 4, 5, 7, 12, 6, 5
Find the:
(a) range;
(b) median;
(c) mean. [15 marks]
6. A ladder leaned against a school building at a point P from the same horizontal ground.
The angle of elevation from the foot of the ladder to P is 60o and the distance from the foot of the ladder to the base of the building is 3m.
[Take cos 60o = and tan 60o =√3]
(a) Illustrate the information in a diagram;
(b) Find the
(i) length of the ladder;
(ii) height of the building at point P. [15 marks]
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