Jss3 second term Mathematics past questions and answers

The sum of the exterior angles of a polygon is always:

A) 90 degrees

B) 180 degrees

C) 360 degrees

D) 540 degrees

Answer: C) 360 degrees

A box contains 40 chocolates. If 25% of them are dark chocolates, how many dark chocolates are there?

A) 8

B) 10

C) 15

D) 20

Answer: A) 8

Solve for xx in the equation 2(x + 7) = 182(x+7)=18.

A) 2

B) 3

C) 4

D) 5

Answer: B) 3

The perimeter of a regular hexagon is 42 cm. What is the length of each side?

A) 5 cm

B) 6 cm

C) 7 cm

D) 8 cm

Answer: B) 6 cm

If the scale factor between two similar triangles is 3:5, and the smaller triangle has a side length of 6 cm, what is the corresponding side length in the larger triangle?

A) 9 cm

B) 12 cm

C) 15 cm

D) 18 cm

Answer: B) 12 cm

What is the value of 6! – 5!6!−5!?

A) 720

B) 600

C) 480

D) 120

Answer: A) 720

Solve the system of equations:

\begin{align*} 2x + 3y &= 11 \\ 4x – 2y &= 6 \end{align*}

2x+3y

4x−2y

=11

=6

A) x = 2, y = 3x=2,y=3

B) x = 1, y = 2x=1,y=2

C) x = 3, y = 1x=3,y=1

D) x = 4, y = 5x=4,y=5

Answer: B) x = 1, y = 2x=1,y=2

If the area of a rectangle is 48 cm² and the length is 8 cm, what is the width?

A) 3 cm

B) 4 cm

C) 5 cm

D) 6 cm

Answer: B) 4 cm

Solve for yy in the equation 2y^2 – 5y + 3 = 02y

2

−5y+3=0.

A) y = 1, y = 3y=1,y=3

B) y = 2, y = 2.5y=2,y=2.5

C) y = -1, y = -3y=−1,y=−3

D) y = -2, y = -1.5y=−2,y=−1.5

Answer: A) y = 1, y = 3y=1,y=3