SS1 second term mathematics past questions and answers

Question: Solve for yy in the equation 2y – 8 = 122y−8=12.

a) 10

b) 11

c) 12

d) 13

Answer: d) 13

Question: If a square has a perimeter of 20 cm, what is the length of each side?

a) 4 cm

b) 5 cm

c) 6 cm

d) 7 cm

Answer: a) 4 cm

Question: What is the value of 5!5! (factorial)?

a) 120

b) 240

c) 720

d) 5040

Answer: a) 120

Question: If the angle sum of a polygon is 540°, how many sides does the polygon have?

a) 4

b) 5

c) 6

d) 7

Answer: c) 6

Question: Express 0.75 as a fraction in its simplest form.

a) \frac{1}{4}

4

1

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b) \frac{2}{3}

3

2

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c) \frac{3}{4}

4

3

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d) \frac{3}{5}

5

3

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Answer: c) \frac{3}{4}

4

3

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Question: If x – 3 = 7x−3=7, what is the value of xx?

a) 4

b) 6

c) 8

d) 10

Answer: c) 8

Question: Find the area of a circle with a radius of 10 cm. (Use \pi \approx 3.14π≈3.14)

a) 31.4 cm²

b) 62.8 cm²

c) 78.5 cm²

d) 125.6 cm²

Answer: b) 62.8 cm²

Question: If a dice is rolled, what is the probability of getting an even number?

a) \frac{1}{2}

2

1

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b) \frac{1}{3}

3

1

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c) \frac{1}{4}

4

1

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d) \frac{1}{6}

6

1

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Answer: a) \frac{1}{2}

2

1

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Question: Solve the system of equations:

2x + 3y &= 10 \\

4x – y &= 5

\end{align*} \]

– a) \(x = 2, y = 2\)

– b) \(x = 1, y = 3\)

– c) \(x = 3, y = 1\)

– d) \(x = 2, y = 1\)

– **Answer:** d) \(x = 2, y = 1\)

30. **Question:** What is the perimeter of a rectangle with length 12 cm and width 8 cm?

– a) 26 cm

– b) 32 cm

– c) 40 cm

– d) 48 cm

– **Answer:** b) 32 cm

31. **Question:** If \(a = 3\) and \(b = 4\), what is the value of \(a^2 + b^2\)?

– a) 9

– b) 16

– c) 25

– d) 49

– **Answer:** b) 16

32. **Question:** Find the solution to the inequality: \(-2x + 5 \geq 11\).

– a) \(x \leq -3\)

– b) \(x \geq 3\)

– c) \(x \geq -3\)

– d) \(x \leq 3\)

– **Answer:** a) \(x \leq -3\)

33. **Question:** If a train travels at a speed of 120 km/h, how long will it take to cover 240 km?

– a) 1 hour

– b) 2 hours

– c) 3 hours

– d) 4 hours

– **Answer:** b) 2 hours

34. **Question:** Simplify: \( \frac{3}{5} \times \frac{4}{7} \).

– a) \( \frac{12}{35} \)

– b) \( \frac{2}{7} \)

– c) \( \frac{3}{7} \)

– d) \( \frac{4}{5} \)

– **Answer:** a) \( \frac{12}{35} \)

35. **Question:** If the nth term of an arithmetic sequence is given by \(a_n = 2n – 1\), what is the 5th term?

– a) 7

– b) 9

– c) 11

– d) 13

– **Answer:** c) 11

36. **Question:** If the scale of a map is 1:50000, and a distance on the map is 4 cm, what is the actual distance on the ground?

– a) 20 km

– b) 40 km

– c) 80 km

– d) 160 km

– **Answer:** b) 40 km

37. **Question:** Evaluate \(\sqrt{144}\).

– a) 9

– b) 10

– c) 11

– d) 12

– **Answer:** d) 12

38. **Question:** If \(a + b = 15\) and \(a – b = 5\), what are the values of \(a\) and \(b\)?

– a) \(a = 10, b = 5\)

– b) \(a = 8, b = 7\)

– c) \(a = 9, b = 6\)

– d) \(a = 12, b = 3\)

– **Answer:** c) \(a = 9, b = 6\)

39. **Question:** What is the next term in the sequence: 2, 6, 12, 20, …?

– a) 24

– b) 28

– c) 30

– d) 36

– **Answer:** a) 24