BASIC 5 SECOND TERM EXAMINATION

(Answer all questions. Select the correct option from a, b, c, or d.)

If 4x – 14 = 42, what is the value of x?
a. 14
b. 18
c. 7
d. 20
Calculate the mean of 10, 10, 20, 10, 10.
a. 10
b. 12
c. 20
d. 15
The place value of 4 in the number 4,020 is ____.
a. 40
b. 4
c. 400
d. 4,000
A triangle has a base of 7 cm and height of 12 cm. Calculate its area.
a. 84 cm²
b. 18 cm²
c. 42 cm²
d. 20 cm²
Convert 7/8 to decimals.
a. 0.875
b. 0.825
c. 0.375
d. 0.925
Find the range of the set of numbers 2, 6, 3, 8.
a. 4
b. 6
c. 1
d. 5
Write in figures: CM.
a. 1,100
b. 1,050
c. 900
d. 950
When a number is multiplied by 4, and 6 is added, the result is 50. What is the number?
a. 21
b. 11
c. 44
d. 54
The average speed of a journey of 1,440 km was 80 km/h. How long did the journey take?
a. 18 hrs
b. 12 hrs
c. 3 hrs
d. 24 hrs
Find the HCF of 9, 18, and 27.
a. 3
b. 6
c. 9
d. 27
A man bought a bag of rice for ₦1,000 and sold it for ₦400. What was his percentage loss?
a. 60%
b. 40%
c. 38%
d. 80%
A line that divides a circle into two equal parts is called ____.
a. Parameter
b. Diameter
c. Chord
d. Radius
Two-thirds of a number is 20. What is the number?
a. 60
b. 30
c. 40
d. 10
Write 3/20 as a percentage.
a. 40%
b. 15%
c. 35%
d. 520%
Multiply 8 by 2/4.
a. 16
b. 14
c. 4
d. 18

(Answer all the questions in the spaces provided. Show all necessary workings where applicable.)

Solve for x: 5x – 15 = 45.
A bag contains 20 marbles. If 8 of them are red, what is the probability of picking a red marble?
A rectangle has a length of 12 cm and a width of 8 cm. Calculate its perimeter.
The ages of four children are 8, 10, 12, and 14. Find the average age of the children.
Simplify: 3/4 + 2/5.
Convert 2.75 into a fraction.
A school has 1,200 students, and three-quarters of them are boys. How many boys are in the school?
A triangle has sides measuring 5 cm, 12 cm, and 13 cm. Determine whether it is a right-angled triangle.
Write 0.08 as a percentage.
A man shares ₦18,000 among his three children in the ratio 2:3:5. How much does the second child receive?
Simplify: 8 squared minus 4 squared.
Solve for y: y divided by 3 plus 5 equals 11.
A cylindrical water tank has a radius of 7 m and a height of 10 m. Calculate its volume. Use 22 over 7 for pi.
Write 36 as a product of its prime factors.
A car travels 240 km in 4 hours. What is its average speed?
A shopkeeper bought 50 oranges at ₦10 each and sold them for ₦15 each. Calculate his profit.
Expand and simplify: 3 times (x + 4) + 2 times (x – 1).
If a box contains 30 sweets and 6 are taken, what fraction of sweets is left?
A farmer planted maize on two-fifths of his land. If the land is 25 hectares, how many hectares did he use for maize?
If 2 times (x + 3) equals 16, find the value of x.