JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

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Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

From the diagram above, Find the value of < ROP

85 degrees

110 degrees

95 degrees

70 degrees

2 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

If three staff of Myschool Limited agreed to share their salary arrears in the ration of their ages, which are 18 years, 20 years, 22 years respectively. If the sum of the money collected is N120,000.00K, How much does the second staff received?

N15,000

N36,000

N44,000

N40,000

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Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

Find the range of the following set of numbers 0.4, −0.4, 0.3, 0.47, −0.53, 0.2 and −0.2

0.03

0.07

1.0

1.03

4 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

Find the gradient of the line joining the points (3, 2) and (1, 4)

3/2

-1

2/1

5 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

An arc of a circle of radius 14cm subtends angle 300° at the centre. Find the perimeter of the sector formed by the arc (take π = $\frac{22}{7}$ )

42.67cm

14.67cm

101.33cm

513.33cm

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Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

The curved surface area of a cylinder 5cm high is 110cm². Find the radius of its base
π = 22/7

2.6cm

3.6cm

7.0cm

3.5cm

7 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

Find the equation of the line through (5,7) parallel to the line 7x + 5y = 12

7x + 5y = 70

xy = 7

5x + 7y = 20

15x + 17y = 90

8 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

Simplify 2.04 × 3.7 (Leave your answer in 2 decimal place)

7.51

5.5

7.55

7.71

9 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

If log₅20 = x, find x

1.861

2.549

1.761

1.354

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Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

Find the mean of 10, 8, 5, 11, 12, 9, 6, 3, 15, and 23.

11.3

10.2

10

11.2

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Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

In the figure, find x

60 degrees

55 degrees

50 degree

40 degrees

12 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

From the cyclic quadrilateral above, find < TVS

80 degree

70 degree

60 degree

50 degree

13 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

The pie chart shows the allocation of money to each sector in a farm. The total amount allocated to the farm is ₦ 80 000. Find the amount allocated to fertilizer

₦ 25,000

₦ 20,000

₦ 40,000

₦ 35, 000

14 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

In how many ways can the word MACICITA be arranged?

8!/3!2!

8!/2!2!2!

8!/2!

8!

15 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

In how many ways can the letters LEADER be arranged?

720

360

72

144

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Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

The first and last term of a linear sequence (AP) are 6 and 10 respectively. If the sum of the sequence is 40. Find the number of terms

nth = 6

nth = 4

nth = 3

nth = 5

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Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

Two sisters, Taiwo and Kehinde, own a store. The ratio of Taiwo's share to Kehinde's is 11:9. Later Kehinde sells 2/3 of her share to Taiwo for N720.00. Find the value of the store

N 2,400.00

N1,080.00

N 3,000.00

N 3,600.00

18 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

The pie chart above shows the distribution of subjects offered by students in SSS III level. If 80 students enrolled in the class. What is the size of the angle of the sector in economics?

36 degree

24 degree

32 degree

39 degree

19 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

If x₁₀ = 23₅. Find x

13

15

12

14

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Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

In a school of 150 students, 80 offer French while 60 offer Arabic and 20 offer neither. How many students offer both subjects?

10

30

45

35

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Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

A machine valued at N20,000 depreciates by 10% every year. What will be the value of the machine at the end of two years?

N8,000

N12,000

N14,200

N16,200

22 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

Find at which rate per annum simple interest N525 will amount to N588 in 3 years

4%

5%

3%

2%

23 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

A man sells his new brand car for N420,000 at a gain of 15%. What did it cost him?

N410,000

N157,250

N257,000

N365,217

24 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

If a rod 10cm in length was measured as 10.5cm, calculate the percentage error

5%

7%

10%

8%

25 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

Factorize completely x² + 12xy + y + 3x + 3y - 18

(x + y - 6)(x + y + 3)

(x + y + 6)(x + y -3)

(x - y - 6)(x - y + 3)

(x - y + 6)(x - y - 3)

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Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

Find the simple interest on N325 in 5years at 3% per annum.

N50.10K

N48.75K

N15.75K

N75.50K

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Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

The base in which the operation was performed was

4

5

6

2

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Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

Calculate the value of x and y if (27^x ÷ 81^x+2y = 9 ,x + 4y = 0

x = 2, y = – 1/2

x − 0, y = 1

x = 2, y = –1

x = 1, y = 1/2

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Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

The pie chart shows the monthly expenditure of a public servant. The monthly expenditure on housing is twice that of school fees. How much does the worker spend on housing if his monthly income is N7200?

1000

3000

4000

2000

30 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

How many sides has a regular polygon whose interior angles are 120°each

6

4

3

5

31 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

In a class of 40 students, 32 offer Mathematics, 24 offer Physics and 4 offer neither Mathematics nor Physics. How many offer both Mathematics and Physics?

4

16

20

8

32 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

The area of an ellipse is 132cm².The length of its major axis is 14cm.Find the length of it minor axis

10.5cm

10cm

5cm

12cm

33 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

Find the sum of the range and the mode of the set of numbers 10, 9, 10, 9, 8, 7, 7, 10, 8, 10, 8, 4, 6, 9, 10, 9, 7, 10, 6, 5

10

16

12

14

34 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

If the simple interest on a sum of money invested at 3% per annum for 2 and half years is N123, find the principal.

N4,920

N1,640

N676.50

N820

35 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

What is the loci of a distance 4cm from a given point P?

a circle of diameter 4cm

A straight line of length 4cm

perpendicular to point P at 4cm

a circle of radius 4cm

36 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

Simplify 4 √[(390695T− 8)½)]

1/T

T/5

2T

5/T

37 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

Find the range of values of t which satisfies the inequality.

2t − 1 $\leq$ 3 and 2− t $\geq$ 5

-3≤t≤4

-3≤t≤1

-3≤t≤2

-2≤t≤3

38 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

In the diagram MN, PQ and RS are parallel lines. What is the value of the angle marked X?

170 degrees

123 degrees

137 degrees

117 degrees

39 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

The probability of an outcome A is 1/6 . The probability of the B outcome is 1/4 . If the probability of A or B or both is 1/12 . What is the probability of both outcomes A and B?

1/2

1/3

3/4

2/5

40 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

If duty is levied at 25%, find the duty to be added to a bill of N80.

N100

N20

N150

N80

41 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

An arc subtends an angle of 30^o at the centre of a circle radius 12cm. Calculate the length of the arc.

6πcm

2πcm

9πcm

3πcm

42 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

The amount A to which a principal P amounts at r% compound interest for n years is given by the formula A = P(1 + (r ÷ 100))n. Find A, if P = 126, r = 4 and n = 2

N132.50K

N136.30K

N257.42K

N125.40K

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Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

Given U = {xx is a positive integer less than 15} and P = {xx is even number from 1 to 14}. Find the compliment

{1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13}

{2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 15}

{2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13}

{1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15}

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Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

An arc of the length 16 $π$ cm subtends an angle of 80^o at the centre of the circle. Find the radius of the circle.

24cm

32cm

28cm

36cm

45 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

A public car dealer marked up the cost of a car at 30% in an attempt to make 20% gross profit. Due to the value of dollar, he now placed 20% discount on the car. What profit or loss will he make?

4%

3%

2%

1%

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Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

From a point R, 300m north of P, a man walks eastward to a place Q which is 600m from P. Find the bearing of P from Q, correct to the nearest degree

240°

026°

045°

210°

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Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

A car uses one litre of petrol for every 14km. If one litre of petrol cost N63.00, how far can the car go with N900.00 worth of petrol?

420Km

405Km

200Km

210Km

48 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

Given that A = {3, 4, 1, 10, ⅓ }

B = {4, 3 ⅓, ⅓, 7}.

Find A∩B

{3, 4, ⅓}

{⅓, 1, 2}

{1, 3, ⅓}

{}

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Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

A cylindrical tank has a capacity of 3080m³. What is the depth of the tank if the diameter of its base is 14m? Take pi = 22/7.

20m

23m

25m

22m

50 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

Simplify √30 × √40

20 √3

5 √3

15 √3

10 √3

51 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

If X, Y can take values from the set (1, 2, 3 ,4), find the probability that the product of X and Y is not greater than 6

5/8

5/16

3/8

1/2

52 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

y is inversely proportional to x and y and 6 when x = 7. Find the constant of the variation

46

42

54

47

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Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

Simplify (0.09)² and give your answer correct to 4 significant figures

0.0081

8.0001

0.081

0.81

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Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

A man bought a car for N800 and sold it for N520. Find his loss per cent

15%

25%

35%

10%

55 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

A number of pencils were shared out among Bisi, Sola and Tunde in the ratio of 2:3:5 respectively. If Bisi got 5, how many were shared out?

50

15

30

25

56 / 60

Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

If A = (−3,5) and B = (4,−1) find the co-ordinate of the mid point

0, 2

1, ½

½ , 2

2, ½

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Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

Find the principal which amounts to ₦ 5,500 at a simple interest in 5 years at 2% per annum

₦ 4,700

₦ 4,900

₦ 4,000

₦ 5,000

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Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

In a town of 6250 inhabitants, there were 62 births during 1984. Find the percentage birth rate

5.40%

3%

1.0%

2.5%

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Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

The table shown gives the marks scored by a group of student in a test. Use the table to answer the question given.

Mark	0	1	2	3	4	5
Frequency	1	2	7	5	4	3

What is the probability of selecting a student from the group that scored 2 or 3

7/22

5/22

1/11

6/11

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Category: JAMB MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS

Convert 0.04945 to two significant figures

0.49

0.050

Convert 0.04945 to two significant figures

0.049

Your score is

0%

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