Mathematics JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

43

Which of these values would make \(\frac{3p – 1}{p^{2} – p}\) undefined? 

  • A. 1
  • B. \(\frac{1}{3}\)
  • C. -\(\frac{1}{3}\)
  • D. -1
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44

Simplify: \(\frac{x^2 – 5x – 14}{x^2 – 9x + 14}\) 

  • A. \(\frac{x - 7}{x + 7}\)
  • B. \(\frac{x + 7}{x - 7}\)
  • C. \(\frac{x - 2}{x + 4}\)
  • D. \(\frac{x + 2}{x - 2}\)
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45

There are 8 boys and 4 girls in a lift. What is the probability that the first person who steps out of the lift will be a boy? 

  • A. \(\frac{1}{6}\)
  • B. \(\frac{1}{4}\)
  • C. \(\frac{2}{3}\)
  • D. \(\frac{1}{2}\)
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46

If (0.25)\(^y\) = 32, find the value of y.

  • A. y = - \(\frac{5}{2}\)
  • B. y = -\(\frac{3}{2}\)
  • C. y = \(\frac{3}{2}\)
  • D. y = \(\frac{5}{2}\)
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47

If 3p = 4q and 9p = 8q – 12, find the value of pq.

  • A. 12
  • B. 7
  • C. -7
  • D. -12
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48

Bala sold an article for #6,900.00 and made a profit of 15%. Calculate his percentage profit if he had sold it for N6,600.00. 

  • A. 5%
  • B. 10%
  • C. 12%
  • D. 13%
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49

Simplify: \(\log_{10}\) 6 – 3 log\(_{10}\)  3 + \(\frac{2}{3} \log_{10} 27\)

  • A. 3 \(\log_{10}^2\)
  • B. \(\log_{10}^2\)
  • C. \(\log_{10}^3\)
  • D. 2 \(\log_{10}^3\)
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50

Solve \(4x^{2}\) – 16x + 15 = 0.

  • A. x = 1\(\frac{1}{2}\) or x = -2\(\frac{1}{2}\)
  • B. x = 1\(\frac{1}{2}\) or x = 2\(\frac{1}{2}\)
  • C. x = 1\(\frac{1}{2}\) or x = -1\(\frac{1}{2}\)
  • D. x = -1\(\frac{1}{2}\) or x -2\(\frac{1}{2}\)
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51

H varies directly as p and inversely as the square of y. If H = 1, p = 8 and y = 2, find H in terms of p and y.

  • A. H = \(\frac{p}{4y^2}\)
  • B. H = \(\frac{2p}{y^2}\)
  • C. H = \(\frac{p}{2y^2}\)
  • D. H = \(\frac{p}{y^2}\)
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52

If m : n = 2 : 1, evaluate \(\frac{3m^2 – 2n^2}{m^2 + mn}\)

 

  • A. \(\frac{4}{3}\)
  • B. \(\frac{5}{3}\)
  • C. \(\frac{3}{4}\)
  • D. \(\frac{3}{5}\)
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53

Evaluate: 2\(\sqrt{28} – 3\sqrt{50} + \sqrt{72}\)  

  • A. 4\(\sqrt{7} - 21 \sqrt{2}\)
  • B. 4\(\sqrt{7} - 11 \sqrt{2}\)
  • C. 4\(\sqrt{7} - 9 \sqrt{2}\)
  • D. 4\(\sqrt{7} + \sqrt{2}\)
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54

If 6, P, and 14 are consecutive terms in an Arithmetic Progression (AP), find the value of P.

  • A. 9
  • B. 10
  • C. 6
  • D. 8
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55

If 23\(_y\) = 1111\(_{\text{two}}\), find the value of y

  • A. 4
  • B. 5
  • C. 6
  • D. 7
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56

Evaluate; \(\frac{\log_3 9 – \log_2 8}{\log_3 9}\) 

  • A. -\(\frac{1}{3}\)
  • B. \(\frac{1}{2}\)
  • C. \(\frac{1}{3}\)
  • D. -\(\frac{1}{2}\)
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57

If T = {prime numbers} and M = {odd numbers} are subsets of \(\mu\)  = {x : 0 < x ≤ 10} and x is an integer, find (T\(^{\prime}\) n M\(^{\prime}\)). 

  • A. {4, 6, 8, 10}
  • B. {1. 4, 6, 8, 10}
  • C. {1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10}
  • D. {1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9}
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58

If 7 + y = 4 (mod 8), find the least value of y, 10 \(\leq y \leq 30\) 

  • A. 11
  • B. 13
  • C. 19
  • D. 21
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59

Simplify, correct to three significant figures, (27.63)\(^2\) – (12.37)\(^2\) 

  • A. 614
  • B. 612
  • C. 611
  • D. 610
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60

Solve: \(\frac{y + 1}{2} – \frac{2y – 1}{3}\) = 4

  • A. y = 19
  • B. y = -19
  • C. y = -29
  • D. y = 29
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61

Evaluate: (0.064) – \(\frac{1}{3}\) 

 

  • A. \(\frac{5}{2}\)
  • B. \(\frac{2}{5}\)
  • C. -\(\frac{2}{5}\)
  • D. -\(\frac{5}{2}\)
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62

Express, correct to three significant figures, 0.003597. 

  • A. 0.359
  • B. 0.004
  • C. 0.00360
  • D. 0.00359
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63

(a)

In the diagram. \(\over{Rs}\) and \(\over{RT}\) are tangent to the circle with centre O, < TUS = 68\(^o\), < SRT = x and < UTO  = y. Find the value of x.

 

(b) Two tanks A and B are filled to capacity with diesel. Tank A holds 600 litres diesel more than tank B. If 100 litres of diesel was pumped cut of each tank, tank A would then contain 3 times as much as tank B. Find the capacity of each tank.

 

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