Mathematics Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Mathematics looks at measurement, relationships, and properties of numbers and groups using numbers and symbols. Important topics in math include arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and calculus.

• Question 1:

  Tickets for the school play were priced at ₦520.00 each for adults and ₦250.00 each for kids. How many kids' tickets were sold if the total sales were ₦171,000.00 and there were 5 times as many adult tickets sold as children's tickets?

  Options:
  A) 20
  B) 300
  C) 50
  D) 60
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2: Find the value of a if the line 2y - ax + 4 = 0 is perpendicular to the line y + (x/4) - 7 = 0 Options:
  A) -4
  B) 4
  C) 8
  D) -8
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3: Find the reciprocal of $\frac{\frac{2}{3}}{\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{3}}$ Options:
  A) $\frac{4}{5}$
  B) $\frac{5}{4}$
  C) $\frac{2}{5}$
  D) $\frac{6}{7}$
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 4:

  The extension of a stretched string is directly proportional to its tension. If the extension produced by a tension of 8 Newtons is 2cm, find the extension produced by a tension of 12 Newtons.

  Options:
  A) 2
  B) 1
  C) 0
  D) 3
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 5:

  A rectangular plot of land has sides with lengths of 38 m and 52 m corrected to the nearest m. Find the range of the possible values of the area of the rectangle

  Options:
  A) 1931.25 m${}^2$ ≤ A < 2021.25 m${}^2$
  B) 1950 m${}^2$ ≤ A < 2002 m${}^2$
  C) 1957 m${}^2$ ≤ A < 1995 m${}^2$
  D) 1931.25 m${}^2$ ≥ A > 2021.25 m${}^2$
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 6: Four members of a school first eleven cricket team are also members of the first fourteen rugby team. How many boys play for at least one of the two teams? Options:
  A) 25
  B) 21
  C) 16
  D) 3
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 7: An arithmetic progression has first term 11 and fourth term 32. The sum of the first nine terms is Options:
  A) 351
  B) 531
  C) 135
  D) 153
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8:

  

  In the diagram, POS and ROT are straight lines, OPQR is a parallelogram. |OS| = |OT| and ∠OST = 50^o. Calculate ∠OPQ.

  Options:
  A) 160^o
  B) 140^o
  C) 120^o
  D) 100^o
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 9:

  The goals scored by 40 football teams from three league divisions are recorded below:

  $\begin{array}{cccccccc}\text{Number of goals}& 0& 1& 2& 3& 4& 5& 6\\ \text{frequency}& 4& 3& 15& 16& 1& 0& 1\end{array}$

  What is the total number of goals scored by all the terms?

  Options:
  A) 21
  B) 40
  C) 91
  D) 96
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 10:

  Correct 241.34(3 x 10${}^{-3}$)${}^2$to 4 significant figures

  Options:
  A) 0.0014
  B) 0.001448
  C) 0.0022
  D) 0.002172
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  The correct answer is D .