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 1001: If the function y = 5x is graphed, what would be its intercept on the y-axis? Options:
  A) 5
  B) $\frac{1}{5}$
  C) 1
  D) 2
  E) zero
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1002: Solve the following simultaneous equation for x. x² + y - 5 = 0, y - 7x + 3 = 0 Options:
  A) -2, 4
  B) 2, 4
  C) -1,8
  D) 1, -8
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1003: The locus of a point equidistant from two points P(6,2) and R(4,2) is a perpendicular bisector of PR passing through Options:
  A) (2, 5)
  B) (5, 2)
  C) (1, 0)
  D) (0,1)
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1004: Father reduced the quantity of food bought for the family by 10% when he found that the cost of living had increased 15%. Thus the fractional increase in the family food bill is now Options:
  A) $\frac{1}{12}$
  B) $\frac{6}{35}$
  C) $\frac{19}{300}$
  D) $\frac{7}{200}$
  E) $\frac{5}{100}$
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1005: The seconds term of a geometric series is 4 while the fourth term is 16. Find the sum of the first five terms Options:
  A) 60
  B) 62
  C) 54
  D) 64
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1006: What is the solution of the equation x² - x - 1 + 0? Options:
  A) x = 1.6 and x = -0.6
  B) x = -1.6 and x = 0.6
  C) x = 1.6 and x = 0.6
  D) x = -1.6 and x = -0.6
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1007:

  The angles of a quadrilateral are 5x-30, 4x+60, 60-x and 3x+61.find the smallest of these angles​

  Options:
  A) 5x - 30
  B) 4x + 60
  C) 60 - x
  D) 3x + 61
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1008:
  

  Calculate, correct to three significant figures, the length of the arc AB in the diagram above.
  [Take $\pi {=}^{22}{/}_7$]

  Options:
  A) 32.4 cm
  B) 30.6 cm
  C) 28.8 cm
  D) 30.5 cm
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1009:

  

  In the diagram, PQRS is a circle center O. PQR is a diameter and ∠PRQ = 40^o. Calculate ∠QSR.

  Options:
  A) 30^o
  B) 40^o
  C) 45^o
  D) 50^o
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1010: The number 25 when when converted from the tens and units base to the binary base (base two) is one of the following Options:
  A) 10011
  B) 111011
  C) 111000
  D) 11001
  E) 110011
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  The correct answer is D .