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 1051: Simplify 2$\frac{5}{12}$ - 1$\frac{7}{8}$ x $\frac{6}{5}$ Options:
  A) $\frac{1}{6}$
  B) $\frac{13}{20}$
  C) $\frac{11}{30}$
  D) $\frac{9}{4}$
  E) $\frac{5}{3}$
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1052: The area of a circular plate is one-sixteenth the surface area of a ball of a ball, If the area of the plate is given as P cm², then the radius of the ball is Options:
  A) $\frac{2P}{\pi }$
  B) $\frac{P}{\sqrt{\pi }}$
  C) $\frac{P}{\sqrt{2\pi }}$
  D) 2$\frac{P}{\pi }$
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1053: Find x if 132_x = 70 _eight. Options:
  A) 5
  B) 3
  C) 6
  D) 1
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1054:
  

  If in the diagram above, FG is parallel to KM, find the value of x

  Options:
  A) 75^o
  B) 95^o
  C) 105^o
  D) 125^o
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1055: If $\theta$ = $\frac{3}{2}$ and $\theta$ is less than 90${}^{\circ }$, calculate tan $\frac{(90-\theta )}{co{s}^2\theta }$ Options:
  A) $\frac{1}{2}$
  B) $\frac{4}{\sqrt{3}}$
  C) $\sqrt{3}$
  D) 4$\sqrt{3}$
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1056: A binary operation $\oplus$ om real numbers is defined by x $\oplus$ y = xy + x + y for two real numbers x and y. Find the value of 3 $\oplus$ - $\frac{2}{3}$. Options:
  A) - $\frac{1}{2}$
  B) $\frac{1}{3}$
  C) -1
  D) 2
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1057:

  Musa borrows N10.00 at 2% per month simple interest and repays N8.00 after 4 months. How much does he still owe?

  Options:
  A) N10.80
  B) N10.67
  C) N2.80
  D) N2.67
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1058:

  The number of goals scored by a football team in 20 matches is shown below:

  $\begin{array}{ccccccc}\text{No. of goals}& 0& 1& 2& 3& 4& 5\\ \text{No. of matches}& 3& 5& 7& 3& 1& 0\end{array}$

  What are the values of the mean and the mode respectively?

  Options:
  A) (1.75, 5)
  B) (1.75, 2)
  C) (1.75, 1)
  D) (65, 74)
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1059: The difference between 4$\frac{5}{7}$ and 2$\frac{1}{4}$ greater by Options:
  A) $\frac{23}{28}$
  B) $\frac{24}{28}$
  C) $\frac{50}{56}$
  D) $\frac{27}{28}$
  E) $\frac{48}{56}$
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1060: Calculate the perimeter, in cm, of a sector of a circle of radius 8cm and angle 45^o Options:
  A) 2$\pi$
  B) 8 + 2$\pi$
  C) 16 + 2$\pi$
  D) 16 + 16$\pi$
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  The correct answer is C .