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 1081: The numbers 3, 2, 8, 5, 7, 12, 9 and 14 are the marks scored by a group of students in a class test. If P is scored by an group of students in a class test. If P is the mean and Q the median, the P + Q is Options:
  A) 18
  B) 17$\frac{1}{2}$
  C) 16
  D) 15
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1082: Find the standard derivation of the following data -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Options:
  A) 2
  B) 3
  C) $\sqrt{10}$
  D) $\sqrt{11}$
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1083: If y = $\frac{x}{x-3}$ + $\frac{x}{x+4}$ find y when x = -2 Options:
  A) -$\frac{3}{5}$
  B) $\frac{3}{5}$
  C) -$\frac{7}{5}$
  D) $\frac{2}{5}$
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1084: What is log₇(49^a) - log₁₀(0.01)? Options:
  A) $\frac{{49}^a}{100}$
  B) $\frac{a}{2}$ + 2
  C) 7^2a + 2
  D) 2a + 2
  E) $\frac{2a}{2}$
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1085: If the numbers M, N, Q are in the ratio 5:4:3, find the value of $\frac{2N-Q}{M}$ Options:
  A) 2
  B) 3
  C) 1
  D) 4
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1086: Find the eleventh term of the progression 4, 8, 16..... Options:
  A) 2¹³
  B) 2¹²
  C) 2¹¹
  D) 2¹⁰
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1087: Find the integral values of x and y satisfying the inequality 3y + 5x $\le$ 15, given that y > 0, y < 3 and x > 0. Options:
  A) (1,1), (1,2), (1,3)
  B) (1,1), (2,1), (1,3)
  C) (1,1), (3,1), (2,2)
  D) (1,1), (1,2), (2,1)
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1088: The bearing of a bird on a tree from a hunter on the ground is ₦72^oE. What is the bearing of the hunter from the birds? Options:
  A) S 18^o W
  B) S 72^o W
  C) S 72^o E
  D) S 27^o E
  E) S 27^o W
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1089: Find m such that (m + $\sqrt{3}$)(1 - $\sqrt{3}$)² = 6 - 2$\sqrt{2}$ Options:
  A) 1
  B) 2
  C) 3
  D) 4
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1090: Find the probability that a number selected at random from 41 to 56 is a multiply of 9 Options:
  A) $\frac{1}{8}$
  B) $\frac{2}{15}$
  C) $\frac{3}{16}$
  D) $\frac{7}{8}$
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  The correct answer is A .