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 1211:

  

  From the venn diagram above, the complement of the set P$\cap$Q is given by

  Options:
  A) {a, b, d, e}
  B) {b, d}
  C) {a, e}
  D) {c}
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1212: In a town of 6250 inhabitants, there were 62 births during 1984. Find the percentage birth rate. Options:
  A) 3%
  B) 1.0%
  C) 2.5%
  D) 5.40%
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1213: make U the subject of the formula S = $\sqrt{\frac{6}{u}-\frac{w}{2}}$ Options:
  A) u = $\frac{12}{2s^2}$
  B) u = $\frac{12}{2s+w}$
  C) u = $\frac{12}{2s^2+w}$
  D) u = $\frac{12}{2s^2}$ + w
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1214: If x is negative, what is the range of values of x within which $\frac{x+1}{3}$ > $\frac{1}{X+3}$
  Options:
  A) 3 < x < 4
  B) -4 < x < -3
  C) -2 < x < -1
  D) -3 < x < 0
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1215: Express the product of 0.21 and 0.34 in standard form Options:
  A) 7.14 x 10^-3
  B) 7.14 x 10^-2
  C) 7.14 x 10^-1
  D) 7.14 x 10^-4
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1216:

  Find the median of 2, 3, 7, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 9, 4, 5, 3, 4, 2, 4 and 5

  Options:
  A) 9
  B) 8
  C) 7
  D) 4
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1217: find the radius of a sphere whose surface area is 154cm² ($\pi =\frac{22}{7}$) Options:
  A) 7.00cm
  B) 3.50cm
  C) 3.00cm
  D) 1.75cm
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1218:

  Find the missing value in the following table:

  $\begin{array}{ccccccc}x& -2& -1& 0& 1& 2& 3\\ y=x^3-x+3& & 3& 3& 3& 9& 27\end{array}$

  Options:
  A) -3
  B) 3
  C) -9
  D) 13
  E) 9
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1219: Find the solution of the equation x + 2$\sqrt{x-8}$ = 0 Options:
  A) (4, 16)
  B) (2, 4)
  C) (4, 1)
  D) (1, 16)
  E) (16, 16)
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1220: If p varies inverse as the square of q and p = 8 when q =4, find q when p = 32 Options:
  A) $\pm$16
  B) $\pm$8
  C) $\pm$4
  D) $\pm$2
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  The correct answer is D .