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 1391:

  Two dice are tossed. What is the probability that the total score is a prime number.

  Options:
  A) $\frac{5}{12}$
  B) $\frac{5}{9}$
  C) $\frac{1}{6}$
  D) $\frac{1}{3}$
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1392: Simplify 10² + log₁₀5 Options:
  A) 500
  B) 2 log₁₀ 5
  C) 10
  D) 25
  E) log₁₀5 x 10¹⁰⁰
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1393: The locus of all points having a distance of 1 unit from each of the two fixed points a and b is Options:
  A) a line parallel to the line ab
  B) a line perpendicular to the line ab through the mid-point of ab
  C) a circle through a and b with centre at the mid-point of ab
  D) a circle with centre at a and passes through b
  E) a circle in a plane perpendicular to ab and centre at the mid-point of the line ab
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1394: Find, correct to three significant figures, the value of $\sqrt{41830}$. Options:
  A) 205
  B) 647
  C) 2050
  D) 6470
  E) 64.7
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1395: Oke deposited ₦800.00 in the bank at the rate of 12$\frac{1}{2}$% simple interest. After some time the total amount was one and half times the principal. For how many years was the money left in the bank? Options:
  A) 2$\frac{2}{3}$
  B) 4
  C) 5$\frac{1}{3}$
  D) 8
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1396: The set of value of x and y which satisfies the equations x² - y - 1 = 0 and y - 2x + 2 = 0 is Options:
  A) 1, 0
  B) 1, 1
  C) 2, 2
  D) 0, 2
  E) 1, 2
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1397: 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 1398:

  

  In the fiqure where PQRTU is a circle, ISTI = IRSI and angle TSR = 52${}^{\circ }$. Find the angle marked m.

  Options:
  A) 128${}^{\circ }$
  B) 52${}^{\circ }$
  C) 104${}^{\circ }$
  D) 64${}^{\circ }$
  E) 116${}^{\circ }$
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1399:

  $\begin{array}{ccccccccc}\text{Marks}& 2& 3& 4& 5& 6& 7& 8& 9\\ \text{No. of students}& 3& 4& 1& 0& 4& 5& 2& 1\end{array}$

  The table above shows the distribution of marks of students in a test. Find the probability of passing the test if the pass mark is 5.

  Options:
  A) $\frac{3}{5}$
  B) $\frac{2}{5}$
  C) $\frac{7}{20}$
  D) $\frac{1}{5}$
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1400: Five people are to be arranged in a row for a group photograph. How many arrangements are the if a married couple in the group insist on sitting next to each other? Options:
  A) 48
  B) 24
  C) 20
  D) 10
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  The correct answer is C .