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 1401: Team P and Q are involved in a game of football.What is the probability that the game ends in a draw? Options:
  A) 2/3
  B) 1/2
  C) 1/3
  D) 1/4
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1402: 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$2
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1403: By selling an article for ₦45.00 a man makes a profit of 80%. For how much should he have sold it in order to make a profit of 32%? Options:
  A) ₦180.00
  B) ₦59.00
  C) ₦63.00
  D) ₦58.00
  E) ₦55.00
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1404: The locus of all points at a distance 8cm from a point N passes through points T and S. If S is equidistant from T and N, find the area of triangle STN. Options:
  A) 4$\sqrt{3c{m}^2}$
  B) 16$\sqrt{3c{m}^2}$
  C) 32cm²
  D) 64cm²
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1405: Three angles of a nonagon are equal and the sum of six other angles is 110^o. Calculate the sixe of one of the equal angles Options:
  A) 210^o
  B) 150^o
  C) 105^o
  D) 50^o
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1406:

  

  If the diagram is the graph of y = x², the shaded area is

  Options:
  A) 64 square units
  B) $\frac{126}{4}$ square units
  C) 32 square units
  D) $\frac{64}{3}$ square units
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1407: Simplify $\frac{x(x+1{)}^{\frac{1}{2}}-(x+1{)}^{\frac{1}{2}}}{(x+1{)}^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ Options:
  A) $\frac{-1}{x+1}$
  B) $\frac{1}{x+1}$
  C) $\frac{1}{x}$
  D) $\frac{1}{x-1}$
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1408: If $P=\sqrt{\frac{r{s}^3}{t}}$, express r in terms of p, s and t Options:
  A) $\frac{p^{2}t}{s^3}$
  B) $\frac{p^{3}t}{s^3}$
  C) $\frac{p^{3}t}{s^2}$
  D) $\frac{p^t}{s^3}$
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1409:

  The table below gives the scores of a group of students in a Mathematical test.

  $\begin{array}{ccccccccc}Scores& 1& 2& 3& 4& 5& 6& 7& 8\\ Frequency& 2& 4& 7& 14& 12& 6& 4& 1\end{array}$

  If the mode in m and the number of students who scored 4 or less is s. What is (s, m)?

  Options:
  A) (27, 4)
  B) (14,4)
  C) (13,4)
  D) (4,4)
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1410: If x varies inversely as the cube root of y and x = 1 when y = 8, find y when x = 3 Options:
  A) $\frac{1}{3}$
  B) $\frac{2}{3}$
  C) $\frac{8}{27}$
  D) $\frac{4}{9}$
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  The correct answer is C .