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 1481: The range of the data: k+2, k-3, k+4, k-2, k, k-5, k+3, k-1, and k+6 is Options:
  A) 10
  B) 11
  C) 6
  D) 8
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1482: One interior angle of a convex hexagon is 170^o and each of the remaining interior angles is equal to x^o. Find x Options:
  A) 120^o
  B) 110^o
  C) 105^o
  D) 102^o
  E) 100^o
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1483: Simplify $\frac{\sqrt{5}(\sqrt{147}-\sqrt{12}}{\sqrt{15}}$ Options:
  A) 5
  B) $\frac{1}{5}$
  C) $\frac{1}{9}$
  D) 9
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1484: The prime factors of 2520 are Options:
  A) 2, 9, 5
  B) 2, 9, 7
  C) 2, 3, 5, 7
  D) 2, 3, 7, 9
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1485: Find the probability of selecting a figure which is a parallelogram from a square, a rectangle, a rhombus, a kite and a trapezium Options:
  A) $\frac{3}{5}$
  B) $\frac{2}{5}$
  C) $\frac{4}{5}$
  D) $\frac{1}{5}$
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1486: What is the nth term of the progression 27, 9, 3,......? Options:
  A) 27$\frac{1}{3}$ ^{n - 1}
  B) 3^{n + 2}
  C) 27 + 18(n - 1)
  D) 27 + 6(n - 1)
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1487: Two triangles have the same areas if Options:
  A) two sides in one triangle are equal to two sides in the other
  B) three sides in one triangle are equal to three sides in the other
  C) two angles in the triangle are equal to two angles in the other
  D) three angles in one triangle are equal to three angles in the other
  E) one side and the opposite angle in one triangle are equal to one side and the opposite angle in the other
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1488: Find the coordinates of the mid-point of x and y intercepts of the line 2y = 4x - 8 Options:
  A) (2, 0)
  B) (1, -2)
  C) (-1, -2)
  D) (1, 2)
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1489: Solve the inequality -6(x + 3) $\le$ 4(x - 2) Options:
  A) x $\le$ 2
  B) x $\ge$ -1
  C) x $\ge$ -2
  D) x $\le$ -1
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1490:

  

  Find the area of the figure given

  Options:
  A) 12.5cm²
  B) 75.0cm²
  C) 78.5cm²
  D) 84.8cm²
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  The correct answer is D .