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 1541:

  The interior angle of a regular polygon is five times the size of its exterior angle. Identify the polygon.

  Options:
  A) dodecagon
  B) enneadecagon
  C) icosagon
  D) hendecagon
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1542: A man is paid r naira per hour for normal work and double rate for overtime. if he does a 35-hour week which includes q hours of overtime, what is his weekly earning in naira? Options:
  A) r(35 + q)
  B) q(35r - q)
  C) q(35 + r)
  D) r(35 + 2q)
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1543: The nth term of a sequence is n² - 6n - 4. Find the sum of the 3rd and 4th terms. Options:
  A) 24
  B) 23
  C) -24
  D) -25
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1544: If a binary operation * is defined by x * y = x + 2y, find 2 * (3 * 4) Options:
  A) 24
  B) 16
  C) 14
  D) 26
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1545:

  If x = {n² + 1 : n is positive integer and 1$\le$ n $\le$ 5}, y = {5n : n is positive integer and 1 $\le$ n $\le$ 5}, find x ∩ y.

  Options:
  A) {5, 10}
  B) {5, 10, 15}
  C) {2, 5 ,10}
  D) {5, 10, 15, 20}
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1546: Given that x² + y² + z² = 194, calculate z if x = 7 and $\sqrt{y}$ = 3 Options:
  A) $\sqrt{10}$
  B) 8
  C) 12.2
  D) 13.4
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1547: The cost of production of an article is made up as follows: Labour ₦70, Power ₦15, Materials ₦30, Miscellaneous ₦5. Find the angle of the sector representing Labour in a pie chart Options:
  A) 210^o
  B) 105^o
  C) 105^o
  D) 175^o
  E) 90^o
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1548: Make y the subject of the formula Z = x² + $\frac{1}{y^3}$ Options:
  A) y = $\frac{1}{(z-x^2{)}^3}$
  B) y = $\frac{1}{(z+x^2)\frac{1}{3}}$
  C) y = $\frac{1}{(z{x}^2)\frac{1}{3}}$
  D) y = $3\sqrt{z-x^2}$
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1549: If Musa scored 75 in biology instead of 57, his average mark in four subjects would have been 60. What was his total mark? Options:
  A) 282
  B) 240
  C) 222
  D) 210
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1550:

  Given matrix M = $\left|\begin{array}{ccc}-2& 0& 4\\ 0& -1& 6\\ 5& 6& 3\end{array}\right|$, find $M^T+2M$

  Options:
  A) $\left|\begin{array}{ccc}-4& 2& 1\\ 6& 0& 5\\ 0& 6& 2\end{array}\right|$
  B) $\left|\begin{array}{ccc}-6& 0& 13\\ 0& -3& 18\\ 14& 18& 9\end{array}\right|$
  C) $\left|\begin{array}{ccc}5& 2& 6\\ 0& 1& 1\\ 3& 4& -7\end{array}\right|$
  D) $\left|\begin{array}{ccc}-4& 0& 8\\ 0& -2& -16\\ 10& 12& 6\end{array}\right|$
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  The correct answer is B .