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 171: The sum to infinity of the series: 1 + (1/3) + (1/9) + (1/27) + ... is Options:
  A) 11/3
  B) 10/3
  C) 5/2
  D) 3/2
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 172: Factorize r² - r(2p + q) + 2pq Options:
  A) (r - 2q)(2r - p)
  B) (r - p)(r + p0
  C) (r - q)(r - 2p)
  D) (2r - q)(r + p)
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 173: From a point Z, 60 m north of X, a man walks 60√3m eastwards to another point Y. Find the bearing of Y from X. Options:
  A) 0.30^o
  B) 045^o
  C) 060^o
  D) 090^o
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 174: Evaluate correct to 4 decimal places 827.51 x 0.015 Options:
  A) 8.8415
  B) 12.4127
  C) 124.1265
  D) 12.4120
  E) 114.1265
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 175:

  The nth term of a sequence is given by 2${}^{2n-1}$. Find the sum of the first four terms.

  Options:
  A) 74
  B) 32
  C) 42
  D) 170
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 176: Simplify $\sqrt{48}$ - $\frac{9}{\sqrt{3}}$ + $\sqrt{75}$ Options:
  A) 5√3
  B) 6√3
  C) 8√3
  D) 18√3
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 177: The nth term of the sequence $\frac{3}{2}$, 3, 7, 16, 35, 74, ..., is Options:
  A) 3.2^{n - 2}
  B) 5.2^{n - 2} - n
  C) $\frac{3}{2}$n
  D) $\frac{3}{2}$ ^{n - 2}
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 178: The amount A to which a principal P amounts at r% compound interest for n years is given by the formula A = P(1 + (r ÷ 100))n. Find A, if P = 126, r = 4 and n = 2. Options:
  A) ₦132.50K
  B) ₦136.30K
  C) ₦125.40K
  D) ₦257.42K
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 179: Find the mean of the following 24.57, 25.63, 24.32, 26.01, 25.77 Options:
  A) 25.12
  B) 25.30
  C) 25.26
  D) 25.50
  E) 25.75
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 180: A student has 5 courses to take from Mathematics and physics. There are 4 courses in Mathematics and 3 in Physics which he can choose his courses so that he takes exactly two courses in Physics? Options:
  A) 48
  B) 12
  C) 10
  D) 7
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  The correct answer is B .