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 11: Find the equation of the line through the points (-2, 1) and (-$\frac{1}{2}$, 4) Options:
  A) y = 2x - 3
  B) y = 2x + 5
  C) y = 3x - 2
  D) y = 2x + 1
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 12:

  Given that the various faces of a fair dice 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 appeared 30, 43, 54, 40, 41, 32 times respectively in a single toss. Picture the figures as being represented in a simple table with number (X) against frequency (f).

  If a pie chart is used to depict the data, the angle corresponding to 4 is?

  Options:
  A) 10°
  B) 16°
  C) 40°
  D) 60°
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 13: In a school of 150 students, 80 offer French while 60 offer Arabic and 20 offer neither. How many students offer both subjects? Options:
  A) 45
  B) 10
  C) 35
  D) 30
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 14:

  Find all real number x which satisfy the inequality $\frac{1}{3}$ (x + 1) - 1 > $\frac{1}{5}$(x + 4)

  Options:
  A) x < 11
  B) x < -1
  C) x > 6
  D) x > 11
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 15: Find the median of the set set of numbers 110, 116, 113, 119, 118, 127, 118, 117, 113 Options:
  A) 117.5
  B) 118
  C) 117
  D) 116
  E) 113
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 16: Solve for x and y in the equations below
  x² - y² = 4
  x + y = 2 Options:
  A) x = 0, y = -2
  B) x = 0, y = 2
  C) x = 2, y = 0
  D) x = -2, y = 0
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 17:

  

  In the figure, PQRS is a square of sides 8cm. What is the area of $△$UVW?

  Options:
  A) 64 sq. cm
  B) 40 sq.cm
  C) 50 sq.cm
  D) 10 sq.cm
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 18: The minimum point on the curve y = x² - 6x + 5 is at Options:
  A) (1, 5)
  B) (2, 3)
  C) (-3, -4)
  D) (3, -4)
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 19: Solve the equation
  $5^{(x-2)}=(1÷125{)}^{(x+3)}$ Options:
  A) 3/2
  B) − 7/4
  C) 4/7
  D) 7/4
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 20: If a u² - 3v² and b = 2uv + v² evaluate (2a - b)(a - b²), when u = 1 and v = -1 Options:
  A) 9
  B) 15
  C) 27
  D) 33
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  The correct answer is A .