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 521: If S = (x : x² = 9, x > 4), then S is equal to Options:
  A) 4
  B) {0}
  C) $\oplus$
  D) {$\oplus$}
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 522:

  Points X and Y are 20km North and 9km East of point O, respectively. What is the bearing of Y from X? Correct to the nearest degree.

  Options:
  A) 24°
  B) 56°
  C) 127°
  D) 156°
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 523:

  The table below is drawn for a graph y = x³ - 3x + 1.

  $\begin{array}{cccccccc}x& -3& -2& -1& 0& 1& 2& 3\\ y=x^3-3x+1& 1& -1& 3& 1& -1& 3& 1\end{array}$

  From x = -2 to x = 1, the graph crosses the x-axis in the range(s)

  Options:
  A) -1 < x < 0 and 0 < x < 1
  B) -2 < x < -1 and 0 < x < 1
  C) -2 < x < -1 and -1 < x < 0
  D) 0 < x < 1
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 524: A student spent $\frac{1}{5}$ of his allowances on books, $\frac{1}{3}$ of the remainder on food and kept the rest for contingences. What fraction was kept? Options:
  A) $\frac{7}{16}$
  B) $\frac{8}{15}$
  C) $\frac{2}{3}$
  D) $\frac{4}{5}$
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 525:

  Find p in terms of q if log₃ p + 3 log₃ q = 3

  Options:
  A) ($\frac{3}{q}$)³
  B) ($\frac{q}{3}$)^{$\frac{1}{3}$}
  C) ($\frac{q}{3}$)³
  D) ($\frac{3}{q}$)^{$\frac{1}{3}$}
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 526: Rationalize $\frac{2\sqrt{3}+3\sqrt{2}}{3\sqrt{2}-2\sqrt{3}}$ Options:
  A) 5 - 2$\sqrt{6}$
  B) 5 + 2$\sqrt{6}$
  C) 5$\sqrt{6}$
  D) 5
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 527: 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 528: Tunde and Shola can do a piece of work in 18 days. Tunde can do it alone in x days, whilst Shola takes 15 days longer to do it alone. Which of the following equations is satisfied by x? Options:
  A) x² - 5x - 10 = 0
  B) x² - 20x + 360 = 0
  C) x² - 21x - 270 = 0
  D) 3x² - 65x + 362 = 0
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 529: If y varies directly as the square root of x and y = 3 when x = 16. Calculate y when x = 64 Options:
  A) 12
  B) 6
  C) 3
  D) 5
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 530:

  A group of market women sell at least one of yam, plantain and maize. 12 of them sell maize, 10 sell yam and 14 sell plantain. 5 sell plantain and maize, 4 sell yam and maize, 2 sell yam and plantain only while 3 sell all the three items. How many women are in the group?

  Options:
  A) 25
  B) 19
  C) 18
  D) 17
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  The correct answer is A .