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 891: The annul profits of a transport business were divided between the partners A and B in the ratio 3 : 5. If B received ₦3000 more than A, the total profit was Options:
  A) ₦5000
  B) ₦1800
  C) ₦12000
  D) ₦24000
  E) ₦8000
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 892:

  Find the derivativeof the function y = 2x${}^2$(2x - 1) at the point x = -1?

  Options:
  A) 18
  B) 16
  C) -4
  D) -6
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 893:

  Find all median of the numbers 89, 141, 130, 161, 120, 131, 131, 100, 108 and 119

  Options:
  A) 131
  B) 125
  C) 123
  D) 120
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 894: A group of 14 children received the following scores in a reading test. 35, 35, 26, 26, 26, 29, 29, 29, 12, 25, 25, 25, 25, 17. What was the median score? Options:
  A) 29
  B) 26
  C) 24.4
  D) 25
  E) 23
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 895: If the gradient of the curve y = 2kx² + x + 1 at x = 1 is 9, find k. Options:
  A) 4
  B) 3
  C) 2
  D) 1
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 896:

  

  In the figure, PS = 7cm and RY = 9cm. IF the area of parallelogram PQRS is 56cm². Find the area of trapezium PQTS

  Options:
  A) 56cm²
  B) 112cm²
  C) 120cm²
  D) 176cm²
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 897: A woman bought a grinder for ₦60,000. She sold it at a loss of 15%. How much did she sell it? Options:
  A) ₦53,000
  B) ₦52,000
  C) ₦51,000
  D) ₦50,000
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 898: Make T the subject of the equation $\frac{av}{1-v}$ = $\sqrt{\frac{2v+T}{a+2T}}$ Options:
  A) T = $\frac{3av}{1-v}$
  B) T = $\frac{1+v}{2a^2{v}^3}$
  C) T = $\frac{2v(1-v{)}^3-a^4{v}^3}{2a^3{v}^3+(1-v{)}^2}$
  D) $\frac{2v(1-v{)}^3-a^4{v}^3}{2a^3{v}^3-(1-v{)}^3}$
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 899:

  $\begin{array}{cccc}\text{Age in years}& 10& 11& 12\\ \text{Number of pupils}& 6& 27& 7\end{array}$

  The table above shows the number of pupils in each age group in a class. What is the probability that a pupil chosen at random is at least 11 years old?

  Options:
  A) $\frac{27}{40}$
  B) $\frac{17}{20}$
  C) $\frac{33}{40}$
  D) $\frac{3}{20}$
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 900:

  

  In the diagram, POS and ROT are straight lines, OPQR is a parallelogram. |OS| = |OT| and ∠OST = 50^o. Calculate ∠OPQ.

  Options:
  A) 160^o
  B) 140^o
  C) 120^o
  D) 100^o
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  The correct answer is D .