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 1061: Team P and Q are involved in a game of football.What is the probability that the game ends in a draw? Options:
  A) 2/3
  B) 1/2
  C) 1/3
  D) 1/4
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1062:

  

  The result of rolling a fair die 150 times is ass summarized in the table above. What is the probability of obtaining a 5

  Options:
  A) ³/₁₀
  B) ¹/₅
  C) ¹/₆
  D) ¹/₁₀
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1063: Simplify $\frac{a-b}{a+b}$ - $\frac{a+b}{a-b}$ Options:
  A) $\frac{4ab}{a-b}$
  B) $\frac{-4ab}{a^2-b^2}$
  C) $\frac{-4ab}{a^{-2}-b}$
  D) $\frac{4ab}{a^{-2}-b^{-2}}$
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1064: Calculate 3310₅ - 1442₅ Options:
  A) 1313₅
  B) 2131₅
  C) 4302₅
  D) 1103₅
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1065: Calculate the length of an arc of a circle of diameter 14cm, which subtends an angle of 90^o at the centre of the circle Options:
  A) 14$\pi$ cm
  B) 7$\pi$ cm
  C) 5$\pi$ cm
  D) 4$\pi$ cm
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1066:

  If P = [$\frac{Q(R-T)}{15}$] ${}^{\frac{1}{3}}$ make T the subject of the relation

  Options:
  A) T = $\frac{R+P^3}{15Q}$
  B) T = $\frac{R-15P^3}{Q}$
  C) T = $\frac{R-15P^3}{Q}$
  D) T = $\frac{15R-Q}{P^3}$
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1067:

  The marks scored by 30 students in a Mathematics test are recorded in the table below:

  Scores (Mark)	0	1	2	3	4	5
  No of students	4	3	7	8	6	2

  What is the total number of marks scored by the children?

   

  Options:
  A) 82
  B) 15
  C) 63
  D) 75
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1068:

  A room is12m long, 9m wide and 8m high. Find the cosine of the angle which a diagonal of the room makes with the floor of the room

  Options:
  A) $\frac{15}{17}$
  B) $\frac{8}{17}$
  C) $\frac{8}{15}$
  D) $\frac{12}{17}$
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1069: PQ and RS are two parallel lines. If the coordinates of P, Q, R, S are (1,q), (3,2), (3,4), (5,2q) respectively, find the value of q Options:
  A) 3
  B) 4
  C) 1
  D) 2
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1070: Find the locus of a point which moves such that its distance from the line y = 4 is a constant, k. Options:
  A) y = k + or - 4
  B) y = 4 + or - k
  C) y = 4 + k
  D) y = k - 4
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  The correct answer is A .