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 1151: The locus of a point which moves so that it is equidistant from two intersecting straight lines is the Options:
  A) perpendicular bisector of the two lines
  B) angle bisector of the two lines
  C) bisector of the two lines
  D) line parallel to the two lines
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1152: x varies directly as y and inversely as z. when x = 5, y = 2 and z = 1. What is the value of x when y = 5 and z = 2? Options:
  A) 2.5
  B) 5
  C) 6.25
  D) 6.52
  E) 7.5
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1153: If 7 and 189 are the first and fourth terms of a geometric progression respectively find the sum for the first
  three terms of the progression Options:
  A) 182
  B) 180
  C) 91
  D) 63
  E) 28
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1154: If x is negative, what is the range of values of x within which $\frac{x+1}{3}$ > $\frac{1}{X+3}$
  Options:
  A) 3 < x < 4
  B) -4 < x < -3
  C) -2 < x < -1
  D) -3 < x < 0
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1155: A chord drawn 5 cm away from the center of a circle of radius 13 cm. Calculate the length of the chord Options:
  A) 7cm
  B) 9cm
  C) 12cm
  D) 24cm
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1156:

  From a point R, 300m north of P, a man walks eastward to a place Q which is 600m from P. Find the bearing of P from Q, correct to the nearest degree

  Options:
  A) 026°
  B) 045°
  C) 210°
  D) 240°
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1157: Solve the simultaneous equations $\frac{2}{x}-\frac{2}{x}$ = 2, $\frac{4}{x}+\frac{3}{y}$ = 10 Options:
  A) x = $\frac{3}{2}$, y = $\frac{3}{2}$
  B) x = $\frac{1}{2}$, y = $\frac{3}{2}$
  C) x = $\frac{-1}{2}$, y = $\frac{-3}{2}$
  D) x = $\frac{1}{2}$, y = $\frac{3}{2}$
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1158: The H.C.F. of a²bx + ab²x and a²b - b² is Options:
  A) b
  B) a + b
  C) b(a $÷$ b)
  D) abx(a² - b²)
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1159: If the population of a town was 240,000 in January 1998 and it increased by 2% each year, what would be the population of the town in January, 2000? Options:
  A) 480,000
  B) 249,696
  C) 249,600
  D) 244,800
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1160: For the set of numbers 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8 Options:
  A) The median is greater than the mode
  B) the mean is greater than the mode
  C) the mean is greater than the median
  D) the median is equal to the mean
  E) the mean is less than the median
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  The correct answer is E .