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 1301: In a school, there are 35 students in Class 2A and 40 in class 2B. The mean score for class 2A in an English literature examination is 60.0 and that for 2B in the same paper is 52.5. Find to one place of decimals, the mean for the combined classes. Options:
  A) 1.5
  B) 56.0
  C) 56.2
  D) 56.3
  E) 56.5
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1302:

  

  The histogram above represents the number of candidates that sat for Mathematics examination in a school. How many candidate scored more than 50 marks?

  Options:
  A) 80
  B) 95
  C) 100
  D) 115
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1303:

  If (x - a) is a factor of bx - ax + x², find the other factor.

  Options:
  A) (x + b)
  B) (x - b)
  C) (a + b)
  D) (a - b)
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1304:

  Three brothers in a business deal share the profit at the end of a contract. The first received $\frac{1}{3}$ of the profit and the second $\frac{2}{3}$ of the remainder. If the third received the remaining N12000.00 how much profit did they share?

  Options:
  A) N60 000.00
  B) N54 000.00
  C) N48 000.00
  D) N42 000.00
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1305: Two similar cylindrical cans have heights of 7cm and 21cm, if the smaller holds 250g of sugar, how many kg of sugar will the larger one hold? Options:
  A) 0.75
  B) 1.5
  C) 2.25
  D) 3.5
  E) 6.75
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1306:

  

  The histogram above represents the weights of students who travelled out to their school for an examination. How many people made the trip.

  Options:
  A) 78
  B) 38
  C) 29
  D) 69
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1307: A sector of angle 120° is cut out from a circle of radius 13.5cm. what area of the circle is remaining ? (π = $\frac{22}{7}$) Options:
  A) 14.1cm²
  B) 95.5cm²
  C) 190.9cm²
  D) 381.9cm²
  E) 763.7cm²
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1308: A sector of angle 120° is cut out from a circle of radius 13.5cm. what area of the circle is remaining ? (π = $\frac{22}{7}$) Options:
  A) 14.1cm²
  B) 95.5cm²
  C) 190.9cm²
  D) 381.9cm²
  E) 763.7cm²
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1309:

  Evaluate (2√3 - 4) (2√3 + 4) 

  Options:
  A) -4
  B) -2
  C) 2
  D) 4
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1310: The angle subtended by a diameter of a circle at the circumference is a/an Options:
  A) acute angle
  B) obtuse angle
  C) reflex angle
  D) right angle
  E) supplementary angle
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  The correct answer is D .