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 1321: 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 1322: Find x if 132_x = 70 _eight. Options:
  A) 5
  B) 3
  C) 6
  D) 1
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1323: 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 1324: Calculate the area of a parallelogram whose diagonals are of length 8cm and 12cm and intersect at an angle of 135° Options:
  A) 271.5cm²
  B) 135.8cm²
  C) 96.0cm²
  D) 48.0cm²
  E) 33.9cm²
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1325: How many terms of the series 3, -6, +12, - 24, + ..... are needed to make a total of 1-2⁸? Options:
  A) 12
  B) 10
  C) 9
  D) 8
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1326: Calculate the area of a parallelogram whose diagonals are of length 8cm and 12cm and intersect at an angle of 135° Options:
  A) 271.5cm²
  B) 135.8cm²
  C) 96.0cm²
  D) 48.0cm²
  E) 33.9cm²
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1327: Simplify ¾½$6\frac{1}{12}-2¾+1½$ Options:
  A) $3\frac{5}{6}$
  B) $4\frac{5}{6}$
  C) $2\frac{1}{6}$
  D) $\frac{1}{3}$
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1328:

  

  The pie chart above shoes the distribution of the corps harvested from a farmland in a year, If 3,000 tonnes of millet is harvested, what amount of beans is harvested?

  Options:
  A) 9000 tonnes
  B) 6000 tonnes
  C) 1500 tonnes
  D) 1200tonnes
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1329:

  

  The response of 160 pupils in a school asked to indicate their favourite subjects is given in the bar chart above. What percentage of the pupils have English English and Health education as the their favourite subjects?

  Options:
  A) 55%
  B) 52%
  C) 36%
  D) 22%
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1330:

  Evaluate ∫${}_1^2$ $\frac{5}{x}$ dx

  Options:
  A) 1.47
  B) 2.67
  C) 3.23
  D) 3.47
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  The correct answer is D .