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 1381:

  If y = 23${}_{\text{five}}$ + 101${}_{\text{three}}$, find y, leaving your answer in base two

  Options:
  A) 1110
  B) 10111
  C) 11101
  D) 111100
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1382: A number is selected at random between 10 and 20, both numbers inclusive. Find the probability that the number is an even number Options:
  A) $\frac{5}{11}$
  B) $\frac{1}{2}$
  C) $\frac{6}{11}$
  D) $\frac{7}{10}$
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1383: If a = 2, b = -2 and c = -$\frac{1}{2}$, evaluate (ab² - bc²)(a²c - abc) Options:
  A) 2
  B) -28
  C) -30
  D) -34
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1384:

  

  Find the value of $\theta$ in the diagram

  Options:
  A) 60${}^{\circ }$
  B) 100${}^{\circ }$
  C) 120${}^{\circ }$
  D) 30${}^{\circ }$
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1385: Integrate $\frac{x^2-\sqrt{x}}{x}$ with respect to x Options:
  A) $\frac{x^2-\sqrt{x}}{x^2}$ + k
  B) $\frac{x^2}{2}$ - $\sqrt{x}$ + k
  C) $\frac{2(x^2-x)}{3x}$ + k
  D) $\frac{x^2}{2}$ - 2$\sqrt{x}$ + k
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1386:

  

  On the curve, the points at which the gradient of the curve is equal to zero are

  Options:
  A) c, d, f. i, l
  B) b, e, g, j, m
  C) a, b, c, d, f, i, j, l
  D) c, d, f, h, i, l
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1387: A school boy lying on the ground 30m away from the foot of a water tank tower observes that the angle of elevation of the top of the tank 60^o. Calculate the height of the water tank. Options:
  A) 60m
  B) 30 $\sqrt{3}$m
  C) 20 $\sqrt{3}$m
  D) 10 $\sqrt{3}$m
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1388: Find the probability that a number picked at random from the set(43, 44, 45, ..., 60) is a prime number. Options:
  A) $\frac{2}{3}$
  B) $\frac{1}{3}$
  C) $\frac{2}{9}$
  D) $\frac{7}{9}$
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1389: Find the least length of a rod which can be cut into exactly equal strips, each of either 40cm or 48cm in length Options:
  A) 120cm
  B) 240cm
  C) 360cm
  D) 480cm
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1390: Which of the following fractions is less than one-third? Options:
  A) $\frac{22}{63}$
  B) $\frac{4}{11}$
  C) $\frac{15}{46}$
  D) $\frac{33}{98}$
  E) $\frac{122}{303}$
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  The correct answer is C .