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 1461:

  What is the place value of 9 in the number 3.0492?

  Options:
  A) $\frac{9}{10000}$
  B) $\frac{9}{1000}$
  C) $\frac{9}{100}$
  D) $\frac{9}{10}$
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1462:

  If three staff of Chukwudi and Sons Ltd. agreed to share their salary arrears in the ration of their ages, which are 18 years, 20 years, 22 years respectively. If the sum of the money collected is ₦120,000.00K, How much does the second staff receive?

  Options:
  A) ₦36,000
  B) ₦44,000
  C) ₦40,000
  D) ₦15,000
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1463: If p + 1, 2P - 10, 1 - 4p²are three consecutive terms of an arithmetic progression, find the possible values of p Options:
  A) -4, 2
  B) -3, $\frac{4}{11}$
  C) -$\frac{4}{11}$, 2
  D) 5, -3
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1464: A man invested ₦5,000 for 9 months at 4%. What is the simple interest? Options:
  A) ₦150
  B) ₦220
  C) ₦130
  D) ₦250
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1465: For what of n is ⁿ⁺¹C₃ = 4(ⁿC₃)? Options:
  A) 6
  B) 5
  C) 4
  D) 3
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1466:

  $\begin{array}{ccccccc}\text{Marks}& 3& 4& 5& 6& 7& 8\\ \text{Frequency}& 5& y-1& y& 9& 4& 1\end{array}$

  The table above gives the frequency distribution of marks obtained by a group of students in a test. If the total mark scored is 200, the value of y is

  Options:
  A) 11
  B) 15
  C) 9
  D) 13
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1467: Find the sum of the first 18 terms of the series 3, 6, 9,..., 36. Options:
  A) 505
  B) 513
  C) 433
  D) 635
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1468: If $\theta$ = $\frac{3}{2}$ and $\theta$ is less than 90${}^{\circ }$, calculate tan $\frac{(90-\theta )}{co{s}^2\theta }$ Options:
  A) $\frac{1}{2}$
  B) $\frac{4}{\sqrt{3}}$
  C) $\sqrt{3}$
  D) 4$\sqrt{3}$
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1469: Given the scores: 4, 7, 8, 11, 13, 8 with corresponding frequencies: 3, 5, 2, 7, 2, 1 respectively. The mean score is Options:
  A) 7.0
  B) 8.7
  C) 9.5
  D) 11.0
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1470: The ratio of the length of two similar rectangular blocks is 2 : 3. If the volume of the larger block is 351cm³, then the volume of the other block is Options:
  A) 234.00 cm³
  B) 526.50 cm³
  C) 166.00 cm³
  D) 687cm³
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  The correct answer is A .