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 2091:
  

  From the diagram above, find the required roots/region of x.

  Options:
  A) x$\le$-1, x $\ge$4
  B) x$\le$4
  C) -1$\le$x$\le$4
  D) x$\le$-1, o$\le$x$\le$4
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2092: 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 2093:

  

  In the venn diagram, the shaded region is

  Options:
  A) (P $\cap$ Q) $\cup$ R
  B) (P $\cap$ Q) $\cap$ R
  C) (P $\cap$ Q¹) $\cap$ R
  D) (P $\cap$ Q¹) $\cup$ R
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2094: What factor is common to all the expressions x² - x, 2x² + x - 1 and x² - 1? Options:
  A) x
  B) x + 1
  C) x - 1
  D) No common factor
  E) (2x - 1)
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2095: Make $\frac{a}{x}$ the subject of formula $\frac{x+1}{x-a}$ Options:
  A) $\frac{m-1}{m+1}$
  B) $\frac{m+1}{1-m}$
  C) $\frac{m-1}{1+m}$
  D) $\frac{m+1}{m-1}$
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2096: Factorize 6x² - 14x - 12 Options:
  A) 2(x + 3)(3x - 2)
  B) 6(x - 2)(x + 1)
  C) 2(x - 3)(3x + 2)
  D) 6(x + 2)(x - 1)
  E) (3x - 4)(2x + 3)
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2097: A cylinder of height h and radius r is open at one end. Its surface area is Options:
  A) 2$\pi$rh
  B) $\pi$r²h
  C) 2$\pi$rh + $\pi$r²
  D) 2$\pi$rh + 2$\pi$r²
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2098: Of the nine hundred students admitted in a university in 1979, the following was the distribution by state: Anambrs 185, Imo 135, Kaduna 90, Kwara 110, Ondo 155, Oyo 225. In a pie chart drawn to represent this distribution, The angle subtended at the centre by anambra is Options:
  A) 50^o
  B) 65^o
  C) 74^o
  D) 88^o
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2099:

  The difference between an exterior angle of (n - 1) sided regular polygon and an exterior angle of (n + 2) sided regular polygon is 6${}^o$, then the value of "n" is

  Options:
  A) 11
  B) 13
  C) 12
  D) 14
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2100:
  

  Find the volume of the composite solid above.

  Options:
  A) 2048 cm${}^3$
  B) 2568 cm${}^3$
  C) 2672 cm${}^3$
  D) 1320 cm${}^3$
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  The correct answer is B .