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 2421: Two ladders of length 5m and 7m lean against a pole and make angles 45° and 60° with the ground respectively. What is their distance apart on the pole correct to two decimal places? Options:
  A) 9.60m
  B) 6.06m
  C) 2.54m
  D) 2.53m
  E) 2.00m
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2422: 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 2423: The factors of 6x - 5 - x² are Options:
  A) -(x + 3)(x + 2)
  B) (x + 5)(x + 1)
  C) (x - 5)(1 - x)
  D) (x + 5)(x + 50
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2424: The ages of 10 students in a class are; 15, 16, 15.5, 17, 14.9, 14.5, 14.1, 15.1, 14.8. find the range of their ages. Options:
  A) 6.1
  B) 4.8
  C) 2.9
  D) 2.1
  E) 1.9
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2425:

  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 2426: If it is given that 5^{x + 1} + 5^x = 150, then the value of x is equal to Options:
  A) 3
  B) 4
  C) 1
  D) 2
  E) $\frac{1}{2}$
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2427: Find the value of $\frac{tan{60}^o-tan{30}^o}{tan{60}^o+tan{30}^o}$ Options:
  A) $\frac{4}{\sqrt{3}}$
  B) $\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}$
  C) 1
  D) $\frac{1}{2}$
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2428: In how many ways can the word MATHEMATICS be arranged? Options:
  A) $\frac{11!}{9!2!}$
  B) $\frac{11!}{9!2!2!}$
  C) $\frac{11!}{2!2!2!}$
  D) $\frac{11!}{2!2!}$
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2429: A group of market women sell at least one of yam, plantain and maize. 12 of them sell maize, 10 sell yam and 14 sell plantain. 5 sell plantain and maize, 4 sell yam and maize, 2 sell yam and plantain only while 3 sell all the three items. How many women are in the group? Options:
  A) 25
  B) 19
  C) 18
  D) 17
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2430: John gives one-third of his money to Janet who has ₦105.00. He then finds that his money is reduced to one-fourth of what Janet now has. Find how much money john has at first Options:
  A) ₦45.00
  B) ₦48.00
  C) ₦52.00
  D) ₦60.00
  E) ₦52.00
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  The correct answer is A .