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 2441: Determine the third term of a geometrical progression whose first and second term are 2 and 14 respectively Options:
  A) 1458
  B) 1485
  C) 1345
  D) 1258
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2442: Evaluate (x + $\frac{1}{x}$ + 1)² - (x + $\frac{1}{x}$ + 1)² Options:
  A) 4x²
  B) ($\frac{2}{x}$ + 2)²
  C) 4
  D) 4(1 + x)
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2443: Solve the following equation $\frac{2}{2r-1}$ - $\frac{5}{3}$ = $\frac{1}{r+2}$ Options:
  A) ($\frac{5}{2}$, 1)
  B) (5, -4)
  C) (2, 1)
  D) (1, $\frac{-5}{2}$)
  E) ($\frac{-5}{2}$, 1)
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2444: The number of telephone calls N between two cities A and B varies directly as the population P_A, P_B respectively and inversely as the square of the distance D between A and B. Which of the following equations represents this relation? Options:
  A) N = $\frac{k{p}_A}{D^2}+c{p}_B{D}^2$
  B) N = $\frac{k{p}_A{P}_B}{D^2}$
  C) N = $\frac{k{D}_A{P}_D}{B^2}$
  D) N = $\frac{k{D}_A^2{P}_D}{B}$
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2445:

  Evaluate without using tables sin(-1290${}^{\circ }$)

  Options:
  A) $\frac{3}{2}$
  B) -$\frac{3}{2}$
  C) $\frac{2}{2}$
  D) 1
  E) $\frac{1}{2}$
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 2446: If m = 3, p = -3, q = 7 and r = 5/2, evaluate m(p+q+r) Options:
  A) 19.50
  B) 19.15
  C) 18.95
  D) 18.05
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2447: Find the mean deviation of 20, 25, 21, 27, 28, 29, to the nearest whole number Options:
  A) 2
  B) 3
  C) 4
  D) 5
  E) 6
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2448:

  Find the infinity, the sum of the sequence 1, $\frac{9}{10}$, ($\frac{9}{10}$)², ($\frac{9}{10}$)³,...

  Options:
  A) 10
  B) 9
  C) $\frac{10}{9}$
  D) $\frac{9}{10}$
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2449:
  

  Determine the mean score of the student that took the mathematics test?

  Options:
  A) 4.5
  B) 4.3
  C) 4.2
  D) 4.6
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2450: A man is 40m from the foot of a cliff of height 23m. Calculate the angle of elevation of the top of the cliff from the man Options:
  A) 50° 54′
  B) 35° 06′
  C) 30° 00′
  D) 290 90′
  E) 29° 54′
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  The correct answer is E .