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 21: 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 22:

  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 23: If U and V are two distinct fixed points and W is a variable points such that UWV is a right angle, what is the locus of W? Options:
  A) The perpendicular bisector of UV
  B) A circle with UV as radius
  C) A line parallel to the line UV
  D) A circle with the line UV as the diameter
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 24: find then equation line through (5, 7) parallel to the line 7x + 5y = 12 Options:
  A) 5x + 7y = 120
  B) 7x + 5y = 70
  C) x + y = 7
  D) 15x + 17y = 90
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 25:

  Simplify $\sqrt{27}$ + $\frac{3}{\sqrt{3}}$

  Options:
  A) 4$\sqrt{3}$
  B) $\frac{4}{\sqrt{3}}$
  C) 3$\sqrt{3}$
  D) $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}$
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 26:

  If x = {n² + 1 : n is positive integer and 1$\le$ n $\le$ 5}, y = {5n : n is positive integer and 1 $\le$ n $\le$ 5}, find x ∩ y.

  Options:
  A) {5, 10}
  B) {5, 10, 15}
  C) {2, 5 ,10}
  D) {5, 10, 15, 20}
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 27: An $(n-2{)}^2$ sided figure has n diagonals, find the number n of diagonals for a 25 sided figure Options:
  A) 8
  B) 7
  C) 6
  D) 9
  E) 10
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 28: Which of the following lines is not parallel to the line 3y + 2x + 7 = 0? Options:
  A) 3y + 2x - 7 = 0
  B) 9y + 6x + 17 = 0
  C) 24y + 16x + 19 = 0
  D) 3y - 2x + 7 = 0
  E) 5y + 10x - 13 = 0
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 29:

  

  In the diagram above ∠OPQ is

  Options:
  A) 90${}^{\circ }$
  B) 53${}^{\circ }$
  C) 36${}^{\circ }$
  D) 26${}^{\circ }$
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 30: In a family of 21 people, the average age is 14years. If the age of the grandfather is not counted, the average age drops to 12 years. What is the age of the grandfather? Options:
  A) 35 years
  B) 40 years
  C) 42 years
  D) 54 years
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  The correct answer is D .