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 521: What is the number whose logarithm to base 10 is 2.3482? Options:
  A) 223
  B) 2228
  C) 2.235
  D) 22.37
  E) 0.2229
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 522: 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 523: Find the range of values of x which satisfy the inequalities 4x - 7 $\le$ 3x and 3x - 4 $\le$ 4x Options:
  A) -4 $\le$ x $\le$ 7
  B) -7 $\le$ x $\le$ 4
  C) x $\ge$ -7
  D) -7 $\le$ x $\le$ 6
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 524: x varies directly as y and inversely as z. when x = 5, y = 2 and z = 1. What is the value of x when y = 5 and z = 2? Options:
  A) 2.5
  B) 5
  C) 6.25
  D) 6.52
  E) 7.5
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 525:

  The time taken to do a piece of work is inversely proportional to the number of men employed. if it takes 45 men to do a piece of work in 5 days, how long will it take 25 men?

  Options:
  A) 15 days
  B) 12 days
  C) 5 days
  D) 9 days
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 526:

  

  The graph above is represented by

  Options:
  A) y = x³ - 4x² + 5x - 2
  B) y = x³ - 3x - 2
  C) y = x³ - 4x + 2
  D) y = x³ + 2x² - x - 2
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 527:

  

  The table above shows the scores of a group of students in a physics test. If the mode is m and the number of students who scored 4 or more is n, what is (n, m)?

  Options:
  A) (33, 4)
  B) (22, 4)
  C) (33, 12)
  D) (12, 4)
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 528: What is the rate of change of the volume v of a hemisphere with respect to its radius r when r = 2? Options:
  A) 8π
  B) 16π
  C) 2π
  D) 4π
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 529: P is a point on one side of the straight line UV and P moves in the same direction as UV. If the straight line ST is on the locus of P and angle VUS = 60°, find angle UST. Options:
  A) 310°
  B) 130°
  C) 80°
  D) 50°
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 530: The chances of Usman and Dele passing a Mathematics test are 12 and 13 respectively. What is the probability that neither of them passes the test? Options:
  A) $\frac{3}{5}$
  B) $\frac{2}{5}$
  C) $\frac{4}{15}$
  D) $\frac{1}{5}$
  E) $\frac{2}{15}$
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  The correct answer is C .