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 571: If -2 is the solution of the equation 2x + 1 - 3c = 2c + 3x - 7, find the value of c. Options:
  A) 4
  B) 3
  C) 2
  D) 1
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 572: In a recent zonal championship games involving 10 teams, teams X and Y were given probabilities $\frac{2}{5}$ and $\frac{1}{3}$ respectively of winning the gold in the football event. What is the probability that either team will win the gold? Options:
  A) $\frac{2}{15}$
  B) $\frac{7}{15}$
  C) $\frac{11}{15}$
  D) $\frac{13}{15}$
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 573:

  

  The diagram above is the graph of the function f(x). Determine the range of values of x for which f(x) $\ge$ 0.

  Options:
  A) x $\ge$ 2
  B) 0 $\ge$ x $\ge$ 2
  C) -2 $\ge$ x $\ge$ 0, x $\le$ 2
  D) x $\ge$ -2, 0 $\ge$ x $\ge$ 2
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 574: 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 575:
  

  In the diagram above, XY = 8cm and OX = 5cm. Find Oz

   

  Options:
  A) 9cm
  B) 3.4cm
  C) 9.1cm
  D) 3cm
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 576: Find the range of 4,9,6,3,2,8,10 and 11 Options:
  A) 11
  B) 9
  C) 8
  D) 4
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 577:

  Find the range of values of x for which $\frac{(x+2)}{4}-\frac{2x-3}{3}<4$

  Options:
  A) x > -6
  B) x > -3
  C) x < 8
  D) x < 4
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 578: In a survey, it was observed that 20 students read newspapers and 35 read novels. If 40 of the students read either newspapers or novels, what is the probability of the students who read both newspapers and novels? Options:
  A) $\frac{1}{2}$
  B) $\frac{2}{3}$
  C) $\frac{3}{8}$
  D) $\frac{3}{11}$
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 579: In a school of 150 students, 80 offer French while 60 offer Arabic and 20 offer neither. How many students offer both subjects? Options:
  A) 45
  B) 10
  C) 35
  D) 30
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 580:

  

  The table above shows that the scores of a group of students in a test. If the average score is 3.5, find the value of x

  Options:
  A) 1
  B) 2
  C) 3
  D) 4
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  The correct answer is B .