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 831:

  Calculate the total surface area of a cupboard which measures 12cm by 10cm by 8cm

  Options:
  A) 1920cm${}^2$
  B) 592cm${}^2$
  C) 296cm${}^2$
  D) 148cm${}^2$
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 832: If sin x = cos 50^o, then x equals Options:
  A) 40^o
  B) 45^o
  C) 50^o
  D) 90^o
  E) 130^o
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 833:

  

  Find the area of the shades segments in the figure.

  Options:
  A) $\sqrt{3}$
  B) 4 $\pi -\sqrt{3}$
  C) -$\frac{2}{3}\pi$
  D) $\frac{2\pi }{3}$ -3
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 834: If x + $\frac{1}{x}$ = 4, find x² + $\frac{1}{x^2}$ Options:
  A) 16
  B) 14
  C) 12
  D) 9
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 835: Twenty girls and y boys sat on an examination. The mean marks obtained by the girls and boys were 52 and 57 respectively. if the total score for both girls and boys was 2950, find y. Options:
  A) 51
  B) 48
  C) 30
  D) 25
  E) 18
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 836: The ratio of the base area of a hollow cone to that of its curved surface is 1:4. If its base radius is 7cm, calculate the slant height of the cone Options:
  A) 7cm
  B) 22cm
  C) 28cm
  D) 49cm
  E) 154cm
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 837: Twenty girls and y boys sat on an examination. The mean marks obtained by the girls and boys were 52 and 57 respectively. if the total score for both girls and boys was 2950, find y. Options:
  A) 51
  B) 48
  C) 30
  D) 25
  E) 18
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 838: The locus of a point which moves so that it is equidistant from two intersecting straight lines is the Options:
  A) perpendicular bisector of the two lines
  B) angle bisector of the two lines
  C) bisector of the two lines
  D) line parallel to the two lines
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 839:

  

  In the diagram, HK is parallel to QR, PH = 4cm and HQ = 3cm. What is the ratio of KR:PR?

  Options:
  A) 7:3
  B) 3:7
  C) 3:4
  D) 4:3
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 840:

  In a class of 40 students, 32 offer mathematics, 24 offer physics and 4 offer neither mathematics nor physics. How many offer both mathematics and physics?

  Options:
  A) 4
  B) 8
  C) 16
  D) 20
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  The correct answer is D .