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Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Mathematics Questions

Question 1:
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?
  • A 25
  • B 19
  • C 18
  • D 17
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Question 2:
In the diagram above MN is a chord of a circle KMN centre O and radius 10cm. If < MON = 140°, find, to the nearest cm, the length of the chord MN.
  • A 10cm
  • B 18cm
  • C 17cm
  • D 12cm
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Question 3:
A rectangular picture 6cm by 8cm is enclosed by a frame \(\frac{1}{2}\)cm wide. Calculate the area of the frame
  • A 15sq.cm
  • B 20sq.cm
  • C 13sq.cm
  • D 16sq.cm
  • E 17sq.cm
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Question 4:
The sum of \(3\frac{7}{8}\) and \(1\frac{1}{3}\) is less than the difference between \(\frac{1}{8}\) and \(1\frac{2}{3}\) by:
  • A 3\(\frac{2}{3}\)
  • B 5\(\frac{1}{4}\)
  • C 6\(\frac{1}{2}\)
  • D 8
  • E 8\(\frac{1}{8}\)
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Question 5:
Multiply (x + 3y + 5) by (2x2 + 5y + 2)
  • A 2x2 + 3yx2 + 10xy + 15y2 + 13y + 10x2 + 2x + 10
  • B 2x3 + 6yx2 + 5xy + 15y2 + 31y + 5x2 + 2x + 10
  • C 2x3 + 6xy2 + 5xy + 15y2 + 12y + 10x2 + 2x = 10
  • D 2x2 + 6xy2 + 5xy + 15y2 + 13y + 10x2 + 2x + 10
  • E 2x3 + 2yx2 + 10xy + 10y2 + 31y + 5x2 + 10
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