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Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Mathematics Questions

Question 11:
What is the number whose logarithm to base 10 is 2.3482?
  • A 223
  • B 2228
  • C 2.235
  • D 22.37
  • E 0.2229
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Question 12:
Five years ago, a father was 3 times as old as his son, now their combined ages amount to 110years. thus, the present age of the father is
  • A 75 years
  • B 60 years
  • C 98 years
  • D 80 years
  • E 105 years
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Question 13:
If y = 2x2 + 9x - 35. Find the range of values for which y < 0.
  • A 7 < x < \(\frac{5}{2}\)
  • B -5 < 7 < x
  • C -7 < x < 5
  • D -7 < x < \(\frac{5}{2}\)
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Question 14:
Father reduced the quantity of food bought for the family by 10% when he found that the cost of living had increased 15%. Thus the fractional increase in the family food bill is now
  • A \(\frac{1}{12}\)
  • B \(\frac{6}{35}\)
  • C \(\frac{19}{300}\)
  • D \(\frac{7}{200}\)
  • E \(\frac{5}{100}\)
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Question 15:
Given that \(a*b = ab + a + b\) and that \(a ♦ b = a + b = 1\). Find an expression (not involving * or ♦) for (a*b) ♦ (a*c) if a, b, c, are real numbers and the operations on the right are ordinary addition and multiplication of numbers
  • A Ac + ab + bc + b + c + 1
  • B Ac + ab + a + c + 2
  • C Ab + ac + a + b + 1
  • D Ac + bc + ab + b + c + 2
  • E Ab + ac + 2a + b + c + 1
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