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Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 1987 Mathematics Questions

Question 36:
Taking the period of day light on a certain day to be from 5.30a.m to 7.00p.m. Calculate the angle of a pie chart designed to show the periods of the day light and of darkness on that day
  • A 187<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>o</sup>30'
  • B 172<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>o</sup>30'
  • C 135<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>o</sup>225<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>o</sup>
  • D 202<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>o</sup>30' 157<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>o</sup> 30'
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Question 37:
The goals scored by 40 football teams from three league divisions are recorded below
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Number of goals} & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\ \hline frequency & 4 & 3 & 15 & 16 & 1 & 0 & 1\end{array}\)
What is the total number of goals scored by all the terms?
  • A 21
  • B 40
  • C 91
  • D 96
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Question 38:
The numbers 3, 2, 8, 5, 7, 12, 9 and 14 are the marks scored by a group of students in a class test. If P is scored by an group of students in a class test. If P is the mean and Q the median, the P + Q is
  • A 18
  • B 17\(\frac{1}{2}\)
  • C 16
  • D 15
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Question 39:
Below are the scores of group of students in a music test
\(\begin{array}{c|c}scores & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & 9 \\ \hline \text{No, of students} & 3 & 6 & 10 & 8 & 6 & 5 & 2 & 4 & 12\end{array}\)
If CF(x) is the number of students with scores less than or equal to x, find CF(6)
  • A 40
  • B 38
  • C 33
  • D 5
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Question 40:
Find the probability of selecting a figure which is a parallelogram from a square, a rectangle, a rhombus, a kite and a trapezium
  • A \(\frac{3}{5}\)
  • B \(\frac{2}{5}\)
  • C \(\frac{4}{5}\)
  • D \(\frac{1}{5}\)
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