Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

A man covered a distance of 50 miles on his first trip, on a later trip he traveled 300 miles while going 3 times as fast. His new time compared with the old distance was?

A Three times as much
B The same
C Twice as much
D Half as much

Question 182:

In the figure, find x

A 40o
B 55o
C 50o
D 60o

Question 183:

Divide 4x3 - 3x + 1 by 2x - 1

A 2x2 -x + 1
B 2x2 - x -1
C 2x2 + x + 1
D 2x2 + x -1

Question 184:

A car dealer bought a second-hand car for of 250,000 and spent N 70,000 refurbishing it. He then sold the car for N400,000. What is the percentage gain?

A 60%
B 32%
C 25%
D 20%

Question 185:

Find the sum to infinity of the series \(\frac{1}{4}\), \(\frac{1}{8}\), \(\frac{1}{16}\),..........

A \(\frac{1}{2}\)
B \(\frac{3}{5}\)
C \(\frac{-1}{5}\)
D \(\frac{73}{12}\)