Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

If the volume of a cube is (8 x 103)cm\(^3\), what is the surface area the cube?

A 2,400 cm\(^3\)
B 1,600 cm\(^3\)
C 120 cm\(^3\)
D 24 cm\(^3\)
E 16 cm\(^3\)

Question 32:

A chord is drawn 12cm away from the centre of a circle of radius 13cm. What is the length of the chord?

A 169.00 cm
B 144.00 cm
C 25.00 cm
D 17.69 cm
E 10.00 cm

Question 33:

A bottle of malt costs three times as much as a bottle of Mirinda. If 5 bottles of malt and 4 bottles of Mirinda cost N380.00 altogether, how much does a bottle of malt cost?

A N90.00
B N80.000
C N60,000
D N40,000
E N20,000

Question 34:

Two beads are drawn at random, one after the other, with replacement, from a box containing 5 red and 7 white identical beads. What is the probability that the beads are the same colour

A \(\frac{119}{144}\)
B \(\frac{95}{144}\)
C \(\frac{37}{72}\)
D \(\frac{49}{144}\)
E \(\frac{1}{6}\)

Question 35:

Simplify \(\sqrt{6a} \times \sqrt{576a^6}\)

A ± 16a2
B ± 16a
C ± 14a2
D ± 12a2
E ± 12a