Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
In a school, 220 students offer Biology or Mathematics or both. 125 offer Biology and 110 mathematics. How many offer Biology but not Mathematics?
- A. 95
- B. 80
- C. 125
- D. 110
A market woman sells oil in cylindrical tins 10cm deep and 6cm in diameter at N15.00 each. If she bought a full cylindrical jug 18cm deep and 10cm in diameter for N50.00, how much did she make by selling all the oil?
- A. N62.50
- B. N35.00
- C. N31.00
- D. N25.00
Find a positive value of \(\alpha\) if the coordinate of the centre of a circle x\(^2\) + y\(^2\) - 2\(\alpha\)x + 4y - \(\alpha\) = 0 is (\(\alpha\), -2) and the radius is 4 units.
- A. 1
- B. 2
- C. 3
- D. 4
Factorize k2 - 2kp + p2.
- A. (k +p)2
- B. (k - p)2
- C. k2 + p2
- D. k2 - p2
If log2(3x - 1) = 5, find x.
- A. 2.00
- B. 3.67
- C. 8.67
- D. 11
Simplify \(\frac{x^2 - 1}{x^3 + 2x^2 - x - 2}\)
- A. \(\frac{1}{x + 2}\)
- B. \(\frac{x - 1}{x + 1}\)
- C. \(\frac{x - 1}{x + 2}\)
- D. \(\frac{1}{x - 2}\)
From the diagram below. ABC is a triangle inscribed in a circle center O. ∠ACB = 40° and |AB| = x cm. calculate the radius of the circle.

- A. \(\frac{x}{sin 40^o}\)
- B. \(\frac{x}{cos 40^o}\)
- C. \(\frac{x}{2 sin 40^o}\)
- D. \(\frac{x}{2 cos 40^o}\)
If y = (1 - 2x)3, find the value of dy/dx at x = -1
- A. 57
- B. 27
- C. -6
- D. -54
The curve surface area of a cylinder, 5cm high is 110cm2. Find the radius of its base. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)]
- A. 2.6cm
- B. 3.5cm
- C. 3.6cm
- D. 7.0cm
5, 8, 6 and k occur with frequency 3, 2, 4, and 1 respectively and have a mean of 5.7. Find the value of k?
- A. 4
- B. 3
- C. 2
- D. 1

