Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
I am x years old and my brother is 3 years older. How old was my brother last year?
- A. (x - 4)years
- B. (x + 2) years
- C. (3x - 10years
- D. (3x + 1)years
Factorize m(2a-b)-2n(b-2a)
- A. (2a-b)(2n-m)
- B. (2a+b)(m-2n)
- C. (2a-b)(m+2n)
- D. (2a-b)(m-2n)
Find the median of the set: 10,10,11,11,11,12,12,15,27,39
- A. 11.5
- B. 12
- C. 11
- D. 10
The population of students in a school is 810. If this is represented on a pie chart, calculate the sectoral angle for a class of 72 students
- A. 32°
- B. 45°
- C. 60°
- D. 75°
The roots of a quadratic equation are \(\frac{-1}{2}\) and \(\frac{2}{3}\). Find the equation.
- A. \(6x^2 - x + 2 = 0\)
- B. \(6x^2 - x - 2 = 0\)
- C. \(6x^2 + x - 2 = 0\)
- D. \(6x^2 + x + 2 = 0\)
Calculate the variance of \(\sqrt{2}\), (1 + \(\sqrt{2}\)) and (2 + \(\sqrt{2}\))
- A. 0
- B. \(\sqrt{\frac{2}{3}}\)
- C. \(\frac{2}{3}\)
- D. 2
4, 16, 30, 20, 10, 14 and 26 are represented on a pie chart. Find the sum of the angles of the bisectors representing all numbers equals to or greater than 16
- A. 48°
- B. 84°
- C. 92°
- D. 276°
Evaluate \(\frac{1}{3} \div [\frac{5}{7}(\frac{9}{10} -1 + \frac{3}{4})]\)
- A. \(\frac{28}{39}\)
- B. (\frac{13}{39}\)
- C. (\frac{39}{28}\)
- D. (\frac{84}{15}\)
What is the value of 3 in the number 42.7531?
- A. \(\frac{3}{10000}\)
- B. \(\frac{3}{1000}\)
- C. \(\frac{3}{100}\)
- D. \(\frac{1}{10}\)
A committee consists of 5 boys namely: Kofi, John, Ojo, Ozo and James and 3 girls namely: Rose, Ugo and Ama. In how many ways can a sub-committee consisting of 3 boys and 2 girls be chosen, if Ozo must be on the sub-committee?
- A. 35
- B. 30
- C. 18
- D. 12

