Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
A line passes through the origin and the point \((1\frac{1}{4}, 2\frac{1}{2})\). Find the y-coordinate of the line when x = 4.
- A. 2
- B. 4
- C. 6
- D. 8
Evaluate \(\lim \limits_{x \to 1} \frac{1 - x}{x^{2} - 3x + 2}\)
- A. 1
- B. \(\frac{1}{2}\)
- C. 0
- D. -1
A farmer sold his cock at 20% loss. If the cock was sold for ₦21:00 what was the initial worth of the cock?
- A. ₦27:50
- B. ₦25:20
- C. ₦26:25
- D. ₦20:20
The nth term of a sequence is given 31 - n , find the sum of the first terms of the sequence.
- A. \(\frac{13}{9}\)
- B. 1
- C. \(\frac{1}{3}\)
- D. \(\frac{1}{9}\)
What is the average temperature for the months of May-September?
- A. 77
- B. 79
- C. 83
- D. 80
The percentage of the students with mass less than 69kg is
- A. 56%
- B. 62.5%
- C. 68%
- D. 70%
The probability of a student passing any exam is 2/3. If the student takes three exams, what is the probability that he will not pass any of them?
- A. 2/3
- B. 4/9
- C. 8/27
- D. 1/27
A car travels from calabar to Enugu, a distance of P km with an average speed of U km per hour and continues to benin, a distance of Q km, with an average speed of Wkm per hour. Find its average speed from Calabar to Benin
- A. \(\frac{(p + q)}{pw + qu}\)
- B. \(\frac{uw(p + q)}{pw + qu}\)
- C. \(\frac{uw(p + q)}{pw}\)
- D. \(\frac{uw}{pw + qu}\)
The area of a trapezium is 200 cm\(^2\). Its parallel sides are in the ratio 2 : 3 and the perpendicular distance between them is 16 cm. Find the length of each of the parallel sides.
- A. 10 cm and 15 cm
- B. 8 cm and 12 cm
- C. 6 cm and 9 cm
- D. 12 cm and 18 cm
Given that y = px + q and y = 5 when x = 3, while y = 4 when x = 2, find the value of p and q.
- A. p = 1, q = 3
- B. p = 1, q = 2
- C. p = -2, q = 3
- D. p = 3, q = -2