If N560.70 is shared in the ratio 7 : 2 : 1, what is the smallest share?
Answer
(E)
N56.07
4
Seven years ago, the age of a father was three times that of his son, but in six years time the age of the son will be half that of his father, representing the present ages of the father and son by x and y, respectively, the two equations relating x and y are
Answer
(B)
3y - x = 14; x - 2y = 6
5
The factors of 6x - 5 - x2 are
Answer
(C)
(x - 5)(1 - x)
6
The solution of the quadratic equation bx\(^2\) + cx + a = 0 is given by
Answer
(C)
x = -c \(\pm\) \(\frac{\sqrt{c^2 - 4ab}}{2b}\)
7
The graphical method of solving the equation x3 + 3x2 + 4x - 28 = 0 is by drawing the graphs of the curves
Answer
(D)
y = x2 + 3x + 4 and y = \(\frac{28}{x}\)
8
Write the equation 2 log2x - x log2(1 + y) = 3 in a form not involving logarithms
Answer
(C)
x2 = 8(1 + y)x
9
Find \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) such that x\(\frac{3}{8}\) x y\(\frac{-6}{7}\) x (\(\frac{y^{\frac{9}{7}}}{x^{\frac{45}{8}}}\))\(\frac{1}{9}\) = \(\frac{y^{\alpha}}{y^{\beta}}\)
Answer
(A)
\(\alpha\) = 1, \(\beta\) = \(\frac{5}{7}\)
10
Which of the following lines is not parallel to the line 3y + 2x + 7 = 0?
Answer
(D)
3y - 2x + 7 = 0
11
What is the least possible value of \(\frac{9}{1 + 2x^2}\) if 0 \(\geq\) x \(\geq\) 2?
Answer
(C)
1
12
A man bought wrist watch for N150 but was only able to sell it for N120. Find the loss per cent on the transaction
Answer
(C)
20%
13
Find the median of the set set of numbers 110, 116, 113, 119, 118, 127, 118, 117, 113
Answer
(C)
117
14
If f(x - 2) = 3\(x^2\) + 4x + 1. Find (1).
Answer
(B)
40
15
A sector of a circle is bounded by two radii 7cm long and an arc length 6cm. Find the area of the sector.
Answer
(C)
21cm2
16
Given that p:q = \(\frac{1}{3}\):\(\frac{1}{2}\) and q:r = \(\frac{2}{5}\): \(\frac{4}{7}\) find p:r
Answer
(B)
7:15
17
If sin \(\theta\) = \(\frac{m - n}{m + n}\); Find the value of 1 + tan2\(\theta\)
Answer
(B)
\(\frac{(m^2 + n^2 + 2mn)}{4mn}\)
18
The currency used in a country is called 'Matimalik'(M) and is of base seven. A lady in that country bought 4 bags of rice at M56 per bag and and 3 tins of milk at M4 per tin. What is the total cost of the item she bought?
Answer
(D)
M3417
19
Solve for x, If \(\frac{\frac{2}{x}}{\frac{1}{p^2} + \frac{1}{q^2}}\) = m
Answer
(B)
\(\frac{2p^2q^2}{m(q^2 + p^2)}\)
20
Express 37.05 x 0.0042 in standard form
Answer
(C)
1.556 x 10-1
21
Find the values of x for which the expression \(\frac{(x - 3)(x - 2)}{x^2 + x - 2}\) is undefined?
Answer
(A)
1, -2
22
A stone Q is tied to a point P vertically above Q by an inelastic string of length 2 meters. How high does the stone rise when the string is inclined at an angle 60o to the vertical?
Answer
(D)
1 meters
23
Express 130 kilometers per second in meters per hour
Answer
(D)
4.68 x 108
24
The quantity y is partly constant and partly varies inversely as the square of x. With P and Q as constants, a possible relationship between x and y is
Answer
(A)
y = Q + \(\frac{P}{x^2}\)
25
If \(\frac{3e + f}{3f - e}\) = \(\frac{2}{5}\), find the value of \(\frac{e + 3f}{f - 3e}\)
Answer
(C)
\(\frac{26}{7}\)
26
A world congress of mathematicians were held in Nice in 1970 with 800 people participating. There were 300 from Europe, 200 from America, 150 from Asia, 45 from Africa and 105 from Australia. Representing the above on a pie chart, the angle of the sector representing the participants from Asia is?
Answer
(B)
67\(\frac{1}{2}\)o
27
The diameter of a metal rod is measured as 23.40 cm to four significant figures. What is the maximum error in the measurement?
Answer
(D)
0.005cm
28
In a regular polygon of n sides, each interior angle is 144o. Find n
The solution to the quadratic equation 5 + 3x - 2x2 = 0 is
Answer
(D)
(\(\frac{5}{2}\), -1)
31
A housewife bought 3 kilograms of garri at N13.00 per kg. She deposited N160. 00 for half a cow and bought 24 oranges at 10k each. She came back home with N20.60. She therefore left home with
Answer
(B)
N222.00
32
The solution to the simultaneous equations 3x + 5y = 4, 4x + 3y = 5 is
Answer
(B)
(\(\frac{13}{11}, \frac{1}{11}\))
33
The area of the curved surface of the cone generated by the sector of a circle radius 6cm and arc length 22cm is (\(\pi\) = \(\frac{22}{7}\))
Answer
(E)
66 sq.cm
34
The square base of a pyramid of side 3cm has height 8cm. If the pyramid is cut into two parts by a plane parallel to the base midway between the base and the vertex, the volumes of the two sections are
Determine the mean monthly salary of 50 employees of a company from the following frequency distribution.
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Monthly salary} & \text{Frequency}\\\hline N200.00 & 10\\ N325.00 & 5\\N100.00 & 20\\N120.00 & 2\\ N60.00 & 10\\ N80.00 & 3\end{array}\)
Answer
(B)
N134.10
37
If the function y = 5x is graphed, what would be its intercept on the y-axis?
Answer
(E)
zero
38
A side of a rhombus is 2cm in length. An angle of the rhombus is 60o. What is the length of the diagonal facing this angle?
Answer
(D)
2\(\sqrt{3}\)cm
39
A variable y is inversely proportional to x2, when y = 10, x = 2. What is y when x = 10?
Answer
(D)
0.4
40
Two distinct sectors i the same circle substend 100o and 30o respectively at the centre of the circle. Their corresponding arcs are in ratio
Answer
(A)
10:3
41
The arithmetic mean of the ages of 30 pupils in a class is 15.3 years. One boy leaves the class and one girl is enrolled, and the new average age of 30 pupils in the class becomes 15.2 years. How much older is the boy than the girl?
Answer
(D)
3 years
42
In the diagram, angle QPR = 90o, angle PSR = 90o and PR = 5 units. Find the length of QS.
Answer
(C)
5 tan 25o cos 65o
43
The diagram is the distance time graph of a vehicle. Find its average speed in kilometers per hour during the journey
Answer
(E)
84km/hr
44
In the fiqure where PQRTU is a circle, ISTI = IRSI and angle TSR = 52o. Find the angle marked m
Answer
(E)
116o
45
If K is a constant, which of the following equations best describes the parabola?
