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Examination Guide
1. Find the value of x if the mean of 18, 25, 4x, 9 and 3x is 16
A. 16
B. 12
C. 4
D. 3
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2. Calculate the value of x in the figure below
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A. 20
B. 180
0
C. 9
D. 100
3. A student measures the length of a soccer field as 1080m instead of 1200m, calculate his percentage error
A. 12%
B. 5%
C. 11%
D. 10%
4. The retail price of an egg is N12. If a dozen of egg costs N108, how much will a trader profit after
selling 15 dozens?
A. N45
B. N135
C. N540
D. N450
5. Calculate the radius of a semi circle if the perimeter is given as 36cm.
A. 14cm
B. 7cm
C. 3.5cm
D. 28cm
6. Find the value of p in the sequence: 1, 5, 14, 30, 55, p, 140
A. 91
B. 81
C. 71
D. 104
7. A bowl of ice-cream and a cup of cake cost N11. If two bowls of ice-cream and three cups of cake cost
N28, how much does a cup of cake cost?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 4
D. 7
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8. The sides of two cubes are in the ratio of 3:2, what will be the ratio of their volumes?
A. 3:4
B. 9:2
C. 9:4
D. 27:8
9. Calculate the area of the rectangle with a length of 4cm and a diagonal of 5cm.
A. 16cm2
2
B. 12cm
C. 20cm2 5cm
2
D. 15cm
4cm
10.Mr. Okeke sold a radio set for N29,700 and made a profit of 10% on cost price, calculate his profit.
A. N2,970
B. N1,800
C. N2,700
D. N3,200
11. The pie-chart shows the budget of a family in Lagos state whose monthly income is N240,000.
How much was spent on education for the month?
A. N48,000
B. N100,000
C. N60,000
D. N32,000
12.The bearing of a café from a football field is 2950, what is the bearing of the field from the cafe?
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A. 115
B. 1550
0
C. 25
D. 650
13. X varies inversely as the square root of Y. When X = 4, Y = 9, find X when Y = 16.
A. 12
B. 3
C. 2
D. 6
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14. If lines X and Y are parallel to each other, find the value of x
A 100
B 150 Y 7x0
0
C 25
D 200 X 0
(5x+30)
15. The probability that Bode will pass an examination is ⁄ while the probability that Dele will pass
the same examination is ⁄ . What is the probability that neither of them will pass the examination?
A. ⁄
B. ⁄
C. ⁄
D. ⁄
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16. Three brothers shared a sum in the ratio of 3: 4: 5. If the highest got N37,500 how much did
they share?
A N75,000
B N80,000
C N90,000
D N78,000
17. Calculate the perimeter of the figure if x = 3cm and y = 2cm 5y
A 75cm
B 80cm
C 90cm 5x
D 65cm
18. It took an airplane 8 seconds to cover a distance of 480 meters. What distance will the plane
cover in 30 minutes?
A 10,800m
B 216km
C 3,600m
D 108km
19. If 5 boys are required to fill a water drum in 90 days, how long will it take 18 boys to perform
the same task assuming they are all working at the same rate?
A 32 days
B 50 days
C 20 days
D 25 days
20.Calculate the number of ceiling boards measuring 5cm by 10cm required to cover a square room of 5m.
A 5,000
B 50
C 500
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21. Calculate the value of y in cm if the area of the triangle is 108cm2
A. 6cm
B. 12cm
C. 9cm 18cm
D. 24cm
22. If A = 1010two and B = 1110two, evaluate A + B ycm
A 11000two
B 11100two
C 11110two
D 10100two
2 2
23. Find the H.C.F of 9a b and 27ab
A 3ab
B 27ab
C 9ab
D 6ab
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24. A Student spent ⁄ of his savings on books and ⁄ on video game, what fraction will be left for
refreshment?
A ⁄
B ⁄
C ⁄
D ⁄
25.Correct 0.04836 to two significant figures.
A 0.048
B 0.040
C 0.05
D 0.48
26.Calculate the area of the trapezium 18cm
A 108cm2
2
B 78cm 4cm 5cm
C 120cm2
D 90cm2
27. Eighteen years ago, a mother was nineteen years older than her daughter born twelve years
earlier, how old was the mother last year?
A 37 years
B 47 years
C 48 years
D 49 years
28. If the perimeter of the triangle is 32cm, find the value of x in cm.
A 12cm
(x - 3) (2x - y)
B 9cm
C 24cm
D 15cm
8cm
29. When a number which is 8 less than y is multiplied by 12, the result is 84, find the number.
A 15
B 10.5
C 9
D 7
30. If (2x + 10) and (3x -20) are complimentary angles, what is the size of the larger angle?
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A 20
B 500
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C 70
D 600
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