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JSS 3 EXAMINATION

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JSS 3

Instruction: Answer all questions

SECTION A: OBJECTIVES
1. The bearing of X from Y is 196o. The bearing of Y from X is (a) 016o (b) 074o (c) 106o
o
(d) 196
2. A boat sails on a bearing of 225o. Using compass bearing, in what direction is the boat sailing? (a)
South East (b) North East (c) South West (d) North West
3. The bearing of point A from B is 058o. Find the bearing of point B from point (a) 058o (b) 122o
(c) 3020 (d) 238o
4. Which of the following statements is not true when we specify a direction with bearing? A. Measure
the angle from North B. Measure anticlockwise C. Measure clockwise D. Always use three
digits
5. A piece of land has enough grass to feed 15 cows for 4 days. How long will it last for one cow? (a)
30 days (b) 60 days (c) 90 days (d) 120 days
6. Calculate the size of the fourth angle if three angles of quadrilateral are 65 o, 115o and 125o respectively
(a) 35o (b) 55o (c) 45o (d) 75o
7. Calculate the number of side of a regular polygon whose total angles is 1080o (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8
(d) 10
8. The ratio of the selling price to the cost price of an item is 3:5. If the article is sold for N900, what is
the cost price (a) N480 (b) N1500 (c) N150 (d) N500
9. Calculate the size of each of exterior angle of a regular hexagon. A. 60o B. 30o C. 45o D. 125o
10. The size of each angle of a regular octagon will be ____ (a) 95o (b) 75o (c)105o (d). 135o
11. How many sides has a polygon if the sum of interior angles of that polygon gives 3240o? (a) 18o
(b) 15o (c) 17o (d) 20o
12. In a school of 720 students the ratio of boys to girls is 7:5. Find the number of boys. (a) 402 (b) 240
(c) 300 (d) 420
13. The probability that it will be cloudy tomorrow is 0.45. What is the probability that it will
not be cloudy tomorrow (a) 0.45 (b) 0.35 (c) 1.25 (d) 0.55
5 1
14. Find the probability of getting an odd number in a single toss of a fair die? (a) (b) (c)
6 4
1
(d) 1
2
15. A bag contains 5 white, 4 black and 1 blue. One ball is chosen at random. What is the probability that
3 1 2 7
it is black? (a ) (b) (c) (d)
4 2 5 10
1
16. What is the probability that an integer chosen at random between 1 and 10 inclusive is even? (a)
2
1 3 3
(b) (c) (d)
3 5 10
17. The longest side of a right-angled triangle is called (a) hypotenuse (b) hypostasis (c) base
(d) adjacent
18. Which of the following are Pythagorean triples? (a) 6, 8. 10 (b) 12, 28, 32 (c) 9, 12, 20
(d) 13, 15, 17
19. The compassing bearing S400E converted to a three figure bearing is_______ (a) 2200 (b) 0400
(c) 1400 (d) 0500
20. The coefficient of x2 in the expansion (x+3)(x-5) is _____? (a) -15 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) -2

SECTION B: THEORY: Attempt any four(4) questions in all


1 2
1a. Solve the equation: + =0 ( 3mks)
2 a a−25
b. The sum of the 3 angles of a hexagon is 345o. If the other angles are equal. Find the sizes of
each of the angle. (3mks)
c. Find the values of the sides p and z in Triangle PQR and XYZ below
Q X
p 17cm
5m z
. (4 mks)
R Y Z
P 12m 15cm
2a. Calculate the number of sides of each of a regular polygon whose interior angle is 162o
(2 mks)
2b. The following figures show the number of children per family in a sample of 40 households
1, 2, 4, 3, 4, 3, 8, 3, 2, 2, 3, 2, 5, 6,5, 4, 2, 1, 3, 2, 4, 5, 3, 8, 7, 6, 5,
4, 5, 7, 6, 3, 8, 6, 3, 5, 7, 5, 4, 3
(a) Prepare a frequency table for this data
(b) Calculate: (i) Mean (ii) Mode (8 mks)

3a. Calculate the


(i) Exterior angle
(ii) The number of sides of a regular polygon with an interior angle of 72o (4 mks)

b. 400 students were asked whether they liked yam, cornflakes, bread, rice or some other type
of food for breakfast, the following data was recorded.
Type of Food Yam Cornflakes Bread Rice Other
Frequency 65 110 80 120 25
Draw a pie chart to represent this information (6mks)

4a. Draw a sketch to show each of these bearings marking the angles clearly.
i) N35oW (ii) N70oE (iii). S58oW (6 mks)
b. Find the three figure bearings of A, B, C, and D from X.
N

D 52o 63o A

x
(4 mks)
W E
o
75
35o
C B
S
5a. A bag contains 30 blue pens (B), 10 red pens (R) and 60 white pens (W). If a ball is chosen at random,
what is the probability of choosing
(i) a blue pen? (ii) a red pen? (iii) a white pen? (iv) a black pen? (4mks)
5b. Out of 10 students, the favourite drink of seven is coke and the favourite drink of the rest is Fanta. One
of the students is chosen at random. What is the probability that the favourite drink of the student is:
(i) Coke (ii) Fanta (iii) Neither Coke nor Fanta (iv) Either Coke or Fanta? (6 mks)

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