1. What is the answer when 24346 is divided by 426? A. 236 B. 356 C. 526 D.
556
2. If 29 x (Y3)9 = 35 x (Y3)5, find the value of Y. A. 4 B. 3 C. 2 D. 1
3. Add 11012,101112 and 1112 A. 1110112 B. 1101102 C. 1010112 D. 1010102
4. If 125x = 2010 find x A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
5. If 55x + 52x = 7710 find X A. 5 B. C. 7 D. 10
6. If (a2b−3c)3/4 = ap bq cr; what is the value of p+2q?
a−1b4c5 A. (5/2) B. -(5/4) C. -(25/4) D. -10
7. If 31410 - 2567 = 340x, find x. A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10
−1/2 −1/2 1\3 3 2 ¾
8. simplify 16 ×4 ×27 A. /8 B. /3 C. D. 3/2
9. If logx1/2 64 = 3, find the value of x A. 4 B. 16 C. 32 D. 64
10. If log810 = X, evaluate log85 in terms of X. A. 1/2XB. X-1/4 C. X-1/3 D. X-
1/2
11. If log102 = 0.3010 and log107 = 0.8451, evaluate log10280 A. 3.4471 B. 2.4471
C. 1.4471 D. 1.4071
12. A group of market women sell at least one of yam, plantain and maize. 12 of them sell maize, 10
sell yam and 14 sell plantain. 5 sell plantain and maize, 4 sell yam and maize, 2 sell yam and
plantain only while 3 sell all the three items. How many women are in the group? A. 25 B. 19
C. 18 D. 17
13. Let P = {1, 2, u, v, w, x}; Q = {2, 3, u, v, w, 5, 6, y} and R = {2, 3, 4, v, x, y}.
Determine (P-Q) ∩ R A. {1, x} B. {x y} C. {x} D. ɸ
C. ∅ D. {4,6}
2
14. If X = {n + 1:n = 0,2,3} and Y = {n+1:n=2,3,5}, find X∩Y. A. {1,3}
B. {5,10}
15.
The shaded portion in the venn diagram above represents? A. F - (E n F) - (G n F) B. E' n
F n G' C. E u F u G D. F
16. A group of market women sell at least one of yam, plantain and maize. 12 of them sell maize, 10
sell yam and 14 sell plantain. 5 sell plantain and maize, 4 sell yam and maize, 2 sell yam and
plantain only while 3 sell all the three items. How many women are in the group? A. 25 B. 19
C. 18 D. 17
17. If n(P) = 20 and n(Q) = 30 and n(PuQ) = 40, find the value n(PnQ) A. 10 B. 30 C. 15
D. 40
18. Factorize completely x2+2xy+y2+3x+3y−18. A. (x+y+6)(x+y-3) B. (x-y-6)(x-y+3) C. (x-
y+6)(x-y-3) D. (x+y-6)(x+y+3)
19. Factorize completely; (4x+3y)2 - (3x-2y)2 A. (x+5y)(7x+y) B. (x+5y)(7x-y) C. (x-5y)(7x+y)
D. (x-5y)(7x-y)
20. If 9x2 + 6xy + 4y2 is a factor of 27x3 - 8y3, find the other factor. A. 2y + 3x B. 2y - 3x C. 3x +
2y D. 3x - 2y
21. Solve for x and y if x - y = 2 and x2 - y2 = 8 A. (-1, 3) B. (3, 1) C. (-3, 1)
D. (1, 3)
22. Factorize a2x - b2y - b2x + a2y A. (a - b)(x + y) B. (y - x)(a - b)(a + b)
C. (x - y)(a - b)(a + b) D. (x + y)(a - b)(a + b)
23. Consider the statements:
p: Stephen is intelligent
q: Stephen is good at Mathematics
If p⇒q, which of the following is a valid conclusion?
A. If Stephen is good at Mathematics, then he is intelligent B. If Stephen is not good at
Mathematics, then he is not intelligent C. If Stephen is not intelligent, then he is not good at
Mathematics D. If Stephen is not good at Mathematics, then he is intelligent
24. A cylindrical pipe 50m long with radius 7m has one end open. What is the total surface area of
the pipe? A. 749ππm2 B. 700ππm2 C. 350ππm2 D. 98ππm2
25. Find the length of a side of a rhombus whose diagonals are 6cm and 8cm A. 8cm B. 5cm
C. 4cm D. 3cm
26. The ratio of the length of two similar rectangular blocks is 2 : 3. If the volume of the larger block
is 351cm33, then the volume of the other block is? A. 234.00 cm3 B. 526.50 cm3
C. 166.00 cm3 D. 687cm3
27.
In the parallelogram PQRS, PE is perpendicular to QR. Find the area of the parallelogram.
A. 60cm2 B. 65cm2 C. 72cm2 D. 132cm2 E. 156cm2
28. The ratio of the length of two similar rectangular blocks is 2 : 3. If the volume of the larger block
is 351cm3, then the volume of the other block is?A. 234.00 cm3 B. 526.50 cm3
C. 166.00 cm3 D. 687cm3
29. The locus of a point equidistant from two intersecting lines is A. where the sum of the
distances of two focal points is fixed B. the collection of points that are equally distant from a
fixed point and a line C. the perpendicular bisector of the linesD. pair of bisectors of the angles
between the two lines
30. In ∆MNO, MN = 6 units, MO = 4 units and NO = 12 units. If the bisector of angle M meets NO
at P, calculate NP. A. 4.8 units B. 7.2 units C. 8.0 units D. 18.0 units
31. P(-6, 1) and Q(6, 6) are the two ends of the diameter of a given circle. Calculate the radius.
A. 6.5 units B. 13.0 units C. 3.5 units D. 7.0 units
32.
In the diagram above, PQ//RS. The size of the angle marked x is? A. 100o B. 80o
C. 50o D. 30o
33. If sinθ = 3/5. Find Tanθ A. ¾ B. 3/5 C. 2/5 D. 1/4
34.
In the figure above, PQRS is a circle with ST//RQ. Find the value of x PT = PS. A. 70o B. 55o
C. 40o D. 35o
35.
The histogram above represents the weights of students who traveled out to their school for an
examination. How many people made the trip? A. 78 B. 38 C. 29
D. 69
36. Find the median of 4, 1, 4, 1, 0, 4, 4, 2 and 0 A. zero B. 1 C. 2 D. 4
37. Find the mean deviation of 2, 4, 5, and 9 A. 1 B. 2 C. 5 D. 7
Marks 2345 6 7 8
No. of
3152 4 2 3
students
38. from the table above, if the pass mark is 5, how many students failed the test? A. 6 B. 2
C. 7 D. 9
39. Calculate the mean deviation of the first five prime numbers. A. 2.72 B. 5.6 C. 5.25
D. 13.6
40. The scores of students in a test are recorded as follows: 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 3, and 5. Find the
mode of the mark. A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
41. A bag contains 5 black, 4 white and x red marbles. If the probability of picking a red marble is
2/5, find the value of x A. 8 B. 10 C. 4 D. 6
42. The probability of picking a letter T from the word OBSTRUCTION is? A. 1/11 B. 2/11 C. 3/11
4
D. /11
43. The probability of a student passing any examination is 2/3. If the students takes three
examination, what is the probability that he will not pass any of them? A. 2/3 B. 4/9 C. 8/27
D. 1/27
44. Solve the inequality 2 - x > x2. A. x < -2 or x > 1 B. x > 2 or x< -1 C. -1 < x < 2
D. -2 < x < 1
45. If x > 0, find the range of number x-3, 3x+2,x-1, 4x, 2x-1, x-2, 2x-2, 3x and 3x+1A. 3x+3
B. 3x+1C. 2x+5 D. 2x+1
46. Determine the value of x for which (x2 - 1) > 0? A. x < -1 or x > 1 B. -1 < x < 1 C. x >
0 D. x < -1
47. X is a point due east of point Y on a coast: Z is another point on the coast but 6√3km due south of
y. If the distance XZ is 12Km. Calculate the bearing of Z from X A. 240o B. 210o
o o
C. 150 D. 60
48. A ship H leaves a port P and sails 30 km due south. Then it sails 60km due west. What is the
bearing of H from P? A. 20o 34' B. 243o 26' C. 116o 34' D. 63o 26'
o
E. 240 56'
49. A trader bought 100 oranges at 5 for N1.20, 20 oranges got spoilt and the remaining were sold at
4 for N1.50. Find the percentage gain or loss. A. 30% gain B. 25% gain C. 30% loss
D. 25% loss
50. If the population of a town was 240,000 in January 1998 and it increased by 2% each year, what
would be the population of the town in January, 2000? A. 480,000 B. 249,696
C. 249,600 D. 244,800
THEORY
1a. A box contains 40 identical discs which are either red or white. If the probability of picking a
red disc is ¼, calculate the number of
i. White discs
ii. Red discs that should be added such that the probability of picking a red disc will be 1/3.
b. Evaluate without the use of calculator 3/√3 (2/√3- √12/3)
2.
Class interval Frequency
60-64 2
65-69 3
70-74 6
75-79 11
80- 84 8
85-89 7
90-94 2
95-99 1
The table shows the distribution of marks scored by students in an examination. Calculate to 2
decimal places, the
i. Mean
ii. Standard deviation of the distribution
3a. in the diagram, O is the center of the circle radius r cm and < XOY=90 0 . if the area of the
shaded part is 504cm2, calculate the value of r (∏ =22/7).
b. two isosceles triangles PQR and PQS are drawn on opposite sides of a common base PQ. If <
PQR = 660and < PSQ= 1090, calculate the value of <RQS.
4a.
The diagram shows a circle PQRS with centre O, < UQR = 68 0. < TPS = 740 and< QSR = 400.
Calculate the value of <PRS.
b. in the diagram below, WY and WT are straight lines. O is the centre of the circle WXM and <
XWM= 480 . calculate the value of < WTZ.
5a. Without using mathematical tables or calculators, simplify 2tan 600 + cos 300
Sin 600
b. From an aeroplane in the air and at a horizontal distance of 1050m, the angle of depression of the top
and the base control tower at an instance are36 0 and 41 0 respectively. Calculate, correct to the nearest
metre, the:
i. height of the control tower
ii. shortest distance between the aeroplane and the base of the control tower