2019 National Common
Entrance Examination
into
JS 1 Federal Unity
Colleges
Paper I (Achievement Test)
Part A – Mathematics and Basic Science
Part B – English and Social Studies
Solutions to Mathematics, Basic Science, English Studies and
Social Studies
Mathematics
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1. 1 min = 60s
3 ½ = 3 ½ x 60s
1
i.e. 3 ½ x 60 = 2 x 60
2 1
i.e. 7 x 30 = 210s
2. Twelve thousand = 12,000
Seven hundred = 700
Two = 2
Total
3. 30,000 = Thirty thousand
300 = Three hundred
85 = eighty five
30, 385 = Thirty thousand, three
Hundred and eight five
4.
3 6 81 = 81 = 9 = 1 4
25 25 25 5 5
5. Simple interest = 5000 x 5 x 2
100
i.e. simple interest = 50 x 2 x 5 = N500.00
6. 1 day = 24 hrs
4 ½ days = 4 ½ x 24 = 9 x 24
2
i.e. 9 x 12 = 108 hrs
Therefore , 4 ½ days = 108 hours
7. Loss = selling price –cost price
Cost price = 5 x N40.00 = N200.00
Selling price = N150.00
Loss = N150.00 – N200.00 = N50.00
Therefore, loss = N50.00
8. %Loss = Loss x 100
Cost price 1
Loss = cost price –selling price
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Loss = N5000-N4000= N1000
Loss = N1000
% Loss = 1000 x 100 = 100 = 20
5000 1 5
Therefore, %Loss = 20%
9. 30:45
10:15
2:3
10. Let the number be x
¼ of x = 5
i.e. ¼ x x = 5
1 1
i.e x=5
4 1
i.e. x = 20
11. N4000 per month
i.e. ½ a year = 6 months
Therefore,
Earning in ½ year = 6 x N4000
i.e. = N24,000
12. Let the number be x
3.10-x = 1.001
i.e. 3.10 – 1.001 = x
3.10
-1.001
2.099
13. 4 oranges cost N20.00
1 orange cost N20.00
4
60 oranges cost N20.00 x 60
4 1
i.e. 5 x 60 = 300
Therefore, 60 oranges will cost N300.00
14. Required fractions; 3 5 7 2
4 8 12 3
Find the LCM of the given fractions as shown below
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3 5 7 2
4 8 12 3
72,50, 46, 64
96
In ascending order means from lowest to highest, i.e. arrange the fractions from lowest to
highest
15. 504.13
5 = hundred
0 = tens
4 = units
= decimal point
1 = tenth
3= hundredth
Therefore, the place value of 5 in 504, 13 is hundreds
16. Total number of pupils = 478 + 329= 807 pupils
17. Let the number be x
i.e. x -90 = 60
Add 90 to both sides
x – 90 + 90 = 60 + 90
i.e. the biggest number is 150
Therefore, the sum of the smaller number (90) and the biggest number (150) is 90 + 150 =
240
18. 4.02
13.9
7.1
25.02
19. Spend = 72 km/hr
Time = 2 ½ hr
Distance = x (unknown)
But Distance = Speed x Time
i.e. Distance = 72 x 2 ½ = 72 x 5
1 2
i.e. Distance = 36 x 5 = 180km
20. x +3 = 12
Subtract 3 from both sides of the equal sign
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i.e. x + 3 -3 = 12 -3
i.e. x + 0 = 9
i.e. x = 9
Therefore, x - 2 = 9 -2 = 3 -2 = 1
21. Answer = D
22. Let the number be x
1
/3 of x = 9
i.e. 1 x x = 9
3 1 1
i.e. x = 9
3 1
x = 27
23. Answer = E
24. 1 1 - 1 + 2 + 1
2 3 3 2
i.e 3 -1 + 2+ 1
2 3 3 2
i.e 9-2 + 4 +3
6 6
i.e 7 + 7
6 6
i.e 7 x6=1
6 7
25. Distance = Speed x Time
Speed = 245km/hr
Time = 2 hrs
Therefore, distance = 245 x 2
= 490km/hr
26. a = -2, b = -1
a2 –b = (-2)2 –(1)
i.e. = 4 +1 =5
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27. Volume of a cylinder = 2 x h
Where r = 22, h = 14cm
7
Volume of cylinder = 22 x 42 x 14
7 1 1
i.e. 27 x 16 x 14 = 22 x 16 x 2
7 1 1
i.e. Volume of cylinder = 704cm2
28. 17 + 2a = a + 7
17 – 7 = 2a –a
10 = a
i.e. a = 10
29. 4=2
x 3
12 = 2x
i.e. 6 = x
Therefore, the value of x is 6 = 3
8m 2 2
30.
4m 3m 5m
Area of shaded portion = area of
Block –Area of unshaded portion
Area of block = 8m x 5m = 40m2
Area of unshaded portion = 4m x 3m = 12m2
Therefore, area of shaded portion = (40-12)m2 = 28m2
31. Answer = D
32. 700
x0
Total angles in a right –angled triangle is 900
Therefore, 900 = 700 + x0
Subtract 700 from both sides
900- 700 = 700 – 700 + x0
200 = 0 + x2
i.e. x0 = 200
33. Perimeter of a square = 4L where L = length of one side of the square
i.e. Area of a square = L2
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i.e. Area of a square = L2
i.e 36 = L2
Square root both sides, we have;
36 = l2
i.e. 6 = L
Therefore, perimeter of a square = 4 x
L = 4 x 6 = 24cm
B
34.
5cm
x
C
3cm
Using the Pythagoras theorem;
BC2 = AB2 + AC2
52 = x2 + 3 2
25 = x2 +9
16 = x2 +0
i.e. x2 = 16
x2 = 16
i.e. x = 4
35. Answer = C
36.
x 590
Angle on s straight line = 1800
i.e. x = 1800-590
i.e. x = 1210
a
37.
c b
B
a
Perimeter of triangle
c
ABC = a +b + c
i.e. perimeter = 5cm +7cm +9cm
i.e. perimeter = 21
z
38.
4cm
The diagram above is a square with equal sides
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i.e. z =4
Therefore; z = 4 = 2cm
39. 1,3,2,3,5
Re-arranged in ascending order,
1,2,3,3,5
i.e Mode is 3
40. Average = 3 + 2 + 6 + 1 + 3 15 = 3
5 2
i.e. Average = 3
BASIC SCIENCE
41. B
42. C
43. B
44. C
45. E
46. E
47. B
48. D
49. C
50. B
ENGLISH STUDIES
1. D
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. A
6. A
7. C
8. A
9. E
10. D
11. E
12. A
13. B
14. A
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15. D
16. A
17. C
18. D
19. A
20. E
21. B
22. A
23. B
24. C
25. C
26. A
27. E
28. A
29. A
30. B
31. B
32. D
33. C
34. B
35. E
36. D
37. E
38. C
39. A
40. D
SOCIAL STUDIES
41. B
42. C
43. E
44. C
45. A
46. D
47. A
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48. E
49. B
50. B
51. B
52. E
53. A
54. D
55. C
56. C
57. E
58. B
59. A
60. A
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