- 2. What is the value of 247ten in base 2?
A) 11110111
B) 11111110
C) 11110011
D) 1111011
- 3. The sum of 3 consecutive numbers is −48. Which set is correct?
A) 13, −20, −18
B) +13, +18, −8
C) 17, −16, −15
D) +13, +12, −16
- 4. Find the product of the square of 1/2 and the sum of 13 and 19
A) 13
B) 32
C) 8
D) 4
- 5. The exact value (285)² - (215)²
A) 7500
B) 3500
C) 53000
D) 57000
A) 6/15
B) 14/3
C) 6/5
D) 5/2
- 7. The coefficient of x in the expansion of (x - 2) (x + 9) is
A) 9
B) 18
C) 2
D) 7
- 8. Find the smallest number by which 350 must be multiplied to give a perfect square
A) 14
B) 3
C) 2
D) 5
- 9. Find the sum of 300ten and 211ten in base 2
A) 511
B) 521
C) 171
D) 127
- 10. What is the HCF of 48 and 45?
A) 12
B) 5
C) 9
D) 3
- 11. Find the product of 14 and 4, subtract 24 and then divide by 8
A) 7
B) 4
C) 5
D) 8
- 12. From a class consisting of 27 boys and 23 girls, a person is picked at random, what is the probability that the person is a girl?
A) 23/27
B) 1/50
C) 27/50
D) 23/50
- 13. Calculate the compound interest on ₦60000 for 2 years at 8% per annum.
A) #8984
B) #7984
C) #9984
D) #6984
- 15. If I subtracted 23 from a certain number and divided the result by 7, my answer is 3. What is the original number?
A) 41
B) 42
C) 44
D) 43
- 16. Express 7700 in standard form.
A) 7.7 × 10⁰
B) 7.7 × 10³
C) 7.7 × 10⁴
D) 7.7 × 10¹
- 17. The product of a number and its successor is six. What is the number?
A) 3
B) 5
C) 2
D) 4
- 18. Calculate the third angle of an isosceles triangle whose base angles are 48°.
A) 96°
B) 42°
C) 84°
D) 76°
- 19. What is the value of t when 7t + 6 = 18 + 4t?
A) 8
B) 7
C) 9
D) 4
- 20. Calculate the perimeter of a rectangle of length 8 cm and breadth 5/2 cm.
A) 20cm
B) 21cm
C) 24cm
D) 13/2cm
- 21. If the ratio of a number to 6 is equal to 4 : 3, what is the number?
A) 4
B) 8
C) 6
D) 3
- 22. Find the product of (x + 2) and (x − 3).
A) x² − 3x
B) x² − 2x − 6
C) x² − x − 6
D) x² − 5x + 6
- 23. The sum of two numbers is 71 and their difference is 7, what are the numbers?
A) 25, 36
B) 37, 34
C) 39, 32
D) 27, 31
- 24. Which of the following is not a perfect square?
A) 16b²
B) 4y²
C) 36
D) 2a²
- 25. Find x and y in the simultaneous equations:
x + y = 4 and 3x + y = 8.
A) x = 2, y = 2
B) x = −2, y = −2
C) x = −2, y = 2
D) x = 3, y = 1
- 26. Solve the inequalities 3x + 2 ≥ 4x − 6.
A) x ≤ 8
B) x ≥ −6
C) x > −4
D) x ≤ −8
- 27. What is the square root of 12¼?
A) 7/2
B) 5/2
C) 7/4
D) 3/2
- 28. What number must be multiplied by 112 to make a perfect square?
A) 5
B) 7
C) 2
D) 3
- 29. Remove the brackets in (q + 3)(2q + 3).
A) 2q + 9q + 9
B) q + 5q + 9
C) 2q² + 9q + 9
D) 2q² − 9q + 6
- 30. If a certain number x is subtracted from −3. The result is less than 5. Find the range of the value of x
A) x < −2
B) x < −2
C) x < 2
D) x > 2
- 31. If x varies directly as y and inversely as z. What is the relationship between x, y and z?
A) y = kz/y
B) x = ky/z
C) x = kz/y
D) y = kx/z
- 32. When 40 is divided by the product of k and 2, the result is 5, find the value of k.
A) 2
B) 4
C) 3
D) 1
- 33. The radius of a cylindrical container is 30 cm and the height is 35 cm. Calculate its curved surface area. (Take π = 22/7)
A) 6600 cm²
B) 7800 cm²
C) 8800 cm²
D) 9800 cm²
- 34. Express 52 as a product of its prime factors in index form.
A) 2² × 13¹
B) 2 × 2 × 13
C) 2 × 26²
D) 2 × 13²
- 35. Find the cube root of 27b³c³.
A) 3bc²
B) 3b²c²
C) 3b²c
D) 3bc
- 36. If two fair dice are tossed once, how many elements are contained in the sample space?
A) 16
B) 36
C) 46
D) 26
- 37. What is the probability of getting 4 when a die is thrown once?
A) 1/3
B) 1/6
C) 1/4
D) 1/2
- 38. Four students in a secondary school obtained the following scores in a test: 20, 28, 36 and 48.
A) 33
B) 20
C) 26
D) 24
- 39. Express 180 minutes in degree.
A) 4°
B) 5°
C) 3°
D) 6°
- 40. If y varies directly as x and when y = 3, x = 2.
What is the value of y when x = 12?
A) 16
B) 20
C) 18
D) 14
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