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Mathematics questions and answers

Mathematics Questions and Answers

How good are you with figures and formulas? Find out with these Mathematics past questions and answers. This Test is useful for both job aptitude test candidates and students preparing for JAMB, WAEC, NECO or Post UTME.

46.

The angle of a sector of a circle of radius 3.4 cm is 115°. Find the area of the sector.

(Takeπ=227)

A.

11.6cm2

B.

12.7cm2

C.

10.2cm2

D.

9.4cm2

Correct answer is A

θ=115°,radius=3.4cm2

Area of a sector = θ360×πr2

= 115360×227×3.4×3.4

= 29246.42520

= 11.6cm2

47.

Solve  1+3x3=4

A.

30

B.

6

C.

12

D.

66

Correct answer is A

1+3x3=4

= 3x3=41

3x3=3

take the cube of both sides

= x - 3 = 27
 x = 27 + 3
∴ x = 30

48.

In the diagram, O is the center of the circle QRS and ∠SQR = 28°. Find ∠ORS.

A.

560

B.

280

C.

760

D.

620

Correct answer is D

∠SOR = 2 × 28° = 56° (angle at the centre is twice the angle at the circumference)
From ∆SOR
|OS| = |OR| (radii)
So, ∆SOR is isosceles.

ORS = 18005602=12402    ( base angles of isosceles triangle are equal)

∴ ∠ORS = 62°

49.

It takes 12 men 8 hours a day to finish a piece of work in 4 days. In how many days will it take 4 men working 16 hours a day to complete the same piece of work?

A.

6 days

B.

8 days

C.

10 days

D.

12 days

Correct answer is A

12 men working 8 hours a day can complete the work in 4 days

12 men working 1 hour a day will complete the same work in (8 x 4) days [working less hours a day means they have to work for more days]


1 man working 1 hour a day will complete same work in (8 x 4 x 12) days [fewer number of men working means the remaining ones will have to work for more days ]

So, it will take 1 man working 1 hour a day to complete a piece of work in (8 x 4 x 12) days = 384 days

Now,

1 man working 16 hours a day will complete the piece of work in (384/16) days = 24 days [working more hours a day means less days to complete the work]

4 men working 16 hours a day will complete the piece of work in (24/4) days = 6 days [more men working means fewer days to complete the work]

ALTERNATIVELY

12 x 8 x 4 = 4 x 16 x d

⇒ d = 12×8×44×16

⇒ d = 38464

⇒ d = 6

∴ 4 men working 16 hours a day will complete the piece of work in 6 days

50.

200 tickets were sold for a show. VIP tickets costs ₦1,200 and ₦700 for regular. Total amount realised from the sale of the tickets was ₦180,000. Find the number of VIP tickets sold and the the number of regular ticket sold.

A.

VIP = 80, Regular = 100

B.

VIP = 60, Regular = 120

C.

VIP = 60, Regular = 100

D.

VIP = 80, Regular = 120

Correct answer is D

Let x = number of VIP tickets sold and

y = number of regular tickets sold

Total number of tickets sold = 200

x + y = 200 ---- (i)

If it costs ₦1,200 for a VIP ticket, then it costs ₦1200x for x number of VIP tickets sold and

If it costs ₦700 for a regular ticket, then it costs ₦700y for y number of VIP tickets sold

The total amount realised from the sale of tickets = ₦180,000

⇒ 1200x + 700y = 180000 ----- (ii)

From equation (i)

x = 200 - y ----- (iii)

Substitute (200 - y) for x in equation (ii)

⇒ 1200(200 - y) + 700y = 180000

⇒ 240000 - 1200y + 700y = 180000

⇒ 240000 - 500y = 180000

Collect like terms

⇒ 240000 - 180000 = 500y

⇒ 60000 = 500y

y=60000500=120

Substitute 120 for y in equation (iii)

x=200120

x=80

∴ The total number of VIP tickets sold is 80 and regular is 120