JAMB Mathematics Past Questions & Answers - Page 174

866.

Marks scored by some children in an arithmetic test are:5, 3, 6, 9, 4, 7, 8, 6, 2, 7, 8, 4, 5, 2, 1, 0, 6, 9, 0, 8.
The arithmetic mean of the marks is

A.

6

B.

5

C.

8

D.

7

E.

10

Correct answer is B

Add all the No.s together to give 100

\(\sum\)xf = 100

N = 20

x = \(\frac{\sum xf}{N}\)

= \(\frac{100}{20}\)

= 5

867.

What is the area between two concentric circles of diameters 26cm and 20cm?

A.

100\(\pi\)

B.

169\(\pi\)

C.

69\(\pi\)

D.

9\(\pi\)

E.

269\(\pi\)

Correct answer is C

Area of circle 1 with diameter 26cm:

\(\pi r^{2} = \pi \times (\frac{26}{2})^{2} \)

= \(169 \pi cm^{2}\)

Area of circle 2 with diameter 20 cm:

\(\pi R^{2} = \pi \times (\frac{20}{2})^{2}\)

= \(100 \pi cm^{2}\)

Area between the two circles = \((169 - 100) \pi cm^{2}\)

= \(69 \pi cm^{2}\)

868.

Evaluate correct to 4 decimal places 827.51 x 0.015

A.

8.8415

B.

12.4127

C.

124.1265

D.

12.4120

E.

114.1265

Correct answer is B

827.51 x 0.015 By normal multiplication or use of four figure table, 827.51 x 0.015 = 12.4127 (to 4 decimal places).

869.

A cuboid has a diagonal of length 9cm and a square base of side 4cm. What is its height?

A.

9cm

B.

\(\sqrt{65}\)cm

C.

\(4\sqrt{2}\)cm

D.

7cm

E.

6.5cm

Correct answer is B

Given a cuboid, the diagonal cuts a face of the cuboid into 2 right-angled triangles.

Hence, using the Pythagoras theorem, we have

\(9^{2} = 4^{2} + x^{2}\)

\(81 = 16 + x^{2}\)

\(x^{2} = 81 - 16 = 65\)

\(\therefore x = \sqrt{65} cm\)

870.

Which of the following fractions is less than one-third?

A.

\(\frac{22}{63}\)

B.

\(\frac{4}{11}\)

C.

\(\frac{15}{46}\)

D.

\(\frac{33}{98}\)

E.

\(\frac{122}{303}\)

Correct answer is C

All others are greater than 0.333 when converted to their fractions except \(\frac{15}{46}\)