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.

1,896.

Evaluate \(\frac{6.3 \times 10^5}{8.1 \times 10^3}\) to 3 significant fiqures

A.

77.80

B.

778.0

C.

7.870

D.

8.770

E.

88.70

Correct answer is A

\(\frac{6.3 \times 10^5}{8.1 \times 10^3}\)

\(\frac{7}{9} \times 10^{2}\)

= \(0.77778 \times 10^{2}\)

= \(77.778 \approxeq 77.80\)

1,897.

The number 25 when converted from the tens and units base to the binary base (base two) is one of the following

A.

10011

B.

111011

C.

111000

D.

11001

E.

110011

Correct answer is D

\(\begin{array}{c|c} 2 & 25\\2 & 12 R 1\\2 & 6 R 0\\2 & 3 R 0\\2 & 1 R 1\end{array}\)

= (11001)

1,898.

Simplify \(\frac{6^{2n + 1} \times 9^n \times 4^{2n}}{18^n \times 2^n \times 12^{2n}}\)

A.

32n

B.

3 x 23n - 1

C.

2n

D.

6

E.

1

Correct answer is D

\(\frac{6^{2n + 1} \times 9^n \times 4^{2n}}{18^n \times 2^n \times 12^{2n}}\) = \(\frac{(2 \times 3^{2n + 1} \times 3^{2n}) \times 2^{4n}}{(2 \times 9)^n \times 2^n \times (6 \times 2^{2n})}\)

= \(\frac{(2^{2n + 1} \times 3^{2n + 1}) \times 3^{2n} \times 2^{4n}}{2^n \times 3^{2n} \times 2^n \times 2^{4n} \times 3^{2n}}\)

= \(\frac{2^{2n} + 1 + 4^n \times 3^{2n} + 1 + 2^n}{2^{n + n + 4n} \times 3^{2n + 4n} \times 3^{2n + 2n}}\)

= \(\frac{2^{6n + 1} \times 3^{4n + 1}}{2^{6n} x 3^{4n}}\)

= 26n + 1 - 6n x 34n + 1 - 4n

2 x 3 = 6

1,899.

Two cars X and Y start at the same point and travel towards a point P which is 150km away. If the average speed of Y is 60km per hour and x arrives at P 25 minutes earlier than Y. What is the average speed of X?

A.

51\(\frac{3}{7}\)km per hour

B.

72km per hour

C.

37\(\frac{1}{2}\) km per hour

D.

66km per hour

E.

75km per hour

Correct answer is B

Distance travelled by both x and y = 150 km.

Speed of y = 60km per hour, Time = \(\frac{dist.}{Speed}\)

Time spent by y = \(\frac{150}{60}\)

= 2\(\frac{3}{6}\)hrs

= \(\frac{1}{2}\) hrs

if x arrived at p 25 minutes earlier than y, then time spent by x = 2 hour 5 mins

= 125 mins

x average speed = \(\frac{150}{125}\) x \(\frac{60}{1}\)

= \(\frac{9000}{125}\)

= 72 km\hr

1,900.

Given that 10x = 0.2 and log102 = 0.3010, find x

A.

-1.3010

B.

-0.6990

C.

0.6990

D.

1.3010

E.

0.02

Correct answer is B

Given that log102 = 0.3010, If 10x = 0.2

log1010x = log10 0.2 = log10

xlog10 10 = log10 2 - log1010 since log10 10 = 1

x = 0.3010 - 1

x = -0.6990