JAMB Mathematics Past Questions & Answers - Page 259

1,291.

express 62 \(\div\) 3 as a decimal correct to 3 significant figures

A.

20.6

B.

20.667

C.

20.67

D.

20.7

Correct answer is D

\(\frac{62}{3}\) = 20.6666.....

= 20.7 to 3 sig. fig.

1,292.

Find correct to 3 decimal places (\(\frac{1}{0.05}\) + \(\frac{1}{5.005}\)) - (0.05 x 2.05)

A.

99.998

B.

98.999

C.

89.899

D.

9.998

Correct answer is A

(\(\frac{1}{0.05}\) + \(\frac{1}{5.005}\)) - (0.05 x 2.05)

(\(\frac{1}{0.05}\) x 5.005) - (0.05 x 2.05)


\(\frac{5.005}{0.05}\) - 0.1025

100.1 - 0.1025

= 99.9975

99.998 to 3 decimal place.

1,293.

If 2257 is the result of subtracting 4577 from 7056 in base n, find n

A.

8

B.

9

C.

10

D.

11

Correct answer is A

\(\begin{array}{c|c} 7056 \\ \text{- 4577} \\\hline 2257 \end{array}\)
By trial and error method

Let the base to 8

i.e. Let n = 8 and it is easily verified that the subtraction holds.

The subtraction does not hold when other values of n are tried

n = 8

1,294.

Simplify 3\(\frac{1}{3}\) - 1\(\frac{1}{4}\) x \(\frac{2}{3}\) + 1\(\frac{2}{5}\)

A.

2

B.

3

C.

4

D.

5

Correct answer is C

3 - \(\frac{1}{3}\) - (\(\frac{5}{4}\) x \(\frac{2}{3}\)) + 1\(\frac{2}{5}\)

= \(\frac{10}{3}\) - \(\frac{5}{6}\) + \(\frac{7}{5}\)

= \(\frac{100 - 25 + 42}{30}\)

= \(\frac{117}{30}\)

= 3.9

\(\approx\) 4

1,295.

A student has 5 courses to take from Mathematics and physics. There are 4 courses in Mathematics and 3 in Physics which he can choose his courses so that he takes exactly two courses in Physics?

A.

48

B.

12

C.

10

D.

7

Correct answer is B

Mathematics = \(^{4} C_{3} = 4\)

Physics = \(^{3} C_{2} = 3\)

\(\therefore\) He can choose in 4 x 3 = 12 ways.