Question 1The cost of renovating a 6m square room is N540. What is the cost of renovating a 9m square room?A.N720B.N810C.N1215D.N1620Objective Show full explanation
Question 2The solution of the quadratic inequality (x2 + x - 12) ≥ 0 isA.x ≥ 3 or x ≥ -4B.x ≤ 3 or x ≤ -4C.x ≥ 3 or x ≤D.x ≥ -3 or x ≤ 4Objective Show full explanation
Question 3A man made a profit of 5% when he sold an article for N60,000.00. How much would he have to sell the article to make a profit of 26%?A.N65000B.N68000C.N70000D.N72000Objective Show full explanation
Question 4Find the sum of the first 18 terms of the series: 3, 6, 9,...., 36A.505B.513C.433D.635Objective Show full explanation
Question 5Solve for x and y in the equations below: x2 - y2 = 4, x + y = 2A.x = 0, y = -2B.x = 0, y = 2C.x = 2, y = 0D.x = -2, y = 0Objective Show full explanation
Question 6The fifth term of the arithmetic progression of an A.P is 24 and the eleventh term is 96. Find the first termA.12B.4C.-12D.-24Objective Show full explanation
Question 7Simplify 0.000215 × 0.000028 and express your answer in standard formA.6.03 × 109B.6.02 × 109C.6.03 × 10-9D.6.02 × 10-9Objective Show full explanation
Question 8A bag contains 5 black, 4 white and x red marbles. If the probability of picking a red marble is 2/3, find the value of xA.10B.8C.6D.4Objective Show full explanation
Question 9The volume of a pyramid with the height 15cm is 90cm2. If its base is a rectangle with dimensions xcm by 6cm, find the value of xA.3B.5C.6D.8Objective Show full explanation
Question 10The diagonal of a square is 60cm. Calculate its perimeter.A.20√2B.40√2C.90√2D.120√2Objective Show full explanation
Question 12A father decided to give 20% of his monthly income to his three children as their monthly allowance. The eldest child got 45% of the allowance and the youngest child got 25%. How much was the father's monthly income if the second child got N3000?A.M33, 000B.N45, 000C.N50, 000D.N60, 000Objective Show full explanation
Question 13If x varies inversely as y and y varies directly as z, what is the relationship between x and y?A.x ∝ zB.x ∝ 1/zC.x ∝ z2D.x ∝ 1/z2Objective Show full explanation
Question 14The ratio of the sides of two similar rectangular blocks is 5:3. If the volume of the smaller block is 324cm2, that of the other block isA.1500cm2B.900cm2C.864cm2D.540cm2Objective Show full explanation
Question 15The average age of the three children in a family is 9 years. If the average age of their parents is 39 years, the average age of the whole family isA.20 yearsB.21 yearsC.24 yearsD.27 yearsObjective Show full explanation
Question 16How many different three-digit numbers can be formed using the integers 1 to 6, if no integer occurs twice in a number?A.20B.60C.120D.240Objective Show full explanation
Question 17The rate of ice formation in the freezer compartment of a refrigerator is (2 - 0.3t)g per min; where t is the time in minutes. If there was initially 10g of ice in the ice-maker, the mass of ice present after 10 minutes isA.5gB.10gC.15gD.25gObjective Show full explanation
Question 18A polynomial in x whose zeros are 2, -1 and 3 isA.x2 + 7x + 6B.x2 + 7x - 6C.x2 - 7x + 6D.x2 - 7x - 6Objective Show full explanation
Question 20A regular polygon with (2m + 1) sides has each interior angle equal to 144°. The value of m isA.41⁄2B.5C.8D.10Objective Show full explanation
Question 21A photograph is to be taken of five people including a married couple. If the married couple insist on sitting next to each other, the number of different arrangements isA.20B.24C.48D.60Objective Show full explanation
Question 22If x - 1, x, x + 2 form a geometric sequence, then the value of x isA.1B.-1C.2D.-2Objective Show full explanation
Question 23If the 7th term of an AP is twice the first term and the sum of the first four terms is 42, find the common differenceA.3/2B.2C.3D.6Objective Show full explanation
Question 24An examiner has five envelopes labeled A to E for each of the five options of a question paper. In how many ways can the examiner place one option of the question in each envelope without getting every option in the envelope?A.119B.120C.25D.24Objective Show full explanation
Question 25If dy/dx = x + cosx, find yA.x2 + sinx + cB.x2/2 + sinx + cC.x2 - sinx + cD.x2/2 - sinx + cObjective Show full explanation
Question 26If 2cos2θ = -cosθ and 0 < 180°, then θ isA.90° or 120°B.60° or 90°C.60° or 120°D.30° or 150°Objective Show full explanation
Question 27In a class of 54 students, each student offers at least one of English and French. If the sum of those that offer both subjects is half the number that offer English only and the number that offer French only is twice the number that offer both subjects, find the number of students that offer English onlyA.12B.30C.36D.18Objective Show full explanation
Question 28Find the first derivative of y = 3cos24x isA.24sin4xB.-24cos4x sinxC.-12sin8xD.12sin8xObjective Show full explanation
Question 29The integral of 3x - 2 which passes the point (1, -5/6) isA.1/6(3x - 2)2 - 1B.-1/6(3x - 2)2 - 1C.3x2 - 2x + 11/6D.-1/6(3x - 2)2 + 1Objective Show full explanation
Question 30Make x the subject of the relation y = 3 - lnxA.e3 - yB.ey - 1C.y/3D.3/yObjective Show full explanation
Question 31Find the coordinates of the mid--point of the line joining (2, 7) and (1, -6)A.(1/2, 13/2)B.(3/2, 1/2)C.(1/2, 1/2)D.(3/2, 13/2)Objective Show full explanation
Question 32When a polynomial f(x) is divided by 2x - 3, the quotient is x2 - x + 2 and the remainder is -1. Find f(x)A.2x3 - 5x2 + 7x - 5B.2x3 - 52 + 7x - 7C.2x3 + 5x2 - 3x + 7D.2x3 + 5x2 - 7x + 5Objective Show full explanation
Question 33A binary operation * on the set of rational numbers is defined asx * y = 2x + (x2 - y3) / (x + y), find -1 * 2A.11B.-11C.8D.-8Objective Show full explanation
Question 34Find the range of value of x for which 7x - 3 > 3x + 4A.x < 7/4B.x > 7/4C.7x < 4D.-4x < 7Objective Show full explanation
Question 35A bag contains 4x First bank ATM cards, (2x - 1), UBA bank ATM cards and 3(x + 1), Zenith bank ATM cards. If the probability of picking a First bank ATM is 2/5; how many UBA bank ATM cards are in the bag?A.3B.8C.9D.20Objective Show full explanation
Question 36Find the coordinates of the turning points of the curve, y = 27x3 - 27x2 + 4A.(4, 0), (0, 2/3)B.(0, 4), (2/3, 0)C.(0, -4), (-2/3, 0)D.(0, 4), (2/3, 0)Objective Show full explanation
Question 37A student dropped an object from a building 100m high. If the height of the object above the ground after t seconds is 100 + 4.9t2m, how fast is it falling 3 seconds after it is dropped?A.14.7m/secB.85m/secC.29.4m/secD.70.6m/secObjective Show full explanation
Question 38If x - 2 is a factor px3 + 2x2 - 2p + 12, find the value of pA.8/5B.-10/3C.2D.-2Objective Show full explanation
Question 39If the mean of the numbers 4, 3, 5, x, 7 is 5, find the varianceA.2B.10C.√2D.5Objective Show full explanation
Question 40If y = 2cos(3x - π), then dy/dx isA.6sin3xB.-6sin3xC.6sin(3x - π)D.-6sin(3x - π)Objective Show full explanation
Question 41Find the equation of the line which passes through (-2, 1) and is perpendicular to the line 4x - 2y + 1 = 0A.2y - x - 4 = 0B.2y + x = 0C.2y - x = 0D.y - 2x - 5 = 0Objective Show full explanation
Question 44Given that p:g = 1/3 : 1/2 and q:r = 2/5 : 4/7. Find p:rA.4:10B.7:15C.20:21D.2:36Objective Show full explanation
Question 45The roots of y2 - y - 12 = 0 areA.4, -3B.-4, 3C.4, -3D.4, 3Objective Show full explanation
Question 46Find the sum to infinity of the series 4 + 3 + 9/4 + 27/16 + ...A.16B.16/3C.1D.8Objective Show full explanation
Question 47Find the slope of the curve y = 3x3 + 5x2 - 3 at (-1, 5)A.1B.-1C.19D.-19Objective Show full explanation
Question 48Three times the second term plus the seventh term of an AP is equal to the twelfth term. Find the relationship between the first term a and the common differenceA.3a - 2d = 0B.3a + 2d = 0C.3a + d = 0D.3a - d = 0Objective Show full explanation
Question 49Find the locus of a point which moves such that its distance from the line y = 3 is a constant kA.y = 3 + kB.y = 3 - lC.y = 3 + kD.y = k - 3Objective Show full explanation
Question 50Calculate the standard deviation of the following data 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13A.2B.4C.10D.11Objective Show full explanation