Question 1Four members of a social first eleven cricket team are also members of the first fourteen rugby team. How many boys play for at least one of the two teams? A.25B.21C.16D.3 Objective Show full explanation
Question 2A University undergraduate has to take 5 courses from a pool of a 4 mathematics and 3 physics courses. In how many ways can he select his courses so that he takes exactly two courses in Physics? A.6B.12C.18D.72 Objective Show full explanation
Question 3The probability that a number selected at random from 1 to 40 is a multiple of 7 is A.1/10B.1/8C.3/20D.7/40 Objective Show full explanation
Question 4Three balls are drawn one after the other, without replacement from a bag containing 4 blue, 6 white and 1 red identical balls. The probability of picking 2 blue and 1 red ball. A.225B.8/273C.6/91D.2/55 Objective Show full explanation
Question 5A ball is selected and replaced in a bag containing blue, green and red identical balls. The results of 50 selections are show below. Colour of hall Blue Green Red No. of occurrence 8 15 27. The experimental probability of picking either a blue or a red bull is A.0.70B.0.4C.0.30D.0.16 Objective Show full explanation
Question 6What is the least positive integer that is divisible by both 2 and 5 and leaves a remainder of 2 when divided by 7? A.50B.10C.20D.30 Objective Show full explanation
Question 7A student's test scores on the first of six examinations to be given during the semester are tabulated below: Test number 1 2 3 4 5 6 Scores 75 86 75 68 85? What must the student score in the last examination to make his average for the semester 81? A.78B.97C.95D.89 Objective Show full explanation
Question 8A workers present salary is N24,000 per annum. His annual increment is 10% of his basic salary. What would be his annual salary at the beginning of the third year? A.28,800B.29,040C.31,200D.31 Objective Show full explanation
Question 9Determine correctly to the nearest kobo the monthly instalment on a loan of N12,500 at 6% for 30years A.N74.95B.N79.45C.N74.90D.N74.00E.N97.22Objective Show full explanation
Question 10The data below shows the distribution of workers in a certain secondary school. Teacher 30, Gardener 15, Typist 9, Cleaners 6, Clerks 12, Messengers 3. If one of the workers is absent from work on one particular day, the probability that he is a clerk is A.4/ 25B.3/25C.2/ 22D.1/25 Objective Show full explanation
Question 11Which of the following inequalities is equivalent to -2(x+5)<4? A.x >-7 B.<-3C.x>3D.x<7 Objective Show full explanation
Question 12How many prime numbers are there between 30 and 50? A.4B.5C.6D.7 Objective Show full explanation
Question 13The number whose logarithm to base 10 is 1.5 is A.10-15B.100.5C.31.63D.10-1+1005 Objective Show full explanation
Question 14A bag contains 5 red balls and 3 green balls. Two balls are picked, one after the other, with replacement. The probability that both are the same colour is A.17/32B.25/64C.15/64D.9/64 Objective Show full explanation
Question 15Which of the following represents the largest amount money? A.300% of N1000B.2% of N100,000C.50% of N7,500D.(162/3)% of 100000 Objective Show full explanation
Question 16Mr Dede earns a commission of N150 on sale of N3,600. At this time, How much commission will he earn on sales of ₦7,200?A.N450B.N300C.N140D.N370Objective Show full explanation
Question 17The chances of occurrence of two, X and Y out of three independent events X, Y and Z are 1/3, and 2/5 respectively. What are the chances of occurrence of only Y and Z? A.1/30B.115C.1/10D.13/20E.2/3Objective Show full explanation
Question 18Two perpendicular lines PQ and QR intersect at (1,1), if the equation of PQ is x-2y+4 = 0. Find the equation of QR A.X21= 0B.2x + y – 3 = 0 C.x2y - 3 = 0D.2x+y1= 0Objective Show full explanation
Question 19The Length of a notebook 15cm was measured as 16.8cm. Calculate the percentage error to 2 significant figures A.12.00%B.10.71%C.0.12% D.1.20%Objective Show full explanation
Question 20The distance between the point (6,5) and the point of intersection of the lines x + y = 4 and x - y = 2 is A.3B.2C.11D.5 Objective Show full explanation