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Question 1031
jamb 1984

Bola choose at random a number between 1 and 300. What is the probability that the number is divisible by 4?

A\(\frac{1}{4}\)
B\(\frac{4}{4}\)
C\(\frac{6}{4}\)
D\(\frac{7}{4}\)
E\(\frac{37}{149}\)
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Question 1032
jamb 1984

The cost of production of an article is made up as follows: Labour N70, Power N15, Materials N30, Miscellaneous N5. Find the angle of the sector representing Labour in a pie chart

A210o
B105o
C105o
D175o
E90o
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Question 1033
jamb 1984

Thirty boys and x girls sat for a test. The mean of the boys' scores and that of the girls were respectively 6 and 8. Find x if the total scores was 468

A38
B24
C36
D22
E41
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Question 1034
jamb 1984

A man invested a total of N50000 in two companies. If these companies pay dividends of 6% and 8% respectively, how much did he invest at 8% if the total yield is N3700?

AN15 000
BN29 600
CN27 800
DN21 400
EN35 000
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Question 1035
jamb 1984
If the price of oranges was raised by \(\frac{1}{2}\)k per orange. The number of oranges a customer can buy for N2.40 will be less by 16. What is the present price of an orange?
A2\(\frac{1}{2}\)
B\(\frac{2}{15}\)
C5\(\frac{1}{3}\)
D20
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Question 1036
jamb 1984

P sold his bicycle to Q at a profit of 10%. Q sold it to R for N209 at a loss of 5%. How much did the bicycle cost P?

AN200
BN196
CN180
DN205
EN150
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Question 1037
jamb 1984
\(\frac{0.0001432}{1940000}\) = k x 10n where 1 \(\leq\) k < 10 and n is a whole number. The values K and n are
A7.381 qnd -11
B2.34 and 10
C3.871 and 2
D7.831 and -11
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Question 1038
jamb 1984

Simplify \(\frac{(\frac{2}{3} - \frac{1}{5}) - \frac{1}{3} \text{of} \frac{2}{5}}{3 - \frac{1}{1 \frac{1}{2}}}\)

A\(\frac{1}{7}\)
B7
C\(\frac{1}{3}\)
D3
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Question 1039
jamb 1983

In the figure PT is a tangent to the circle with centre at O. If PQT = 30o, find the value of PTO

A30o
B50o
C24o
D12o
E60o
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Question 1040
jamb 1983
In the diagram, if PS = SR and PQ||SQ, what is the size of PQR?
A25o
B50o
C55o
D65o
E75o
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Question 1041
jamb 1983

In the figure, PQR is a straight line. Find the values of x and y

Ax = 22.5o, y = 33.75o
Bx = 15o, y = 52.5o
Cx = 22.5o, y = 45.0o
Dx = 56.25o, y = 11.5o
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Question 1042
jamb 1983
The farm yield of four crops on a piece of land in Ondo are represented on the pie chart. what is the angle of the sector occupies by Okro in the chart?
A11o
B19\(\frac{1}{3}\)o
C33\(\frac{1}{3}\)o
D91\(\frac{1}{3}\)o
E91o
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Question 1043
jamb 1983

PQRS isa cyclic quadrilateral which PQ = PS. PT is a tangent to the circle and PQ makes an angle of 50o with the tangent as shown in the figure. What is the size of QRS?

A50o
B40o
C110o
D80o
E100o
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Question 1044
jamb 1983
If O is the centre of the circle in the figure, find the value of x
A50
B260
C100
D65
E130
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Question 1045
jamb 1983
PQRS is a desk of dimensions 2m x 0.8 which is inclined at 30o to the horizontal. Find the inclination of the diagonal PR to the horizontal
A30o 35'
B30o 32'
C15o 36'
D10o
E10o 42'
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Question 1046
jamb 1983
The figure FGHK is a rhombus. What is the value of angle X?
A30o
B90o
C150o
D120o
E60o
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Question 1047
jamb 1983

Which of the following equations represents the graph?

Ay = 1 + 2x + 3x2
By = 1 - 2x + 3x2
Cy = 1 + 2x - 3x2
Dy = 1 - 2x - 3x2
Ey = 3x2 + 2x - 1
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Question 1048
jamb 1983
In the figure, find PRQ
A66\(\frac{1}{2}\)o
B62\(\frac{1}{2}\)o
C125o
D105o
E65o
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Question 1049
jamb 1983

In a class of 60 pupils, the statistical distribution of the numbers of pupils offering Biology, History, French, Geography and Additional mathematics is as shown in the pie chart. How many pupils offer Additional Mathematics?

A15
B10
C18
D12
E20
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Question 1050
jamb 1983

A man drove for 4 hours at a certain speed, he then doubled his speed and drove for another 3 hours. Although he covered 600 kilometers. At what speed did he drive for the last 3 hours?

A120km/hr
B60km/hr
C670km/hr
D40km/hr
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