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Question 1041
jamb 2006
Find the tax on an income of N20,000 if no tax is paid on the first N10,000 and tax is paid at N50 in N1000 on the next N5000 and at N55 in N1000 on the remainder
AN500
BN552
CN255
DN525
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Question 1042
jamb 2006
In a small village of 500 people, 350 speak the local language while 200 speak pidgin English. What percentage of the population speak both.
A30%
B10%
C50%
D14%
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Question 1043
jamb 2006

If (K2)\(_6\) * 3\(_6\) = 3\(_5\)(K4)\(_5\), what is the value of k?

A1
B4
C3
D2
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Question 1044
jamb 2006

Calculate the logarithm to base 9 of 3\(^{-4}\) x 9\(^2\) x (81)\(^{-1}\)

A2
Bzero
C-2
D-4
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Question 1045
jamb 2006

If m:n = 13:11, find m\(^2\) - n\(^2\) : (m + n)\(^2\)

A1:11
B1:13
C1:10
D1:12
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Question 1046
jamb 2006
simplify \(\frac{\frac{7}{9}-\frac{2}{3}}{\frac{1}{3}+\frac{\frac{2}{5}}{\frac{4}{5}}}\)
A\(\frac{11}{12}\)
B\(\frac{5}{6}\)
C\(\frac{1}{5}\)
D\(\frac{2}{15}\)
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Question 1047
jamb 2006

Evaluate \(\int_{-4}^0(1 - 2x)dx\)

A-16
B-20
C20
D10
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Question 1048
jamb 2006

Differentiate (cos θ - sin θ)\(^2\)

A-2 cos 2θ
B-2 sin2θ
C1 - 2 cos 2θ
D1 - 2 sin 2θ
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Question 1049
jamb 2006
If dy/dx = x + cos x, find y
Ax2 - sin x + c
Bx2 + sin x + c
Cx2/2 - sin x + c
Dx2/2 + sin x + c
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Question 1050
jamb 2006

Find the value of x for which the function 3x\(^3\) - 9x\(^2\) is minimum

Azero
B2
C3
D5
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Question 1051
jamb 2006

Differentiate (x\(^2\) - \(\frac{1}{x}\))\(^2\) with respect to x

A4x3 - 4x - 2/x
B4x3 - 2 + 2/x3
C4x3 - 2 - 2/x3
D4x3 - 3x + 2/x
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Question 1052
jamb 2006

The gradient of a curve is 2x + 7 and the curve passes through point (2, 0). find the equation of the curve.

Ay = x2 + 7x + 9
By = x2 + 7x - 18
Cy = x2 + 7x + 18
Dy = x2 + 14x + 11
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Question 1053
jamb 2006

For what value of n is \(^{n+1}C_3\) = 4(\(^nC_3\))?

A6
B5
C4
D3
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Question 1054
jamb 2006
The pie chart above shows the expenditure of a family whose income is N30,000. If the expenditure on food is twice that on housing and that on school fees is twice that on transport, how much does the family spend on food?
AN 28 000
BN 25 500
CN15 000
DN 12 500
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Question 1055
jamb 2006
The table above shows the distribution of recharge cards of four major GSM operators. What is the probability that a recharge card selected at random will be GTN or Qtel?
A3/20
B1/4
C2/5
D3/4
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Question 1056
jamb 2006

Find the variance of 2x, 2x-1 and 2x+1

A2/3
B2
C√(2/3)
D1
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Question 1057
jamb 2006

A bag contains 5 black, 4 white and x red marbles. If the probability of picking a red marble is 2/5, find the value of x

A8
B10
C4
D6
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Question 1058
jamb 2006

If the mean of five consecutive integers is 30, find the largest of the numbers

A28
B30
C32
D34
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Question 1059
jamb 2006

A final examination requires that a student answer any 4 out of 6 questions. In how many ways can this be done?

A15
B20
C30
D45
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Question 1060
jamb 2006

The table above shows the scores of a group of students in a physics test. If the mode is m and the number of students who scored 4 or more is n, what is (n, m)?

A(33, 4)
B(22, 4)
C(33, 12)
D(12, 4)
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