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Question 121

jamb 2022

If y varies directly as x and y=12 when x=3, find y when x=5

A25

B15

C20

D18

Question 122

jamb 2022

The solution set of x¸ - 3x - 10 = 0 is

A{-5, 2}

B{5, 2}

C{-5, -2}

D{5, -2}

Question 123

jamb 2022

Evaluate log3 81

Question 124

jamb 2022

Angle in degrees: what is the sum of angles in a triangle?

A90 degrees

B180 degrees

C270 degrees

D360 degrees

Question 125

jamb 2022

What is the next number in the sequence: 2, 4, 8, 16, ?

A24

B32

C20

D64

Question 126

jamb 2022

Simplify: 3/4 + 2/5

A23/20

B5/9

C7/20

D17/20

Question 127

jamb 2022

The mean of 5 numbers is 12. If one number is 20, what is the mean of the remaining 4?

C10

D11

Question 128

jamb 2021

If (x + 2) and (x - 1) are factors of the expression \(Lx + 2kx^{2} + 24\), find the values of L and k.

Al = -12, k = -6

Bl = -2 , k = 1

Cl = -2 , k = -1

Dl = 0, k = 1

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Question 129

jamb 2021

A group of market women sell at least one of yam, plantain and maize. 12 of them sell maize, 10 sell yam and 14 sell plantain. 5 sell plantain and maize, 4 sell yam and maize, 2 sell yam and plantain only while 3 sell all the three items. How many women are in the group?

A25

B19

C18

D17

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Question 130

jamb 2021

X is due east point of y on a coast. Z is another point on the coast but 6.0km due south of Y. If the distance ZX is 12km, calculate the bearing of Z from X

A240°

B150°

C60°

D270°

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Question 131

jamb 2021

List all integers satisfying the inequality in -2 < 2x-6 < 4

A2,3,4 and 5

B2,3

C2,5

D3,4

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Question 132

jamb 2021

Find x if log\(_9\)x = 1.5

A27

B15

C3.5

D32

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Question 133

jamb 2021

Factorize completely 81a\(^4\) - 16b\(^4\)

A(3a + 2b)(2a - 3b)(9a² + 4b²)

B(3a - 2b)(2a - 3b)(4a² - 9b²)

C(3a - 2b)(3a + 2b)(9a² + 4b²)

D(6a - 2b)(8a - 3b)(4a³ - 9b²)

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Question 134

jamb 2021

If the binary operation \(\ast\) is defined by m \(\ast\) n = mn + m + n for any real number m and n, find the identity of the elements under this operation

Ae = 1

Be = -1

Ce = -2

De = 0

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Question 135

jamb 2021

What is the n-th term of the sequence 2, 6, 12, 20...?

A4n - 2

B2(3^{n - 1})

Cn² + n

Dn² + 3n + 2

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Question 136

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The angles of a quadrilateral are 5x-30, 4x+60, 60-x and 3x+61.find the smallest of these angles

A5x - 30

B4x + 60

C60 - x

D3x + 61

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Question 137

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factorize m\(^3\) - m\(^2\) + 2m - 2

A(m² + 1)(m - 2)

B(m - 1)(m + 1)(m + 2)

C(m - 2)(m + 1)(m - 1)

D(m² + 2)(m - 1)

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Question 138

jamb 2021

If g(x) = x\(^2\) + 3x find g(x + 1) - g(x)

A(x + 2)

B2(x + 2)

C(2x + 1)

D(x² + 4)

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Question 139

jamb 2021

If w varies inversely as \(\frac{uv}{u + v}\) and w = 8 when

u = 2 and v = 6, find a relationship between u, v, w.

Auvw = 16(u + v)

B16uv = 3w(u + v)

Cuvw = 12(u + v)

D12uvw = u + v

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Question 140

jamb 2021

A car travels from calabar to Enugu, a distance of P km with an average speed of U km per hour and continues to benin, a distance of Q km, with an average speed of Wkm per hour. Find its average speed from Calabar to Benin

A\(\frac{(p + q)}{pw + qu}\)

B\(\frac{uw(p + q)}{pw + qu}\)

C\(\frac{uw(p + q)}{pw}\)

D\(\frac{uw}{pw + qu}\)

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