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Question 11
jamb 1988

Simplify \(\frac{x + 2}{x + 1}\) - \(\frac{x - 2}{x + 2}\)

A\(\frac{3}{x + 1}\)
B\(\frac{3x + 2}{(x + 1)(x + 2)}\)
C\(\frac{5x + 6}{(x + 1)(x + 2)}\)
D\(\frac{2x^2 + 5x + 2}{(x + 1)(x + 2)}\)
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Question 12
jamb 1988

The thickness of an 800 pages of book is 18mm. Calculate the thickness of one leaf of the book giving your answer in meters and in standard form

A2.25 x 10-4m
B50 x 10-4m
C2.25 x 10-5m
D4.50 x 10-5m
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Question 13
jamb 1988
Find m such that (m + \(\sqrt{3}\))(1 - \(\sqrt{3}\))2 = 6 - 2\(\sqrt{2}\)
A1
B2
C3
D4
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Question 14
jamb 1988

If \(log_{10} 2 = 0.3010\) and \(log_{10} 3 = 0.4771\), evaluate; without using logarithm tables, \(log_{10} 4.5\)

A0.3010
B0.4771
C0.6532
D0.9542
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Question 15
jamb 1988

Evaluate \(\frac{8^{\frac{1}{3}} \times 5^{\frac{2}{3}}}{10^{\frac{2}{3}}}\) 

A\(\frac{2}{5}\)
B\(\frac{5}{3}\)
C3\(\sqrt{5}\)
D3\(\sqrt{2}\)
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Question 16
jamb 1988

A tax payer is allowed \(\frac{1}{8}\)th of his income tax-free, and pays 20% on the remainder. If he pays N490.00 tax, what is his income?

AN560.00
BN2,450.00
CN2,800.00
DN3,920.00
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Question 17
jamb 1988

A basket contain green, black and blue balls in the ratio 5 : 2 : 1. If there are 10 blue balls. Find the corresponding new ratio when 10 green and 10 black balls are removed from the basket

A1 : 1 : 1
B4 : 2 : 1
C5 : 1 : 1
D4 : 1 : 1
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Question 18
jamb 1988
Two sisters, Taiwo and Keyinde, own a store. The ratio of Taiwo's share to Kehinde's is 11:9. Later, Keyinde sells \(\frac{2}{3}\) of her share to Taiwo for N720.00. Find the value of the store.
AN1,080.00
BN2,400.00
CN3,000.00
DN3,600.00
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Question 19
jamb 1988

A 5.0g of salt was weighted by Tunde as 5.1g. What is the percentage error?

A20
B2
C1.1
D0.2
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Question 20
jamb 1988

Simplify \(\frac{1\frac{1}{2}}{2 \div \frac{1}{4} \text{of } 32}\)

A\(\frac{3}{256}\)
B\(\frac{3}{32}\)
C6
D85
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Question 21
jamb 1988

For which of the following exterior angles is a regular polygon possible? i. 35° ii. 18° iii. 15°

Ai and ii
Bii only
Cii and iii
Diii only
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Question 22
jamb 1988
Four interior angles of a pentagon are 90o - xo, 90o + xo, 110o - 2xo, 110o + 2xo. Find the fifth interior angle
A110o
B120o
C130o
D140o
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Question 23
jamb 1988

if x is the addition of the prime numbers between 1 and 6; and y the H.C.F. of 6, 9, 15. Find the product of x and y

A27
B30
C33
D90
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Question 24
jamb 1988

\(\begin{array}{c|c} Scores(x) & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6  \\ \hline Frequency(f) & 7 & 11 & 6 & 7 & 7 & 5 & 3\end{array}\)
In the distribution above, the mode and median respectively are

A1,3
B1, 2
C3, 3
D0, 2
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Question 25
jamb 1988
In a class of 150 students, the sector in a pie chart representing the students offering Physics has angle 12o. How many students are offering Physics?
A18
B15
C10
D5
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Question 26
jamb 1988
Find correct to one decimal place, 0.24633 \(\div\) 0.0306
A0.8
B1.8
C8.0
D8.1
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Question 27
jamb 1988

If 7 and 189 are the first and fourth terms of geometric progression respectively, find the sum of the first three terms of the progression

A182
B91
C63
D28
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Question 28
jamb 1988

If the sum of the 8th and 9th terms of an arithmetic progression is 72 and the 4th term is -6, find the common difference

A4
B8
C6\(\frac{2}{3}\)
D9\(\frac{1}{3}\)
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Question 29
jamb 1988

The solutions of x2 - 2x - 1 = 0 are the points of intersection of two graphs. if one of the graphs is y = 2 + x - x2, find the second graph

Ay = 1 - x
By = 1 + x
Cy = x - 1
Dy = 3x + 3
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Question 30
jamb 1988

For what values of x is the curve y = \(\frac{x^2 + 3}{x + 4}\) decreasing?

A-3 < x \(\leq\) 0
B-3 \(\geq\) x < 0
C0 < x < 3
D0 \(\leq\) x \(\leq\) 3
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