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Question 11
jamb 2020

If N225.00 yields N27.00 in x years simple interest at the rate of 4% per annum, find x. 

A3
B4
C12
D17
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Question 12
jamb 2020

Find the equation of the line through the points (5, 7) parallel to the line 7x + 5y = 12.

A5x + 7y = 120
B7x + 5y = 70
Cx + y = 7
D15x + 17y = 90
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Question 13
jamb 2020

Find the gradient of the line passing through the points (-2, 0) and (0, -4) 

A2
B-4
C-2
D4
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Question 14
jamb 2020

In this fiqure, PQ = PR = PS and SRT = 68\(^o\). Find QPS 

A136\(^o\)
B124\(^o\)
C112\(^o\)
D68\(^o\)
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Question 15
jamb 2020

A crate of soft drinks contains 10 bottle of Coca-Cola 8 of Fanta and 6 of Sprite. If one bottle is selected at random, what is the probability that it is Not a Coca-Cola bottle? 

A\(\frac{5}{12}\)
B\(\frac{1}{3}\)
C\(\frac{3}{4}\)
D\(\frac{7}{12}\)
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Question 16
jamb 2020

What is the product of \(\frac{27}{5}\), \((3)^{-3}\) and (\(\frac{1}{5})^{-1}\)?

A5
B3
C1
D\(\frac{1}{25}\)
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Question 17
jamb 2020

The angle of a sector of a circle radius 10.5 cm is 48\(^o\). Calculate the perimeter of the sector.

A25.4cm
B25.4cm
C25.6cm
D29.8cm
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Question 18
jamb 2020

In preparing rice cutlets, a cook used 75g of rice, 40g of margarine, 105g of meat and 20g of bread crumbs. Find the angle of the sector which represent meat in a pie chart? 

A30\(^o\)
B60\(^o\)
C112.5\(^o\)
D157.5\(^o\)
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Question 19
jamb 2020

Simplify \(\frac{324 - 4x^2}{2x + 18}\) 

A2(x - 9)
B2(9 + x)
C81 - x\(^2\)
D-2(x - 9)
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Question 20
jamb 2020

If log\(_{10}\)2 = 0.3010 and log\(_{10}\)3 = 0.4771, eventually without using the logarithm tables, log\(_{10}\)4.5

A0.3010
B0.4771
C0.6532
D0.9542
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Question 21
jamb 2020

In a class of 150 students, the sector in a pie chart representing the students offering physics has angle 12\(^o\). How many students are offering physics? 

A18
B15
C10
D5
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Question 22
jamb 2020

The goals scored by 40 football teams from three league  divisions are recorded below

No of goals 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency 4 3 15 16 1 0 1

What is the total number of goals scored by all the teams?

A21
B40
C91
D96
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Question 23
jamb 2020

A room is 12m long, 9m wide and 8m high. Find the cosine of the angle which a diagonal of the room makes with the floor of the room 

A\(\frac{15}{17}\)
B\(\frac{8}{17}\)
C\(\frac{8}{15}\)
D\(\frac{12}{17}\)
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Question 24
jamb 2020

What is the circumference of latitude 0\(^o\)S if R is the radius of the earth? 

Acos \(\theta\)
B2\(\pi\)R cos \(\theta\)
CR sin \(\theta\)
D2 \(\pi\) r sin \(\theta\)
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Question 25
jamb 2020

Four boys and ten girls can cut a field first in 5 hours. If the boys work at \(\frac{5}{4}\) the rate at which the girls work, how many boys will be needed to cut the field in 3 hours? 

A180
B60
C25
D20
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Question 26
jamb 2020

Reach each number to two significant figures and then evaluate \(\frac{0.02174 \times 1.2047}{0.023789}\) 

A0
B0.9
C1.1
D1.2
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Question 27
jamb 2020

Find all real number x which satisfy the inequality \(\frac{1}{3}\) (x + 1) - 1 > \(\frac{1}{5}\)(x + 4) 

Ax < 11
Bx < -1
Cx > 6
Dx > 11
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Question 28
jamb 2020

Find the median of the numbers 89, 141, 130, 161, 120, 131, 131, 100, 108 and 119 

A131
B125
C123
D120
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Question 29
jamb 2020

Factorise (4a + 3) \(^2\) - (3a - 2)\(^2\)

A(a + 1)(a + 5)
B(a - 5)(7a - 1)
C(a + 5)(7a + 1)
Da(7a + 1)
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Question 30
jamb 2020

Evaluate (212)\(_3\) - (121)\(_3\) + (222)\(_3\)

A(313)\(_3\)
B(1000)\(_3\)
C(1020)\(_3\)
D(1222)\(_3\)
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