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Question 2121
jamb 1981

In one and a half hours, the minute hand of a clock rotates through an angle of

A90o
B180o
C640o
D450o
E540o
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Question 2122
jamb 1981

A micrometer is defined as one millionth of a millimeter. A length of 12,000 micrometres may be represented as

A0.00012m
B0.0000012m
C0.000012m
D0.00000012m
E0.000000012m
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Question 2123
jamb 1981

An isosceles triangle of sides 13cm, 13cm, 10cm is inscribed in a circle. What is the radius of the circle?

A7cm
B12cm
C8cm
D7cm
E69cm
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Question 2124
jamb 1981

By selling an article for N45.00 a man makes a profit of 8%. For how much should he have sold it in order to make a profit of 32%?

AN180.00
BN59.00
CN63.00
DN58.00
EN55.00
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Question 2125
jamb 1981

A sum of money invested at 5% per annum simple interest amounts to $285.20 after 3 years. How long will it take the same sum to amount to $434.00 at 7\(\frac{1}{2}\)% per annum simple interest?

A7\(\frac{1}{2}\) years
B10 years
C5 years
D12 years
E14 years
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Question 2126
jamb 1981

7 pupils of average age 12 years leave a class of 25 pupils of average age 14 years. If 6 new pupils of average age 11years join the class, what is the average age of the pupils now in the class?

A13years
B12 years 7\(\frac{1}{2}\) months
C13 years 5 months
D13 years 10 months
E11 years
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Question 2127
jamb 1981

If \(\sin x° = \frac{a}{b}\), what is \(\sin (90 - x)°\)?

A\(\frac{\sqrt{b^2 - a^2}}{b}\)
B1\(\frac{-a}{b}\)
C\(\frac{b^2 - a^2}{b}\)
D\(\frac{a^2 - b^2}{b}\)
E\(\sqrt{b^2 - a^3}\)
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Question 2128
jamb 1981

The weights of 30 new-born babies are given as follow: 6, 9, 5, 7, 6, 7, 5, 8, 9, 5, 7, 5, 8, 7, 8, 7, 5, 6, 5, 7, 6, 9, 9, 7, 8, 8, 7, 8, 9, 8. The mode is

A6
B5
C8
D7
E10
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Question 2129
jamb 1981

Marks scored by some children in an arithmetic test are:5, 3, 6, 9, 4, 7, 8, 6, 2, 7, 8, 4, 5, 2, 1, 0, 6, 9, 0, 8.
The arithmetic mean of the marks is

A6
B5
C8
D7
E10
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Question 2130
jamb 1981

What is the area between two concentric circles of diameters 26cm and 20cm?

A100\(\pi\)
B169\(\pi\)
C69\(\pi\)
D9\(\pi\)
E269\(\pi\)
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Question 2131
jamb 1981

Evaluate correct to 4 decimal places 827.51 x 0.015

A8.8415
B12.4127
C124.1265
D12.4120
E114.1265
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Question 2132
jamb 1981

A cuboid has a diagonal of length 9cm and a square base of side 4cm. What is its height?

A9cm
B\(\sqrt{65}\)cm
C\(4\sqrt{2}\)cm
D7cm
E6.5cm
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Question 2133
jamb 1981

Which of the following fractions is less than one-third?

A\(\frac{22}{63}\)
B\(\frac{4}{11}\)
C\(\frac{15}{46}\)
D\(\frac{33}{98}\)
E\(\frac{122}{303}\)
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Question 2134
jamb 1981

A group of 14 children children received the following scores in a reading test: 35, 35, 26, 26, 26, 29, 29, 29, 12, 25, 25, 25, 25, 17. What was the median score?

A29
B26
C24
D25
E23
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Question 2135
jamb 1981

Find the value of x satisfying \(\frac{x}{2}\) - \(\frac{1}{3}\) < \(\frac{2x}{5}\) + \(\frac{1}{6}\)

Ax < 5
Bx < 7\(\frac{1}{2}\)
Cx > 5
Dx > 7\(\frac{1}{2}\)
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Question 2136
jamb 1981

Find a two-digit number such that three times the tens digit is 2 less than twice the units digit and twice the number is 20 greater than the number obtained by reversing the digits

A24
B42
C74
D47
E72
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Question 2137
jamb 1981

The ratio of the price of a loaf of bread to the price of a packet of sugar in 1975 was r : t. In 1980, the price of a loaf went up by 25% and that of a packet of sugar went up by 10%. Their new ratio is now

A40r:50t
B44r : 50t
C50r : 44t
D44r:55t
E55r:44t
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Question 2138
jamb 1981

If sine x equals cosine x, what is x in radians?

A\(\frac{\pi}{2}\)
B\(\frac{\pi}{3}\)
C\(\frac{\pi}{4}\)
D\(\frac{\pi}{6}\)
E\(\frac{\pi}{12}\)
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Question 2139
jamb 1981

Suppose x varies inversely as y, y varies directly as the square of t and x = 1, when t = 3. Find x when t = \(\frac{1}{3}\).

A81
B27
C\(\frac{1}{9}\)
D\(\frac{1}{27}\)
E\(\frac{1}{81}\)
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Question 2140
jamb 1980
Find the area of the shades segments in the figure
A\(\sqrt{3}
B4 \(\pi - \sqrt{3}\)
C-\(\frac{2}{3} \pi\)
D\(\frac{2\pi}{3}\) -3
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