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Question 221
jamb 2018

Divide the L.C.M of 48, 64 and 80 by their H.C.F

A20
B30
C48
D60
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Question 222
jamb 2018

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\(\frac{9}{17}\)
C\(\frac{8}{15}\)
D\(\frac{12}{17}\)
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Question 223
jamb 2018

Two sisters, Taiwo and Kehinde, own a store. The ratio of Taiwo's share to Kehinde's is 11:9. Later Kehinde 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 224
jamb 2018

\(\frac{0.00256 \times 0.0064}{0.025 \times 0.08}\)

A8.8 x 10\(^{-1}\)
B8.8 x 10\(^{-2}\)
C8.2 x 10\(^{-3}\)
D8.8 x 10\(^{3}\)
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Question 225
jamb 2018

How many times, correct to the nearest whole number, will a man run round a circular track of diameter 100m to cover a distance of 1000m?

A3
B4
C5
D6
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Question 226
jamb 2018

In the diagram, GI is a tangent to the circle at H. If EF||GI, calculate the size of ∠EHF

A126°
B72°
C54°
D28°
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Question 227
jamb 2018

A car uses one litre of petrol for every 14km. If one litre of petrol cost N63.00, how far can the car go with N900.00 worth of petrol?

A420Km
B405Km
C210Km
D200Km
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Question 228
jamb 2018

A boy walks 800m in 20 minutes. Calculate his average speed in Km/H

A2.4
B4
C24
D6
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Question 229
jamb 2018

The table shown gives the marks scored by a group of student in a test. Use the table to answer the question given.

Mark 0 1 2 3 4 5
Frequency 1 2 7 5 4 3

What is the probability of selecting a student from the group that scored 2 or 3

A\(\frac{1}{11}\)
B\(\frac{5}{22}\)
C\(\frac{7}{22}\)
D\(\frac{6}{11}\)
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Question 230
jamb 2018

The table shown gives the marks scored by a group of student in a test. Use the table to answer the question given.

Mark 0 1 2 3 4 5
Frequency 1 2 7 5 4 3

 

What is the median mark?

A1
B2
C3
D4
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Question 231
jamb 2018

A machine valued at N20,000 depreciates by 10% every year. What will be the value of the machine at the end of two years?

AN16,200
BN14,200
CN12,000
DN8,000
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Question 232
jamb 2018

If the simple interest on a sum of money invested at 3% per annum for 2\(\frac{1}{2}\)  years is N123, find the principal.

AN676.50
BN820
CN1,640
DN4,920
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Question 233
jamb 2018

What is the place value of 9 in the number 3.0492?

A\(\frac{9}{10000}\)
B\(\frac{9}{1000}\)
C\(\frac{9}{100}\)
D\(\frac{9}{10}\)
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Question 234
jamb 2018

Make T the subject of the relation.

AT = \(\frac{R + P3}{15Q}\)
BT = \(\frac{R - 15P^3}{Q}\)
CT =R - \(\frac{15P^3}{Q}\)
DT = \(\frac{15R + Q}{P^3}\)
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Question 235
jamb 2018

Simplify

\(\frac {25^{\frac{2}{3}} \div  25^{\frac{1}{6}}} {(\frac{1}{5})^{\frac{7}{6}} \div (\frac{1}{5})^{\frac{1}{6}}}\)

A25
B1
C\(\frac{1}{5}\)
D\(\frac{1}{25}\)
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Question 236
jamb 2018

An arc of a circle of radius 14cm subtends angle 300° at the centre. Find the perimeter of the sector formed by the arc (take π = \(\frac{22}{7}\))

A14.67cm
B73.33 cm
C101.33cm
D513.33cm
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Question 237
jamb 2018

The probabilities that John and James pass an examination are \(\frac {3}{4}\)and \(\frac {3}{5}\) respectively. Find the probability of both boys failing the examination.

 

A\(\frac {1}{10}\)
B\(\frac {2}{10}\)
C\(\frac {9}{20}\)
D\(\frac {11}{20}\)
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Question 238
jamb 2018

Convert 0.04945 to two significant figures

A0.040
B0.049
C0.050
D0.49
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Question 239
jamb 2018

Calculate the total surface area of a cupboard which measures 12cm by 10cm by 8cm

A1920cm\(^2\)
B592cm\(^2\)
C296cm\(^2\)
D148cm\(^2\)
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Question 240
jamb 2018

 

If \(\frac{x}{a + 1}\) + \(\frac{y}{b}\) = 1. Make y the subject of the relation.

A\(\frac{b(a + 1 - x)}{a + 1}\)
B\(\frac{a + 1}{b(a - x + 1)}\)
C\(\frac{a(b - x + 1)}{b + 1}\)
D\(\frac{b}{a(b - x + 1)}\)
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