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Question 301
jamb 2020

Three consecutive terms of a geometric progression are give as n - 2, n and n + 3. Find the common ratio 

A\(\frac{3}{2}\)
B\(\frac{2}{3}\)
C\(\frac{1}{2}\)
D\(\frac{1}{4}\)
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Question 302
jamb 2020

The acres for rice, pineapple, cassava, cocoa and palm oil in a certain district are given respectively as 2, 5, 3, 11 and 9. What is the angle of the sector of cassava in a pie chart? 

A180\(^o\)
B36\(^o\)
C60\(^o\)
D108\(^o\)
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Question 303
jamb 2020

A cylindrical tank has a capacity of 3080m\(^3\). What is the depth of the tank if the diameter of its base is 14m?

A25m
B23m
C22m
D20m
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Question 304
jamb 2020

A sector of circle of radius 7.2cm which substends an angle of 300\(^o\) at the centre is used to form a cone. What s the radius of the base of the cone?

A8cm
B9cm
C6cm
D7cm
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Question 305
jamb 2020

The chord ST of a circle is equal to the radius r of the circle. Find the length of arc ST

A\(\frac{\pi r}{3}\)
B\(\frac{\pi r}{2}\)
C\(\frac{\pi r}{12}\)
D\(\frac{\pi r}{6}\)
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Question 306
jamb 2020

A binary operation x is defined by a x b = a\(^b\). If a x 2 = 2 - a, find the possible values of a?

A1, -2
B2, -1
C2, -2
D1, -1
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Question 307
jamb 2020

Find the value of x if \(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{x + \sqrt{2}}\) = \(\frac{1}{x - \sqrt{2}}\) 

A3\(\sqrt{2}\) + 4
B3\(\sqrt{2}\) - 4
C3 - 2\(\sqrt{2}\)
D4 + 2\(\sqrt{2}\)
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Question 308
jamb 2020

If x is positive real number, find the range of values for which \(\frac{1}{3x}\) + \(\frac{1}{2}\) > \(\frac{1}{4x}\) 

Ax > -\(\frac{1}{6}\)
Bx > 0
C0 < x < 6
D0 < x
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Question 309
jamb 2020

The pie chart shows the income of a civil servant in month. If his monthly income is N6,000. Find his monthly basic salary. 

AN2,050
BN2600
CN3,100
DN3,450
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Question 310
jamb 2020

Find the simple interest rate percent annum at which N1000 accumulates to N1240 in 3 years. 

A6%
B8%
C10%
D12%
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Question 311
jamb 2020

A school boy lying on the ground 30m away from the foot of a water tank towel observes that the angle of elevation of the top of the tank is 60\(^o\). Calculate the height of the tank.

A60\(\sqrt{3m}\)
B30\(\sqrt{3m}\)
C20\(\sqrt{3m}\)
D10\(\sqrt{3m}\)
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Question 312
jamb 2020

Express the product of 0.0014 and 0.011 in standard form 

A1.54 x 10\(^{-2}\)
B1.54 x 10\(^{-3}\)
C1.54 x 10\(^{-2}\)
D1.54 x 10\(^{-5}\)
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Question 313
jamb 2020

The equation of the line in the graph is 

A3y = 3x + 12
B3y = 3x + 12
C3y = -4x + 12
D3y = -4x + 9
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Question 314
jamb 2020

A number is selected at random between 20 and 30, both numbers inclusive. Find the probability that the number is a prime. 

A\(\frac{2}{11}\)
B\(\frac{5}{11}\)
C\(\frac{6}{11}\)
D\(\frac{8}{11}\)
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Question 315
jamb 2020

 Calculate the standard deviation of the following data: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 

A2
B4
C12
D17
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Question 316
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 317
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 318
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 319
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 320
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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