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Question 31
jamb 2023

Find the volume of a cone which has a base radius of 5 cm and slant height of 13 cm.

A\(300\pi\) cm\(^3\)
B\(325\pi\) cm\(^3\)
C\(\frac{325}{3}\pi\) cm\(^3\)
D\(100\pi\) cm\(^3\)
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Question 32
jamb 2023

Which inequality describes the graph above?

A\(4y + 5x ≥ 20\)
B\(5y + 4x ≤ 20\)
C\(4y + 5x ≤ 20\)
D\(5y + 4x ≥ 20\)
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Question 33
jamb 2023

Find the value of x in the diagram above

A10 units
B15 units
C5 units
D20 units
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Question 34
jamb 2023

Calculate the area of the composite figure above.

A6048 m\(^2\)
B3969 m\(^2\)
C4628 m\(^2\)
D5834 m\(^2\)
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Question 35
jamb 2023

Solve the logarithmic equation: \(log_2 (6 - x) = 3 - log_2 x\)

 

A\(x\) = 4 or 2
B\(x\) = -4 or -2
C\(x\) = -4 or 2
D\(x\) = 4 or -2
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Question 36
jamb 2023

Tickets for the school play were priced at ₦520.00 each for adults and ₦250.00 each for kids. How many kids' tickets were sold if the total sales were ₦171,000.00 and there were 5 times as many adult tickets sold as children's tickets?

A20
B300
C50
D60
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Question 37
jamb 2023

The line \(3y + 6x\) = 48 passes through the points A(-2, k) and B(4, 8). Find the value of k.

A16
B20
C8
D-2
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Question 38
jamb 2023

Find the value of the angle marked x in the diagram above

 

A60\(^0\)
B45\(^0\)
C90\(^0\)
D30\(^0\)
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Question 39
jamb 2023

The second term of a geometric series is \(^{-2}/_3\) and its sum to infinity is \(^3/_2\). Find its common ratio.

A\(^{-1}/_3\)
B2
C\(^{4}/_3\)
D\(^{2}/_9\)
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Question 40
jamb 2023

A rectangle has one side that is 6 cm shorter than the other. The area of the rectangle will increase by 68 cm\(^2\) if we add 2 cm to each side of the rectangle. Find the length of the shorter side.

A15 cm
B19 cm
C13 cm
D21 cm
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Question 41
jamb 2023

Evaluate \(\frac{5}{8} - \frac{3}{4} ÷ \frac{5}{12} \times \frac{1}{4}\)

A- \(\frac{3}{40}\)
B\(\frac{3}{40}\)
C\(\frac{7}{40}\)
D-\(\frac{263}{40}\)
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Question 42
jamb 2023

Bello buys an old bicycle for ₦9,200.00 and spends ₦1,500.00 on its repairs. If he sells the bicycle for ₦13,400.00, his gain percent is

A25.23%
B31.34%
C88.81%
D42.54%
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Question 43
jamb 2023

Find the area and perimeter of a square whose length of diagonals is 20\(\sqrt2\) cm.

A800 cm\(^2\), 80 cm
B400 cm, 80 cm\(^2\)
C80 cm, 800 cm\(^2\)
D400 cm\(^2\), 80 cm
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Question 44
jamb 2023

Find the volume of the composite solid above.

A2048 cm\(^3\)
B2568 cm\(^3\)
C2672 cm\(^3\)
D1320 cm\(^3\)
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Question 45
jamb 2023

Two dice are tossed. What is the probability that the total score is a prime number.

A\(\frac{5}{12}\)
B\(\frac{5}{9}\)
C\(\frac{1}{6}\)
D\(\frac{1}{3}\)
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Question 46
jamb 2023

The difference between an exterior angle of (n - 1) sided regular polygon and an exterior angle of (n + 2) sided regular polygon is 6\(^o\), then the value of "n" is

A11
B13
C12
D14
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Question 47
jamb 2023

A student is using a graduated cylinder to measure the volume of water and reports a reading of 18 mL. The teacher reports the value as 18.4 mL. What is the student's percent error?

A2.17%
B1.73%
C2.23%
D1.96%
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Question 48
jamb 2023

The graph above depicts the performance ratings of two sports teams A and B in five different seasons

In the last five seasons, what was the difference in the average performance ratings between Team B and Team A?

A1.2
B6.4
C4.6
D1.8
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Question 49
jamb 2023

Express 16.54 x 10\(^{-5}\) - 6.76 x 10\(^{-8}\) + 0.23 x 10\(^{-6}\) in standard form

A1.66 x 10\(^{-4}\)
B1.66 x 10\(^{-5}\)
C1.65 x 10\(^{-5}\)
D1.65 x 10\(^{-4}\)
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Question 50
jamb 2023

The third term of an A.P is 6 and the fifth term is 12. Find the sum of its first twelve terms

A201
B144
C198
D72
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