SECTION A (OBJECTIVE)

1. A box has a volume of 14,000cm3. If its 10. Calculate in term of π the total surface
breadth is 50cm, and its length is 70cm, area of a solid cylinder of radius 3cm and
Find its height. height 4cm.
A. 7cm B. 5cm A. 28π B. 40π
C. 4cm D. 3cm C.42π D. 45π
2. A cylinder has a radius of 14cm and 11. Which of the following is true of a cube?
height of 10cm, find the curved surface A. it has eight equal faces
area. (Take π = 22/7) B. it has six vertices
A. 220cm2 B. 280cm2 C. it has 12equal edges
C. 440cm2 D. 880cm2 D. all the faces are parallel
3. What is the value of x which satisfies the 12. What is the square root of 54/9?
21
equation 2𝑥−1 = 3 A. 17/9 B. 21/3
A. 10 B. 7 C. 213/18 D. 52/3
C. 4 D. 31/2 13. ….… is a branch of mathematics that
4. Arrange the following in descending deals with the right-angle triangle.
3 4 2 1 A. probability B. trigonometry
order of magnitude: 4, 5, 5, 2
C. geometry D. algebra
3 4 1 2 3 1 2 4
A. 4, 5, 2, 5 B. 4, 2, 5, 5 14. Find the sum of 6.28 x 103 and 9.5 x 104
4 3 2 1
C. 5, 4, 5, 2
4 3 1 2
D. 5, 4, 2, 5 in standard form.
A. 1.01280 x 105 B. 1.01280 x 10-5
5. Express one million, one hundred and
C. 1.01280 x 10-4 D. 1.01280 x 104
fifty thousand and three in figure. 𝑃𝑅𝑇
A. 1,150,300 B. 1,150,030 15. If 𝐼 = 100 , make T the subject of 100
C. 1,150,003 D. 1,105,030 the formula.
𝑃𝑅𝑇 𝑃𝑅𝐼
6. Find the compound interest on N400, for A. 100 B. 100
two years at 8% per annum. 100𝐼 100
C. 𝑃𝑅 D. 𝑃𝐼
A. N32.00 B. N423.00
C. N66.56 D. N466.56 16. Solve the simultaneous equation
7. A surveyor is interested in determining m – 2n = 9;
the height of a tree. He measures the 2m + 3n = 4
angle elevation of the top of the tree as A. m = -5; n = 2 B. m = 5; n = 2
450. If the distance of the foot of the tree C. m = -5; n = 2 D. m = 5; n = -2
from the surveyor is 15m, find the height 17. Another name for binary number is___
of the tree. A. base two B. base three
A. 16m B. 15m C. base four D. base ten
C. 17m D. 11m 18. Find the compound interest on N500
8. What is the place value of 5 in the borrowed for 2 years 10% per annum
number 249.056? A. N50 B. N105
A. five tenth B. five hundredth C. N55 D. N550
C. five units D. five thousandth 19. The diagonals of a rhombus are 8cm and
9. Factorise 2x2 – 18xy 6cm long. What is the area of the
A. 2x(x + 9y) B. 2x(x - 9y) rhombus?
2
C. 2x (1 - 9y) D. x(x - 9y) A. 12cm2 B.24cm2
C. 48cm2 D. 72cm2
20. Express MCMXXXIV in words 27. If the bearing of T from P is 2180, what is
A. one thousand nine hundred and the bearing of P from T?
thirty-four A. 0180 B. 0280
B. one thousand and thirty-four C. 0380 D. 0520
C. two thousand and thirty-four 28. What are the common multiples of 3,4
D. two thousand two hundred and and 5 between 10 and 200?
thirty-four A. 60, 120, 180 B. 60, 90, 120
21. If each of the interior angles of a regular C. 30, 60, 90, 120 D. 30, 60, 120, 180
polygon is 1080, find the exterior angle. 29. A straight line joining two points on the
A. 420 B. 320 circumference of a circle and passing
C. 72 0 D. 620 through the centre is called …
22. The angle of elevation is equal to the A. chord B. diameter
angle of depression because they are … C. line D. radius
A. adjacent angles 30. How many cubes of edges 2cm x 2cm x
B. alternate angles 2cm make up a cuboid of 6cm x 6cm x
C. complementary angles 8cm?
D. vertically opposite angles A. 12 B. 3
23. A hawker paid an interest of N48.00 in 2 C. 18 D. 24
years at 4% per annum on a loan. How 31. If the average age of 6 boys is 14 years,
much did he borrow? find their total age.
A. N700.00 B. N650.00 A. 84 years B. 74 years
C. N620.00 D. N600.00 C. 64 years D. 54 years
24. Write 999 999 999 995 in words. 32. What is the decimal expansion of 1/3
A. Nine hundred and ninety-nine billion, correct to 3 decimal places?
nine hundred and ninety-nine million, A. 0.003 B. 0.133
nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand, C. 0.033 D. 0.333
nine hundred. 33. A cuboid has ... vertices.
B. Nine hundred and ninety-nine billion, A. 11 B. 10
nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand, C. 9 D. 8
nine hundred and ninety-nine million, 34. In the diagram below Ŷ and Ẑ are
nine hundred and ninety. Ŷ
C. Nine hundred and ninety-nine billion,
nine hundred and ninety-nine million,
nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand,
nine hundred and ninety-five. Ẑ
D. Nine hundred and ninety-nine billion,
nine hundred and ninety-nine million, A. Alternate angles
nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand, B. Corresponding angles
nine hundred and five. C. Transversal angles
25. A prime number has how many factors? D. Vertically angles
A. 1 B. 2 35. A man bought a radio for N1000 and sold
C. 3 D. 4 it for N1200. What is the percentage
26. The sum of angles of a heptagon is profit?
A. 7200 B. 9000 A. 15% B. 20%
C. 10800 D. 12600 C. 25% D. 30%
36. Find the H.C.F of 18, 24 and 32. The pie chart shows the proportion of
A. 8 B. 6 the cost of producing a television set.
C. 4 D. 2 The total cost of production is
1 N18,000.00.
37. Evaluate √5 16
Use the pie chart to answer Question 48
2 2
A. 4 B. 2 4 and 49.
2 1
C. 1 4 D. 2 4 TV Production
38. Approximate 4537 to the nearest
hundred. 10% Labour Cost
A. 4450 B. 4500 11% 35% Material Cost
C. 4600 D. 4605
Plant Cost
39. Approximate 0.347 to 1 significant figure. 44%
A. 0.3 B. 0.35 Transportation

C. 0.4 D. 0.45
40. How many days are in 4 weeks and 3 48. What fraction of total cost is spent on
days? labour?
A. 28 days B. 29 days A. 1/7 B. 7/24
C. 30 days D. 31 days C. 7/12 D. 7/20
41. Express 60% as a decimal. 49. Find the difference between the cost of
A. 0.006 B. 0.06 labour and materials.
C. 0.6 D. 6 A. N3,000.00 B. N4,500.00
42. Solve 5 (y + 2) = 4 (y -1) C. N2,000.00 D. N1,620.00
A. -4 B. -8 50. Factorize: 12p2q – 9q2
C. -12 D. -14 A. 3(4p2 -3q) B. pq(4p2 -3q)
43. A polygon with 10 sides is called .... C. pq(12p – 9q) D. 3q (4p2 – 3q)
A. pentagon. B. hexagon. 51. Which of the following figures have only
C. octagon. D. decagon. one line of symmetry?
44. When x is doubled and 15 is added, the A. Rhombus B. Rectangle
result is 35. Find the number. C. Parallelogram D. Kite
A. 8 B. 10 1 1 3 1
52. Simplify 1 2 + 2 2 × 4 − 2
C. 15 D. 16 3 1
45. Each interior angle of a regular polygon is A. 34 B. 3 4
3 3
2y + 36o. If each exterior angle of the C. 2 4 D. 1 4
polygon is 2y, find the value of y. 53. Evaluate 0.6721 x 0.0261 and express
A. 34° B. 36° your answer in standard form.
C. 72° D.87° A. 1754x 104 B. 1754×10-3
46. The bearing of a town Q from a town P is C. 1.754×10 -3 D. 1.754×10-2
045o. Find the bearing of P from Q. 54. Express 4.34 x 10-3 in decimal.
A. 090° B. 135° A. 43.400 B. 4.3400
C. 180° D. 225° C. 0.04340 D. 0.00434
47. If the average of 5, 8, b, 9 and 4 is 7. Find 55. If x is an acute angle and tan x = 5/12,
the value of b. evaluate sin x.
A. 9 B. 8 A. 5/13 B. 5/12
C. 7 D. 5 C. 12/13 D.1 1/12
56. Express the true bearing 196o as a 65. A cone is 8cm high and has base
compass bearing. diameter of 12cm. Its slant height is….
A. S16°W B. S16°E A. 6cm B.8cm
C. S32°W D. S32°E C. 10cm D. 12cm
57. Find the L.C.M of 8 and 9. 66. A ladder 6m leans against a vertical wall
A. 17 B. 36 at an angle 53° to the horizontal. How
C. 48 D. 72 high up the wall does the ladder reach?
58. Round off 0.0625 to 3 decimal places. A. 3.611m B. 4.521m
A. 0.063 B. 0.064 C. 4.792m D. 7.962m
C. 0.065 D. 0.165 67. Use four-figure table to find sin 27.6°.
59. Simplify [(-2) X (+12)] / (-6) A. 0.4631 B. 0.4632
A. 12 B. 4 C. 0.4633 D. 0.5223
C. -4 D. -12 68. Find the range of 2,4,3,5,2,4,2
60. Find the size of the lettered angle A in A. 1 B. 2
the figure below. C. 3 D. 4
69. Calculate the area of the parallelogram
A below.
A. 10cm2 B. 20cm2
A. 180° B. 100° C. 40cm2 D. 60cm2
C. 96° D. 80° 70. Calculate the value of x in the figure
61. Solve 2 (x+15) = 18 below
A. 12 B. 6
C. -6 D.-12
62. What is the coefficient of x and y = 6x -1?
A. -6 B. -1
C. 1 D. 6
63. Which of the following are Pythagorean 30o x
triples?
I. (3,4,5) 3√3 m
II. (5,12,13)
III. (8,13,17)
A. I only B. II only 12m
C. I and II only D. II and III only A. 10m B. 7√3 m
64. The volume of a cone of height hand C. √3 m D. 7 m
base radius r is given by:
A. 1/3 πrh B. 1/3 πr2h
C. πrh D. πr2h
 SECTION B (THEORY)
2 3 1
1. a. Simplify the following: 5 3 − 2 5 + 1 2

b. Calculate the area of the trapezium using

A 7cm B

5 cm

C 10cm D

2. Solve graphically this pair of simultaneous equation.

x + y = 3;

3x – y = 1

using the value of x from -2 to +3 and scale of 1cm = on both axes.

3. Use number lines to draw graphs of the solutions of the following:

a. x + 5/2 > 0

b. 9 > 1 -2x

4. A bag contains 20 red, 15 yellow and 25 blue balls. Uncle K takes one ball from the bag. Find the
probability that the ball is:
a. Red

b. Yellow

c. Blue

d. Red or yellow

5. a. Find the LCM of 18ex, e2t and x2y3.

b. In a class of 45 students, there are 12 girls. What percentage of the boys are in the class?