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Senior Category One(1) Hour
Examination Guide

1. Calculate the principal that would yield N6,750 after two and the half years at 10% interest per annum.
[A] N26,000
[B] N27,000
[C] N29,000
[D] N31,000

2. If the ratio of the shaded region to the unshaded region is given as 3:2, Calculate the area of the unshaded
region. 15m
2
[A] 120m
2
[B] 48m 8m
2
[C] 72m
2
[D] 24m

3. Five years ago, a father was three times as old as his daughter. Last year, their combined age was 108, how
old will the father be next year?
[A] 91 years
[B] 79 years
[C] 76 years
[D] 81 years

4. A solid cylinder of radius 3cm has a total surface area of 36πcm2, find its height.
[A] 6cm
[B] 3cm
[C] 4cm
[D] 5cm
5. Derive the equation whose roots are ⁄ and - ⁄
[A] 6y2 - 5y - 1 = 0
2
[B] 6y - y + 1 = 0
2
[C] 3y - y - 1 = 0
[D] 6y2 - y - 1 = 0

6. The Venn diagram shows a class of 45 students and fruits they consume. How many students consume only
two types of fruits?
[A] 15 Apple 2 5 Cherry
9
[B] 16 4
7 3
[C] 19
10 5
[D] 25
Banana

7. P varies inversely as the square root of Q. When P = ⁄ , Q = 16, find P when Q = 9.

[A] ⁄
[B] ⁄
[C] ⁄
[D] ⁄

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8. The mean score of a group of students who passed an exam is 35. When three students who failed the
exam with a cumulative score of 15 is added to their scores, the new mean becomes 30. How many
students wrote the exam?
[A] 15
[B] 21
[C] 18
[D] 25
9. Three investors shared dividend from a joint investment. The first got ⁄ and the second received ⁄ of
the remainder. How much dividend did they share if the third investor received the balance of N12 million?
[A] N60 million
[B] N36 million
[C] N48 million
[D] N54 million
10. The sum of the interior angles of a regular polygon is 18000. Calculate the size of one of the exterior
angles of the polygon.
0
[A] 30
[B] 250
0
[C] 20
[D] 120
15cm
11. Calculate the area of the figure below.
2
[A] 75cm 5cm
2
[B] 123cm
[C] 84.8cm2
2
[D] 94.6cm
12. Make Q the subject of the relation. q + p = 1
b a+ 1
[A] b(a + 1 - p) [B] a + 1 [C] b(a - p + 1) [D] b
a-1 b(a - p + 1) a+1 a(b - p + 1)

13. The distances of ten Northern States in Nigeria from the FCT are 119km, 108km, 100km, 131km,
131km, 120km,161km, 130km, 141km and 89km. Find the median distance of the states.
[A] 125km
[B] 130km
[C] 131km
[D] 120km

14. The diagram shows a rectangle from which a square of sides xcm has been cut. Calculate the value(s)
of xcm if the area of the shaded portion is 484cm2.
[A] 6cm or 14cm
[B] 12cm
20cm
[C] 9cm xcm
[D] 4cm and 10cm
10cm 10cm
15. Find the radius of a hemisphere whose total surface area is given as 27πcm2
[A] 9cm
[B] 7cm
[C] 3cm
[D] 6cm

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16. If 24 bricklayers are required to reconstruct a broken school fence in 18 days, how long will it take two
bricklayers to complete the same task assuming they are all working at the same rate?
[A] 432 days
[B] 216 days
[C] 58 days
[D] 120 days

17. Find the area of the rectangle in cm.

2
[A] 60cm y+6
[B] 34cm 2 y-2
2
[C] 48cm
[D] 72cm2 y+5

18.Rearrange in ascending order of magnitude. 47eight, 64six, and 72five.

[A] 47eight, 64six, and 72five.
[B] 72five. 47eight and 64six
[C] 64six. 47eight and 72five
[D] 72five.64six and 47eight
(n - 2)
19. The nth term of a sequence is represented by 3 x 2 . Write down the first, second and six terms.
[A] 3, 6 and 48
[B] ⁄ , ⁄ and 72
[C] 3, 6 and 72
[D] ⁄ , 3 and 48

20. Calculate the perimeter of a quadrant of a circle with a diameter of 42cm.

[A] 33cm
[B] 75cm
[C] 40cm
[D] 54cm

21. What value of K will make the expression a perfect square? x2 - 12x - K
[A] -36
[B] 36
[C] 6
[D] 16

22. How many students scored not more than 4 marks if the mean of the distribution is given as 5?
[A] 16
[B] 11 Scores 3 4 5 6 7 8
[C] 10 Frequency 5 y-1 y 9 4 1
[D] 15

23. Find the sum of the first seven terms of the Arithmetic Progression. -5, -3, -1, ...
[A] 17
[B] 16
[C] 7
[D] 3

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24. Two labourers shared a certain wage in the ratio of 5:3 based on productivity. If the first labourer
received N6,000 more, how much did they share?
[A] N24,000
[B] N42,000
[C] N60,000
[D] N26,000

25. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram, AC = CQ and CAQ = 530. Calculate the size of CDB
[A] 74
0
A B
0
[B] 53
[C] 106
0
530
[D] 1270
C D
Q
26. A sector of circle is bounded by two radii 7cm long and an Arc of length 6cm. Find the area of the
sector.
2
[A] 32cm
2
[B] 28cm
2
[C] 14cm
2
[D] 21cm

27. The pie-chart shows the revenue allocation pattern for five states in Nigeria. How much was allocated
to Kano State if the total revenue was N60 billion? KANO
0
(2x-24)
[A] N10 billion
BENUE LAGOS
[B] N15 billion (X+12)
0
(3x-18)
0

[C] N20 billion RIVERS

(2x+12) IMO
0
[D] N12 billion x
0

28. A car travels at an average speed of 216km/h. How long will it take the car to arrive a destination that
is 960 meters ahead?
[A] 60 seconds
[B] 16 seconds
[C] 80 seconds
[D] 36 seconds

29. An airplane flew xkm due east to a point A and continues xkm due north of B. Find the bearing of B
from the starting point.
0
[A] 45
[B] 2250
0
[C] 135
[D] 3150
0 0
30. In the diadram, O is the centre of the circle, UOT = 70 and RST =100 , Calculate RUO
[A] 550 R
0
[B] 80
S

[C] 250 10
0 0
0 o
[D] 110 70 0
U
T

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