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BASIC EDUCATION CERTIFICATION (JSS 3)

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PAPER I
MULTIPLE CHOICE
18. Multiply 1001101two by 111two.
A. 1001101two B. 1000101two C. 1001001two
1. Approximate 5.7255 to the nearest thousandth.
D. 1010001two E. 10011two
A. 5.7 B. 5.725 C. 5.7255 D. 5.726
19. A Toyota Hilux uses 100 litres of fuel in a distance of
E. 5.73
250km. How many litres of fuel will it use for a distance of
2. Write in figure: six hundred and fifty-eight million, one
150 kilometres?
hundred and twenty-five thousand and one.
A. 50 litres B. 60 litres C. 80 litres D. 133 litres
A. 658,125,100 B. 658,125,101
E. 375 litres
C. 658,125,001 D. 658,125,000
20. Reciprocal of 0.65 to three significant figure is?
E. 658,105,001
A. 1.54 B. 1.538 C. 1.53 D. 1.500
3. Express 0.00254 in standard form.
E. 0.54
A. 2.54 x 10-1 B. 2.54 x 10-2 C. 2.54 x 10-3
21. If P = 4, find the value of P
D. 2.54 x 10 -4
E. 2.54 x 10 -5

15 5
4. Find the sum of prime factors in 60.
A. 4 B. 8 C. 12 D. 16 E. 20
A. 5 B. 7 C. 8 D. 10 E. 12
22. The length of a basketball pitch can be divided into 12
5. Round off 6827 to the nearest ten.
parts, each 25cm long. How many parts, each 20cm long
A. 6820 B. 6821 C. 6830 D. 6900
can be obtained from the pitch?
E. 7000
A. 12 B.13 C.14 D.15 E.16
6. Express N32.00 as a ratio of N72.00.
A. 34:16 B. 16:34 C. 9:4 D. 4:9 E. 1:2
23. Find the value of x in the figure below.
7. Find the L.C.M. of 20a2 and 32ab.
A. 4a B. 16a2b C. 160a2b D. 160ab2
E. 320a b2
o 30cm
60
8. Add the following 1011two ; 1111 two and 101111 two. x
A. 111110 two B. 10111two C. 1001001 two
D. 1001101 two E. 11001101 two
A. 10cm B. 15cm C. 26cm D. 30cm E. 52cm
9. Find the H.C.F of 108 and 72.
A. 9 B. 18 C. 27 D. 36 E. 72 24. The linear scale of two similar objects is 5:8. What is the
10. Increase 4500kg by 15%. volume scale factor?
A. 300kg B. 675kg C. 3825kg D. 5175kg A. 5:8 B. 25:64 C. 125:512 D. 64:125
E. 67500kg E. 512:125
11. Find the product of the L.C.M. and H.C.F. of the following 25. The volume scale factor of two similar solids is 8:125. If
numbers 9, 12 and 18. A. 6 B.18 C. 36 D. the length of a side in the bigger solid is 140cm, find the
108 E. 216 length of the corresponding side of the smaller solid.
12. If N240,000.00 is shared among 3 people in the ratio A. 28cm B. 56cm C. 122cm D. 132cm
5:4:3, what is the least share? E. 133cm
A. N100,000.00 B. N96,000.00 C. N80,000.00
26. The linear scale factor of two similar shapes is 2:7. If the
D. N60,000.00 E. N52,000.00
area of the bigger shape is 392cm 2, find the area of the
13. Find the simple interest on N30,000.00 for 3½ years at
smaller shape.
5% per annum. A. 49cm2 B.112cm2 C.128cm2 D. 256cm2
A. N5,250.00 B. N5,775.00 C. N10,750.00
E. 264cm 2

D. N11,550.00 E. N15,770.00
27. How many sides have a regular polygon whose interior
14. Find the square root of 9 x 16 x 25.
angle is 180o each?
A. 3600 B. 360 C. 60 D. 25 E. 9
A.4 B.5 C.6 D.7 E.8
15. A desktop computer is bought for N45,000.00 and sold
28. One interior angle of a hexagon is 170 o and each of the
for N30,000.00. Find the loss percent.
remaining interior angle is equal to Y o. Find the value of
A. 45.00% B. 33.33% C. 30.00% D. 15.33%
Y. A.100 B.110 C.130 D.140 E.160
E. 10.00%
29. Find the size of an interior angle of a regular octagon.
16. Arrange in descending order of magnitude 3/5, ½, 4/7,
A.45o B.60o C.90o D.120o E. 135o
5/9.
30. All the following are the properties of an equilateral
A. 3/5, 4/7, 1/2., 5/9 B. ½, 4/7, 3/5, 5/9 triangle EXCEPT. A. All the angles are equal
C. 3/5, 4/7, 5/9, ½ D. 4/7, 3/5, ½, 5/9
B. All the sides are equal C. Each of the angle is 60o
E. 5/9, 3/5, 4/7, ½.
D. There are three lines of symmetry
17. On every sale of goods worth N10,000.00, there is a
E. There is only one line of symmetry
commission of N550.00. If an agent delivers
31. A regular polygon with 7 sides is called
N150,000.00, find his commission.
A. Heptagon
A. N1,250.00 B. N2,250.00 C. N4,150.00
B. Hexagon
D. N7,250.00 E. N8,250.00
C. Nonagon

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D. Pentagon
E. Quadrilateral
32. Solve the equation =2
A.3 B.4 C.5. D.7 E.9.
33. When three is divided by the sum of a certain number A. 3.5cm B. 5.0cm C. 6.1cm D. 7.1cm E. 8.7cm
and 8, the result is the same as dividing 2 by the sum of 42. Use the four-figure tables to find the value of sin 73.4o.
that number and 3. Find the number. A. 0.2857 B. 0.9563 C. 0.9578 D. 0.9583 E. 3.354
A.5 B.6 C.7 D.11 E.25 Use the table below to answer questions 43 and 44
34. What does the construction below represent? 3y = -3x
x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
y a b c d e f g h i j
43. Find the value of g + j.
A. -18 B. -9 C. -3 D. 9 E. 18
( )
44. Find the value of
A. 135 o o
B.90 C. 60 o
D. 45 o
E. 30 o
A. B. C. 0 D. E.

35. Which of the following method(s) is / are correct for 45. Find the value of x if = 5 – 3x
constructing an angle 45o at P? A. -2 B. -1 C. D. 1 E. 2
( )
46. Express - as a single fraction.
A. B. C. ( D. E.
47. Simply 3x(4a-5b) – 5x(3a-2b)
A. 3ax - 5b B. (3a - 5b)x C.(5b - 3a)x
D. -(3a + 5b)x E. (3a + 5b)x
48. What is the coefficient of q in the expansion of (2q + 1)
(1 -2q)? A. -2 B. -1 C. 0 D. 1 E. 2
49. Expand (2x + 1)2
A. x2 + 4x + 1 B. x2 + 4x + 4 C. 4x2 + 4x + 1
D. x2 + +1 E. +x+1
A. I only B. II only C. III only
2
50. Factorize y – 121.
D. I and II only E. I and III only A. (y – 121) B. (y – 11) C. (y + 11)
D. (y – 11) (y + 11) E. (y + 11) (y + 11)
/ /
36. In the diagram below, find the ratio 51. Represent
/ /

A. B.
0
0

AB C
C. D.
A. B. C. D. E.
0 0
37. Find the area of a semi-circle of diameter 28cm.
A. 308cm2 B. 616cm2 C.924cm2 D. 1232cm2
E.
E. 2464cm2
38. A sector of a circle has an area of 15.4cm2. If the radius
of the circle is 6cm, calculate the angle of the sector. 0
A. 33o B. 41o C. 49o D. 98o E. 147o
39. Find the area of the shaded portion in the figure below
20cm

7cm
15cm

A. 146cm2 B. 154cm2 C. 223cm2 D. 278cm2

E. 300 cm 2

40. The area of a triangle is 52cm2. If the base of the triangle

is 8cm, find its height.
A. 6.5cm B. 7.5cm C. 13.0cm D. 26.0cm
41. Find the value of x in the figure below:

5cm