SHERWOOD PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOL

PALACE WAY, OFF MIYAKI STREET, OWORONSHOKI

1ST TERM EXAMINATION 2023/2024

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS_____ CLASS: JSS 3 DATE: _____

DURATION: 2hrs

SECTION A: (OBJECTIVES)
Instruction: Read carefully and answer all questions choosing the
best option A – D/E

1. What is the equivalent of the binary number 10110?

a. 8
b. 10
c. 22
d. 16

2. How many digits are used in the binary number system?

a. 8
b. 10
c. 2
d. 16

3. What is the equivalent of the binary number 1010?

a. 10
b. 5
c. 2
d. 16

4. In the binary system, what does each digit represent?

a. Tens
b. Hundreds
c. Ones
d. Twos
5. What is the largest decimal number that can be represented with 4
binary digits?
a. 7
b. 8
c. 15
d. 16

6. Factorize x^2 - 4y^2.

a. (x + 2y)(x - 2y)
b. (x + y)(x - y)
c. (x + 4y)(x - 4y)
d. (x - y)(x - y)

7. Factorize 9x^2 - 4.
a. (3x - 2)(3x + 2)
b. (3x - 4)(3x + 4)
c. (3x - 2)(3x - 2)
d. (9x - 4)

8. Factorize 2x^2 + 6x + 4.
a. 2(x + 2)(x + 1)
b. (2x + 2)(x + 2)
c. 2(x + 2)(x - 1)
d. (2x + 2)(x - 2)

9. What is the prime factorization of 36?

a. 2^2 * 3^2
b. 2^3 * 3^3
c. 3^2 * 6
d. 4 * 9

10. Factorize a^2 - b^2.

a. (a + b)(a - b)
b. (a + b)^2
c. (a - b)^2
d. (a + 2b)(a - 2b)

11. Inverse variation is represented by the equation:

a. y = kx
b. y = k/x
c. y = kx^2
d. y = k^2/x

12. If y varies directly with x, and y = 12 when x = 4, what is the constant of

variation?
a. 3
b. 48
c. 16
d. 9

13. If y varies inversely with x, and y = 5 when x = 10, what is the constant
of variation?
a. 0.5
b. 50
c. 2
d. 5

14. If a varies directly with b and a = 15 when b = 5, what is the value of a

when b = 8?
a. 9
b. 18
c. 12
d. 24

15. If p varies inversely with q and p = 6 when q = 3, what is the value of p

when q = 2?
a. 9
b. 4
c. 18
d. 3

16. Solve for x: 2x + 3y = 12, for y.

a. y = (12 - 2x)/3
b. y = (3x - 12)/2
c. y = (12 - 3x)/2
d. y = (2x - 12)/3

17. Rearrange the formula P = 2L + 2W to solve for L.

a. L = (P - 2W)/2
b. L = (2W - P)/2
 c. L = (P - W)/2
d. L = (W - 2P)/2

18. If A = πr^2 is the formula for the area of a circle, solve for r.
a. r = √(A/π)
b. r = π/√A
c. r = A/π
d. r = A^2/π

19. Solve for t: d = 0.5at^2, where d, a, and t are variables.

a. t = √(2d/a)
b. t = (2d/a)^2
c. t = √(2ad)
d. t = d^2/(2a)

20. If E = mc^2 is the equation for energy, solve for m.

a. m = E/c^2
b. m = Ec^2
c. m = c^2/E
d. m = √(E/c^2)

21. What is the binary equivalent of the decimal number 13?

a. 1101
b. 1001
c. 1110
d. 1011

22. How many bits are in a byte in the binary system?

a. 4
b. 8
c. 16
d. 32

23. What is the binary equivalent of the decimal number 25?

a. 11001
b. 10001
c. 11010
d. 10010
24. Convert the binary number 1101 to its decimal equivalent.
 a. 13
b. 10
c. 12
d. 7

25. In binary addition, what is the result of 1 + 1?

a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 10

26. Factorize 3x^2 - 27.

a. 3(x^2 - 9)
b. 3(x^2 - 3)
c. 3(9x^2 - 1)
d. 27(3x^2 - 1)

27. Factorize 4x^2 - 25.

a. (2x + 5)(2x - 5)
b. (2x + 5)(4x - 5)
c. (4x + 5)(4x - 5)
d. (4x - 5)

28. Factorize 6x^2 + 7x + 2.

a. (3x + 2)(2x + 1)
b. (6x + 7)(x + 2)
c. (3x + 1)(2x + 2)
d. (6x + 4)

29. What is the prime factorization of 48?

a. 2^3 * 3
b. 2^4 * 6
c. 3^2 * 16
d. 4 * 12

30. Factorize a^2 + 6ab + 9b^2.

a. (a + 3b)^2
b. (a + 3b)(a + 3b)
c. (a - 3b)(a - 3b)
d. (a + 6b)(a + 9b)
31. Direct variation is represented by the equation:
a. y = k/x
b. y = kx^2
c. y = kx
d. y = k^2/x

32. If y varies directly with x, and y = 8 when x = 4, what is the constant of

variation?
a. 2
b. 16
c. 32
d. 4

33. If y varies inversely with x, and y = 7 when x = 2, what is the constant of

variation?
a. 14
b. 1/14
c. 2
d. 7/2

34. If a varies directly with b and a = 20 when b = 5, what is the value of a

when b = 8?
a. 16
b. 32
c. 50
d. 10

35. If p varies inversely with q and p = 9 when q = 3, what is the value of p

when q = 6?
a. 3
b. 18
c. 27
d. 54

36. Solve for y: 4x + 2y = 10, for y.

a. y = (10 - 4x)/2
b. y = (4x - 10)/2
c. y = (10 - 2x)/4
d. y = (2x - 10)/4
37. Rearrange the formula V = πr^2h to solve for h.
a. h = V/(πr^2)
b. h = πr^2/V
c. h = πr^2V
d. h = Vπr^2

38. If C = 2πr is the formula for the circumference of a circle, solve for r.
a. r = C/2π
b. r = 2π/C
c. r = 2C/π
d. r = πC/2

39. Solve for t: v = u + at, where v, u, a, and t are variables.

a. t = (v - u)/a
b. t = (u - v)/a
c. t = (u + at)/v
d. t = (v - at)/u

40. If F = m * a is the formula for force, solve for m.

a. m = F/a
b. m = a/F
c. m = F + a
d. m = F – a

41. What is the binary equivalent of the decimal number 63?

a. 111111
b. 110110
c. 100000
d. 101010

42. Joint variation is represented by the equation:

a. y = k/x
b. y = kx^2
c. y = kx
d. y = k^2/x

43. Convert the binary number 11100 to its decimal equivalent.

a. 12
b. 24
 c. 28
d. 25

44. In binary subtraction, what is the result of 101 - 11?

a. 10
b. 1
c. 100
d. 0

45. How many binary digits are needed to represent the decimal number
255?
a. 7
b. 8
c. 16
d. 32

46. Factorize 2x^2 - 8.

a. 2(x^2 - 4)
b. 2(x^2 - 8)
c. 4(x^2 - 2)
d. 8(x^2 - 1)

47. Factorize 5x^2 - 20x.

a. 5x(x - 4)
b. 5x(5x - 4)
c. 5(x - 4)
d. 20(x - 5)

48. Factorize 9x^2 - 12xy + 4y^2.

a. (3x - 2y)^2
b. (3x + 2y)^2
c. (3x - 2y)(3x + 2y)
d. (9x - 4y)^2

49. What is the prime factorization of 72?

a. 2^3 * 3^2
b. 4 * 18
c. 6^2
d. 8 * 9
50. Factorize a^2 - 2ab + b^2.
a. (a - b)(a - b)
b. (a + b)(a - b)
c. (a + 2b)(a - 2b)
d. (a - 2b)(a - 2b)

SECTION B: THEORY
Answer any 4 questions from this section

1. a) Solve: 43x = 111112 1b) It takes 20 men 60days to complete a

building work. How many days longer would it take 15men. Assuming
that they will work at the same rate.
2. Solve: [(111)2 + (101)2]2 2b) factorise the following: I) (m+2n)(x-y) – x
+y II) (2x- y)(a-b) – (2a + 3b)(2x - y)
3. The quantity T is partly constant and partly varies inversely as the
square of z. when T=6, Z=2, and T =4.5, Z=4. (a) find the relationship
between y and z (b) find T when Z=10.
4. (a)Make r the subject when v =2r2h (b) simplify the following: I)3x-2/4
– x+3/3 II) x-2/5 + x+2/6
5. (a)If s varies inversely as the square root of T. when s=3 and T=81.
Calculate the value of T when s= 3. (b) factorise the following: I) x2 +
9x+ 14 II) 3x-6x2 - 9