A thousand ways to pass basic mathematics examination

1.In a class, 37 students take at least one of chemistry, economics and government, 8 students take chemistry, 19 take economics and 25 take government. 12 students take economics and government but nobody takes chemistry and economics. How many students take both chemistry and government?.
  • A. 3
  • B. 4
  • C. 5
  • D. 6
2.A businessman invested a total of N200,000 in two companies which paid dividends of 5% and 7% respectively. If he received a total of N11,600 as dividends, how much did he invest at 7%?
  • A. N160,000
  • B. N140,000
  • C. N120,000
  • D. N80,000
3.A cyclist rode for 30minutes at xkm/hr. If the total distance covered is less than 60km, what is the range of values of x?
  • A. x<14
  • B. x<20
  • C. x<29
  • D. x<28
4.Factorize 16(3x+2y)² – 25(a+2b)²
  • A. (12x+8y+5a+10b) (12x+8y-5a-10b)
  • B. (12x+8y-5a-10b) (12x+8y-5a-10b)
  • C. 20(3x+2y-a-2b) (3x+2y+a+2b)
  • D. 20(3x+2y+a+2b) (3x+2y+a+2b)
5.A cone has a base radius 4cm and height 3cm. The area of its curved surface is
  • A. 12ᴫcm²
  • B. 24 ᴫcm²
  • C. 20 ᴫcm²
  • D. 15 ᴫcm²
6.Expand the expression (x²-2x-3)(x²+x+1)
  • A. x⁴ – 4x² - 5x – 3
  • B. –x³ – 4x² – 5x – 3
  • C. x⁴ – x³ – 4x² – 5x – 3
  • D. x⁴ - 4x² – 5x – 3.
7.A girl walks 30m from a point P on a bearing of 040⁰ to a point Q. She then walks 30m on a bearing of 140⁰ to a point R. the bearing of R from P is
  • A. 90⁰
  • B. 50⁰
  • C. 45⁰
  • D. 40⁰
8.A regular polygon has each of it angles as 160⁰. What is the number of sides of the polygon?
  • A. 36
  • B. 9
  • C. 18
  • D. 20
9.The interior angles of a pentagon are: 180⁰, 118⁰, 80⁰, 78⁰ and x. The value of x is:
  • A. 75⁰
  • B. 108⁰
  • C. 120⁰
  • D. 84⁰
10.All the vertices of an isosceles triangle lie on a circle and each of the base angles of the triangle is 65⁰. The angle subtended at the centre of the circle by the base of the triangle is:
  • A. 130⁰
  • B. 115⁰
  • C. 100⁰
  • D. 65⁰
11.A square tile measures 20cm by 20cm. How many of such files will cover a floor measuring 5m by 4m.
  • A. 500
  • B. 400
  • C. 320
  • D. 250
12.The volume of a certain sphere is numerically equal to twice its surface area. The diameter of the sphere is:
  • A. 6
  • B. 9
  • C. 12
  • D. √6
13.A bearing of 310⁰, expressed as a compass bearing is:
  • A. N50⁰W
  • B. N40⁰W
  • C. S40⁰W
  • D. S50⁰W
14.The average of the three children in a family is 9 years. If the average age of their parents is 39 years, the average age of the whole family is:
  • A. 20 years
  • B. 21 years
  • C. 24 years
  • D. 27 years
15.A woman buys 4 bags of rice for ₦56 per bag and 3 bags of beans for ₦26 per bag using the currency 'NAIRA' (₦) in base 7. What is the total cost of the items in another currency 'ANTI' (₳) in base 8?
  • A. ₳224
  • B. ₳114
  • C. ₳340
  • D. ₳440
16.When the price of egg was raised by ₦2 an egg, the number of eggs which can be bought for ₦120 is reduced by ₦5. The present price of an egg is
  • A. ₦6
  • B. ₦7
  • C. ₦8
  • D. ₦10
17.How long will it take a sum of money invested at 8% simple interest to double the original sum?
  • A. 8 years
  • B. 10.5 years
  • C. 12 years
  • D. 12.5 years
18.The journey from Lagos to Ibadan usually takes a motorist 1 hour 30 minutes. By increasing his average speed by 20km/hr, the motorist saves 15 minutes. His usual speed, in km/hr is
  • A. 100
  • B. 90
  • C. 85
  • D. 80
19.The smallest section of a rod which can be cut into exactly equal sections, each of either 30cm 0r 36cm in length is
  • A. 90cm
  • B. 180cm
  • C. 360cm
  • D. 540cm
20.If x = 0.0012 + 0.00074 + 0.003174, what is the difference between x and 2 decimal places and x to 1 significant figure?
  • A. 0.01
  • B. 0.0051
  • C. 0.1
  • D. 0.005