2018 STRUCTURED MATHEMATICS QUESTION ... ; •..

1.In a class of 40. students, 32 offer Mathematics, 24 16. Convert 0..0.4945 to two significant figures. (a) 0..0.40.
offer Physics and 4 offer neither Mathematics nor (b) 0..0.49 (c) 0..0.50. (J) 0..49
Physics. How-many offer both Mathematics and 17. From a point R, 30Qm north of P, a man walks
Physics? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 20. eastwards to a place Q which is 6QQm from P. Find
the bearing of P from Q correct to the nearest degree.
2. Find the range of values of x for which (a) 0.26° (b) 0.45° (c) 210.° (d) 240.°
x+2-2x-3<4
18. The probabilities that John and James pass an
,4 3
examination are t and t respectively/Find the
(a) x < 8 (b) x?'; -6 (c) x < 4 (d) x> -3
probability of both boys failing the examination. (a) tu
(b) 10 (c) 9120 (d) 11/ 20

3. IfN(~~3~\ \
19. From a point P, R is 5km due West and 12km due
-221) South. Find the distance bewtween P and. R. (a) 5km
Find 1Nl (a) 65 (b) 23 (c) 17 (d) 91 (b) 12km (c) 13km (J) 17km.

4. If X,V can take values from the set (1,2,3,4), find the 20.. An arc of a circle of radius 14cmsubtends angle 30.0.°
probability that the product of X and V is not greater at the centre. Find the perimeter of the sector formed
than 6. (a) t (b) h (c) t (d) t by the arc (take 'It ~ 22/7), (a) 14.67cm (b) 42.67cm
(c) 1Q1.33cm (d) 513.33cm
5 The pie chart shows the monthly
expenditure of a public servant. The
monthly expenditure on housing is twice
21. Simplify: ft5J; it~(a) 25 (b) 1 (c) t (d) 1/25

that of school fees. How much does the

22. If P = [Q(~~1)]t, make T the subject of the relation.
worker spend on housing if his monthly
income is N72QQ?(a). N10QQ(b) N2000
(c) N3QQQ (d) N4QQQ
(a)T= R1 ;r (b)T= B-~5P'(c)T= R- ~ (d)T= ~

23. What is the place value of 9 in the number 3.0492?

6. Evaluate 5-3log5 2 x 2210g23 (a) 8 (b) H (c) t (d) t
(a) 10~00(b) 1900(c) 1~0(d) 190
7. A trader realises 1 Qx - x2 naira profit from the sale of
xbags of corn. How many bags will give him the 24. If the simple interest on a sum of money invested at 3%
maximum profit? (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 4 per
annum for 2tyears is N-123, find the principal.
8. Find the average of the first four prime numbers greater
than 10.. (a) 20. (b) 19 (c) 17 (d) 15 (a) N676.5Q (b) NS2Q (c) N1,64Q (d) N4,92Q

9. If Y = 23five + 1Q1three, find y, leaving your answer in 25. A machine valued at N2Q,QQQ depreciates by 10.%
base two. (a) 1110. (b) 10.111 (c) 1110.1 (d) 11110.0. every
year. What will be the value of the machine at the end
1 0. . Find the value of x in the diagram (a) 10.°
of two years? (a) N'16,2QQ (b) N14,2QQ (c) N12,QQQ
(b) 28° (c) 36° (d) 44°
(d) NS,QQQ.
11. Solve for t in the equation it + t (21 - t) = 11 (a) 9/ 13 The
Marktable below give·s
0. the
1 marks 3 by a4group of
2 scored 5
(b) 39/13 (c) 5 (d)9t students
Frequencyin a test.
1 2 7 5 4 3
12 A school girl spends t of her pocket money on books Use the table to answer questions 26 and 27
and t on dress. What fraction remains? (a) 5/6 (b) 7/12 26. What is the median mark? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
(c) 5/12 (d) 1/6
27. What is the probability of selecting a student from the
13Given that Sin (5x - 28)0 = Cos(3x - 50.)0, 0 < x <90.°.
group that scored 2 or 3 (a) 1/11 (b) 5/22 (c) 7/22 (d) 6/11
Find the value of x. (a) 14° (b) 21° (c) 32° (d) 39°

an *
28. A boy walks 8QQm in 20. minutes. Calculate his
14. If + = 1, make y the subject of the relation. average
age speed in km per hour. (a) 2.4 (b) 4 (c) 16 (d),24.
a) b(a+1-x) (b) b(a+11) (c) a(b-x+1)
( 29. A car uses one litre of petrol for every 14km. If one litre

e
of petrol costs N63.QQ, how far can the car go with
(d) a(b -xa+1
+ 1) a-x+ b+1 N-9QQ.QQ worth of petrol? (a) 420km (b) 4Q5km
b (c) 21Qkm (d)2QQkm
15. Calculate the total surface area of a cupboard which
30.. In the Ciiagram, G I is a tangent to
measures 12cm by 1Qcm by 8cm. (a) 192Qcm2
the
(b) 592cm2 (c) 296cm2 (d)14Scm3 circle at H. If EF 11 GI, calculate the size
of of <EHF. (a) 126° (b) 72° (c) 54° (d) 2So
31. How many times, correct to the nearest whole number, O(d) 48.5
will a man run round a circular track of diameter 100m 34. Simplify and express in standard form
to cover a distance of 1000m? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
0.00265 x 0.0064
Use the cummulative frequency curve to answer 0.025 x 0.08
questions 32 and 33. (a) 8.8 x 10.1 (b) 8.8 x 10.2 (c) 8.8 X 10-3 (d) 8.8 x 103
35. Two sisters, Taiwo and Kehinde, own a store. The ratio
of Taiwo's share to Kehinde's is 11:9. Later, Kehinde
sells t of her share to Taiwo for N720.00. Find the
value of the store. (a) N 1,080.00 (b) N2,400.00
(c) N3,OOO.00 (d) N 3,600.00
36. A room is 12m long 9m wide and 8m high. Find the
cosine of the angle wnich a diagonal of the room makes
with the floor of the room. (a) 15/17 (b) 8/17 (c) 8/15 (d)
12/17
37. Divide the L.C.M. of 48, 64 and 80 by their H.C.F.
(a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 48 (J)60
38. Find the equation 01 the line through (5,7) parallel to
= =
the line 7x + 5y 12 (a) 5x + 7y 20 (b) 7x + 5y 70 =
=
(c) x x y 7 (d) 15x + 17y 90=
39. A man's initial salary is N540.00 a month and increases
after each period of six months by N36.00 a month.
Find his salary in the eight month of the third year.
32. Estimate the median of the data represented on the (a) N828.00 (b) N766.00 (c) N720.00 (d) N684.00
graph. (a) 35.5 (b) 36.5 (c) 37.5 (d) 38.5
40. A man stands on a tree 150cm high and sees a boat
33. What is the 80th percentile? (a) 45.5 (b) 46.5 (c) 47.5 at an angle of depression of 74°. Find the distance of
the boat from the base of the tree. (a) 52 cm (b) 43cm
(c)40cm (d) 15cm.

ANSWER TO 2018 JAMB MATHEMATICS QUESTION

1. B 11.D 21.B 31.A
2. B 12.C 22.C 32.A
3. C 13.B 23.B 33.C
4. D 14.A 24.C 34.C
5. B 15.B 25.A 35.B
6. B 16.C 26.C 36.A
7. C 17.D 27.D 37.D
8. D 18.A 28.A 38.B
9. B 19.C 29.D 39.C
10. B 20.C 30.B 40.B