MATHEMATICS@EASE, G.

BRAINS TUTORS
1. Find the value of 1101112 + 101002 A. 10010112 B. 10011112 C. 11010112 D. 1001012
2. If 55x + 52x = 7710, find x
3. Compute 1100112 + 111112 A. 10100102 B. 10010102 C. 10001102 D. 10001002
4. Evaluate (10112)2 – (1012)2 A. 1100002 B. 1102 C. 11000002 D. 110002
5. If 4516 – P7 = 3056, find P A. 6117 B. 1427 C. 1167 D. 1167
6. Calculate 243six – 243fivefive, expressing your answer in base 10 A. 0 B. 1 C. 26 D. 46
7. Divide 11101two by 101two A. 111two B. 10111two C. 11101two D. 10101two
8. Find the value of y if 402y = 102ten A. 4 B. 3 C. 5 D. 2
9. The sum of 37/8 and 11/3 is less than the difference between 1/8 and 12/3 by A. 32/3 B. 51/4 C.
11/2 D. 0
10. Simplify (a – b) – (a + b)
(a + b) (a – b) A. 4ab B. -4ab C. ab D. 4
a–b a2 – b2 a+b
11. If a = -3, b = 2 and c = 4, evaluate a3 – b3 – c1/2
b – a – c A. 37 B. -37/5 C. 37/5 D. -37
12. Solve the following equation 2 5= 1 A. (-1,5/2) B. (1,-5/2)
2r – 1 3 r+2 C. (5/2,1) D. 2,5/2)
3 1
13. Evaluate /8 -:- ½ - /3 A. ¼ B. 1/3 C. ½ D. 1
1
/8 x 2/3 + 1/3
y
14. If /2 = x, evaluate (x3/y3 + ½) -:- (1/2 – x2/y2) A. 5/2 B. 2/5 C. ¼ D. 2/3
15. A student spent 1/5 of his allowances on books, 1/3 of the remainder on food and kept the
rest for contingencies, what fraction was kept? A. 7/15 B. 8/15 C. 2/3 D. 4/5
16. A father decided to give 20% of his monthly income to his three children as their monthly
allowance. The eldest child got 45% of the allowance and the youngest child got 25%. How
much was the father’s monthly income if the second child got ₦3000? A. ₦50,000 B.
₦33,000 C. ₦60,000 D. ₦45,000
17. Three teachers shared a packet of chalk. The first teacher got 2/5 of the chalk and the
second teacher received 2/15 of the remainder. What fraction did the third teacher receive?
11/25 B. 12/25 C. 13/25 D. 8/15
18. Three boys shared some oranges. The first received 1/3 of the oranges and the second
received 2/3 of the remainder. If the third boy received the remaining 12 oranges, how many
oranges did they share? A. 42 B. 48 C. 54 D. 60
19. A man earns ₦3500 per month out of which he spends 15% on his children’s education. If
he spends additional ₦1950 on food, how much does he have left? A. ₦525 B. ₦ 1025 C.
₦1950 D. ₦2975
20. Add the same number to the numerator and denominator of 3/18. If the resulting fraction is
½, then the number added is? A. 13 B. 14 C. 15 D. 12
21. Find the of (0.5436)3 to 3 significant figures
0.017 X 0.219 A. 46.2 B. 43.1 C. 534 D. 431
22. Evaluate 0.00000231 and leave your answer in standard form
0.07 A. 3.3 x 10-4 B. 3.3 x 10-3 B. 3.3x10-5 D. 3.3x10-8
23. A trader bought 100 oranges at 5 for N1.20, 20 oranges got spoilt and the remaining were
sold at 4 for N1.50. Find the percentage gain or loss. A. 30% gain B. 25% gain C. 30%
loss D. 25% loss
24. If the population of a town was 240,000 in January 1998 and it increased by 2% each year,
what would be the population of the town in January, 2000? A. 480,000 B. 249,696
C. 249,600 D. 244,800
25. Evaluate (2.813×10−3x1.063)
26. (5.637x10−2) reducing each number to two significant figures and leaving your
answer in two significant figures. A. 0.056 B. 0.055 C. 0.054 D. 0.54
27. The cost of kerosene per liter increased from N60 to N85. What is the percentage rate of
increase? A. 42% B. 41% C. 40% D. 25%
28. Simplify (3/4 of 4/9 ÷ 91/2) ÷ 15/19 A. 1/5 B. 1/4 C. 1/36 D. 1/25
29. Evaluate 64.7642 - 35.2362 correct to 3 significant figures A. 2960 B. 2950
C. 2860 D. 2850
81
30. Evaluate ( /16)−1/4×2−1 A. 1/3 B. 3 C. 6 D. 1/6
31. If (a2b-3c) = apbqcr, what is the value of p + 2q? A. (5/2) B. –(5/2) C. –(25/4) D. -10
a-1b4c5
32. Simplify 16-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 271/3 A. 3/8 B. 2/3 C. ¾ D. 3/2
33. Simplify 3n – 3n-1 A. 27 B. 1/27 C. 1 D. 1/3
33 X 3n – 27 x 3n-1
34. Simplify 3(2n+1) – 4(2n-1) A. 2n+1 B. 2n-1 C. 4 D. ¼
2n+1 – 2n
35. Simplify (25)-1/2 x (27)1/3 + (121)-1/2 x (625)-1/4 A. 34/55 B. 55/34 C. 1/34 D. 1/55
36. Evaluate; 813/4 – 271/3 A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
3 x 23
37. Simplify 3√(64r-6)1/2 A. r/2 B. 2r C. 1/2r D. 2/r
38. Evaluate: 160.16 x 160.04 x 20.2 A. 2 B. 20 C. ½ D. 0
-2
39. Evaluate 2log39 x log381 A. 4 B. -32 C. -8 D. 16
log5625
40. Evaluate log√24 + log1/216 – log432 A. -2.5 B. 5.5 C. -5.5 D. 2.5
41. Evaluate log5(0.04) A. 1 B. -1 C. -2 D. 0.2
log318 – log32
42. Given that log4(y – 1) + log4(1/x) = 1 and log4(y+1) + log2x = 2, solve for x and y respectively
A. (-2,-3) B. (2,3) C. (-3,-2) D. (2, -3)
43. Solve the equation (log3x)2 – 6log3x + 9 = 0 A. 27 B. 9 C. 1/27 D. 18
44. Find x if log9x = 1.5. A. 72.0 B. 27.0 C. 36.0 D. 3.5
45. If log2 = x, express log12.5 in terms of x. A. 2 – 3x B. 3x – 2 C. 2(1 – x) D. 3x + 2
46. Given that log2 = 0.3010 and log3 = 0.4771, evaluate, without using logarithm tables, log4.5
A. 0.3010 B. 0.4771 C. 0.6532 D. 0.9542
3 4 √3
47. Simplify √27 + /√3 A. 4√3 B. /√3 C. 3√3 D. /4
48. Find the value of k in the equation √128 + √112 - √k = √175 A. √28 B. 7 C. 28 D. √7
49. Simplify (√3 - √2)(2√3 + √2) A. 1 – √6 B. 4 - 2√6 C. 4 +2√6 D. 4 - √6
50. Simplify 4√27 + 5√12 - 3√75 A. 7 B. -7 C. -7√3 D. 7√3
51. Musa borrows N10.00 at 2% per month simple interest and repays N8.00 after 4 months.
How much does he still owe? A. N10.80 B. N10.67 C. N2.80 D. N2.67
52. At what rate would a sum of N100.00 deposited for 5 years raise an interest of N7.50?
A. 1/2% B. 21/2% C. 1.5% D. 25%
53. A man's initial salary is N540.00 a month and increases after each period of six months by
N36.00. Find his salary in the eight month of the third year A. N828.00 B. N756.00
C. N720.00 D. N684.00
54. If x - 3 is directly proportional to the square of y and x = 5 when y =2, find x when y = 6.
A. 30 B. 21 C. 16 D. 12
55. If p varies inversely as the square of q and p=8 when q=4, find q when p =32 A. ±16
B. ±8 C. ±4 D. ±2
56. If y varies directly as the square root of x and y = 3 when x = 16. Calculate y when x = 64
A. 12 B. 6 C. 3 D. 5
57. If w varies inversely as uv
u + v and w = 8 when
u = 2 and v = 6, find a relationship between u, v, w A. uvw = 16(u + v) B. 16ur = 3w(u +
v) C. uvw = 12(u + v) D. 12uvw = u + v
58. The cost C of running a school is directly proportional to the number of students N, if 20
students cost #10,000, How many students can #1,000,000 cover? A. 3000 B. 1000
C. 2000 D. 4000
59. Factorize completely; (4x+3y)2 - (3x-2y)2 A. (x+5y)(7x+y) B. (x+5y)(7x-y)
C. (x-5y)(7x+y) D. (x-5y)(7x-y)
60. Solve the quadratic inequalities x2 - 5x + 6 ≥ 0
A. x ≤ 2, x ≥ 3 B. x ≤ 3, x ≥ 2 C. x ≤ -2, x ≥ -3 D. x ≤-3, x ≥ 2
61. If 9x2 + 6xy + 4y2 is a factor of 27x3 - 8y3, find the other factor. A. 2y + 3x B. 2y - 3x
C. 3x + 2y D. 3x - 2y
62. Factorize completely x2 + 3x2 – 10x A. x(x – 5) B. x(x – 5) C. x(x+5) D. x2+5
2
2x – 8 2(x + 2) 2(x – 2) 2(x+2) 2x + 4
2 2
63. Factorize completely x + 2xy + y + 3x + 3y – 18 A.
(x+y+6)(x+y-3) B. (x-y-6)(x-y+3) C. (x-y+6)(x-y-3) D. (x+y-6)(x+y+3)
64. Solve for x and y if x - y = 2 and x2 - y2 = 8 A. (-1, 3) B. (3, 1) C. (-3, 1)
D. (1, 3)
65. The quadratic equation whose roots are 1 – √13 and 1 + √13 is? A. x2 + (1 - √13x + 1
+ √13 = 0 B. x2 - 2x - 12 = 0 C. x2 - 2x + 12 = 0 D. x2 + 12 + 2x2 = 0
2 5 3 1
66. If p : q = /3 : /6 and q : r = /4 : /2, find p : q : r A. 12 : 15 : 10 B. 12 : 15 : 16
C. 10 : 15 : 24 D. 9 : 10 : 15
67. Three brothers in a business deal share the profit at the end of a contact. The first
1 2
received /3 of the profit and the second /3 of the remainder. If the third received the
remaining N12000.00 how much profit did they share? A. N60 000.00 B. N54 000.00 C. N48
000.00 D. N42 000.00
68. When the expression pm2 + qm + 1 is divided by (m - 1), it has a remainder is 4, Find p and
q respectively A. 2, -1 B. -1, 2 C. 3, -2 D. -2, 3
2
69. If g(x) = x + 3x find g(x + 1) - g(x) A. (x + 2) B. 2(x + 2) C. (2x + 1) D. (x2 + 4)
m n
70. If m*n = ( /n – /m) for m, n belong to R. Evaluate: -3*4 A. -25/12 B. -7/12 C. 7/12 D. 25/12
71. A binary operation * is defined by a*b = ab+a+b for any real number a and b. if the identity
element is zero, find the inverse of 2 under this operation. A. 2/3 B. ½ C. -1/2 D. -2/3
72. If m * n = n - (m+2) for any real number m and n find the value of 3*(-5)? A. -6 B. -8 C. -
10 D. -12
73. A binary operation ⊗ defined on the set of integers is such that m⊗n = m + n + mn for all integers m
and n. Find the inverse of -5 under this operation, if the identity element is 0? A. -5/4 B. -
5
/6 C. Zero D. 5
74. If x * y = x + y2, find then value of (2*3)*5 A. 36 B. 25 C. 11 D. 55
75. Let (*) be a binary operation on a natural number defined by a * b = a - b + (ab)2, then find 3 * 5
A. 223 B. 232 C. 32 D. -232
76. P(-6, 1) and Q(6, 6) are the two ends of the diameter of a given circle. Calculate the radius.
A. 6.5 units B. 13.0 units C. 3.5 units D. 7.0 units
77. In ∆MNO, MN = 6 units, MO = 4 units and NO = 12 units. If the bisector of and M meets NO at P,
calculate NP. A. 4.8 units B. 7.2 units C. 8.0 units D. 18.0 units
78. If sinθ = 3/5. Find Tanθ A. ¾ B. 3/5 C. 2/5 D. 1/4
79.
In the figure above , TS//XY and XY = TY, ∠STZ =
34°, ∠TXY = 47°, find the angle marked n?

 A. 47o
 B. 52o
 C. 56o
 D. 99o

80. If the hypotenuse of a right-angled isosceles triangle is 2cm. What is the area of the
triangle? A. 1/√2 cm2 B. 1 cm2 C. √2 cm2 D. 2√2 cm2
81. A chord drawn 5 cm away from the center of a circle of radius 13 cm. Calculate the length of
the chord? A. 7cm B. 9cm C. 12cm D. 24cm
82. Find the radius of a sphere whose surface area is 154 cm2? A. 7.00 cm B. 3.50 cm
C. 3.00 cm D. 1.75 cm
83. From the diagram below, find x A. 65o B. 50o C. 75o D. 55o
84. From the cyclic quadrilateral TUVW above, find the value of x A. 26o B. 24o C. 20oD. 23o

85. Find the length XZ in the triangle above A. √7 B. √6 m C. √5 m D. √3 m

86. In the figure above, PQRS is a circle with ST//RQ. Find the value of x PT = PS.

A. 700 B. 550 C. 400 D. 350

87. If cotθ = 8/15, where θ is acute, find sinθ A. 8/17 B. 15/17 C. 16/17 D. 13/17
88. From the figure, calculate TH in centimeters A. 5 B. 5 C. 5 D. √3
√3 + 1 √3 – 1 √3 5
 89. In diagram, PQ || ST and < PQR = 120o, < RST = 130o, find the angle marked x A. 50
B. 65 C. 70 D. 80

90. sinθ = -3/5 and θ lies in the third quadrant, find θ A. If 4/5 B. -5/4 C. 5/4 D. -4/5
91. In the figure, PQST is a parallelogram and TSR is a straight line. If t he area of △QRS is
20cm2, find the area of the trapezium PQRT.

A. 35cm2 B. 65cm2 C. 70cm2 D. 140cm2

92. If sec2θ + tan2θ = 3, then the angle θ is equal to? A. 90º B. 30º C. 45º D. 60º

93. In the diagram below angle LNM and angle YNZ are represented by g and h respectively.
Find ∠MNY A. 180º - gº - hº B. 360º - (g+h)0 C. 180º - (g-h)º D. 360º - gº - hº

94. In the diagram above, XY = 8cm and OX = 5cm. Find Oz A. 9cm B. 3.4cm
C. 9.1cm D. 3cm
95. In a youth club with 94 members, 60 like modern music, and 50 like traditional music. The
number of members who like both traditional and modern music is three times those who do not
like any type of music. How many members like only one type of music?
A. 8 B. 24 C. 62 D. 86
96. A book seller sells Mathematics and English books. If 30 customers buy Mathematics books,
20 customers buy English books and 10 customers buy the two books. How many customers has
he altogether? A. 30 B. 40 C. 50 D. 60
97. A group of market women sell at least one of yam, plantain and maize. 12 of them sell maize,
10 sell yam and 14 sell plantain. 5 sell plantain and maize, 4 sell yam and maize, 2 sell yam and
plantain only while 3 sell all the three items. How many women are in the group? A. 25 B. 19 C. 18
D. 17
98. Let P = {1, 2, u, v, w, x}; Q = {2, 3, u, v, w, 5, 6, y} and R = {2, 3, 4, v, x, y}.
Determine (P-Q) ∩ R A. {1, x} B. {x y} C. {x} D. ɸ

99. If X = {n2 + 1:n = 0,2,3} and Y = {n+1:n=2,3,5}, find X∩Y. A. {1,3} B. {5,10} C. ∅
D. {4,6}

100. In the venn diagram, the shaded region is? A. (P ∩ Q) ∪ R B. (P ∩ Q) ∩ R

C. (P ∩ Q ) ∩ R
1
D. (P ∩ Q ) ∪ R
1

101. The shaded portion in the venn diagram above represents?

A. F - (E n F) - (G n F) B. E' n F n G' C. E u F u G D. F

102. If n(P) = 20 and n(Q) = 30 and n(PuQ) = 40, find the value n(PnQ)
A. 10 B. 30 C. 15 D. 40
103. Which of the following equations represent the graph above?
A. y = 2+7x+4x2 B. y = 2-7x+4x2 C. y = 2+7x-4x2 D. y = 2-7x-4x2

104. The first term of a geometric progression is twice its common ratio. Find the sum of the first
two terms of the G.P if its sum to infinity is 8 A. 8/5 B. 8/3 C. 72/25 D. 56/9
105. The 3rd term of an A.P is 4x - 2y and the 9th term is 10x - 8y. Find the common difference.
A. 19x - 17y B. 8x - 4y C. x – y D. 2x
106. The fifth term of an A.P is 24 and the eleventh term is 96. Find the first term.
A. 12 B. 4 C. -12 D. -24
107. The sum of the first n terms of the arithmetic progression 5, 11, 17, 23, 29, 35, ... is?
A. n(3n - 0.5) B. n(3n + 2) C. n(3n + 2.5) D. n(3n + 5)
108. The 3rd term of an arithmetic progression is -9 and the 7th term is -29. Find the 10th term of
the progression A. -44 B. -165 C. 165 D. 44
109. Find the sum to infinity of the following series. 0.5 + 0.05 + 0.005 + 0.0005 + .....
A. 5/8 B. 5/7 C. 5/11 D. 5/9
110. What is the n-th term of the sequence 2, 6, 12, 20...?
A. 4n – 2 B. 2(3n - 1) C. n2 + n D. n2 + 3n + 2
111. The 10th term of an AP is 32. If the first term is 3/2, what is the 4th term? A. 35/3
B. 64 C. 16 D. 35/2
112. If 8, p, q and 26 is an A.P. Find the values of p and q
A. p = 14 and q = 14 B. p = 20 and q = 14 C. p = 20 and q = 20 D. p = 14
and q = 20
113. If x4 – kx3 + 10x2 + yx – 3 is divisible by (x – 1) and if when it is divided by (x + 2) the
remainder is 27, the constant k and y
A. k = - 7, y = -15 B. k= -15, y - -7 D. k= 3, y = 5 D. k= 0, y – 2
114. If 2x2 - kx - 12 is divisible by x-4, Find the value of k. A. 4 B. 5 C.6 D. 7

115. If g(x) = x2 + 3x find g(x + 1) - g(x) A. (x + 2) B. 2(x + 2) C. (2x + 1) D. (x2 + 4)

116. When the expression pm2 + qm + 1 is divided by (m - 1), it has a remainder is 4, Find p and q
respectively A. 2, -1 B. -1, 2 C. 3, -2 D. -2, 3

117. The histogram above represents the weights of

students who traveled out to their school for an examination. How many people made the trip?
A. 78 B. 38 C. 29 D. 69
118. What is the mean of the data t, 2t-1, t-2, 2t -1, 4t and 2t+2? A. 2t B. 2t-1 C. 2/3t+1
1
D. 2t- /33
119. Find the median of 4, 1, 4, 1, 0, 4, 4, 2 and 0 A. Zero B. 1 C. 2 D. 4
120. Find the mean deviation of 2, 4, 5, and 9 A. 1 B. 2 C. 5 D. 7

The pie chart above represents 400 fruits on display in

121. a grocery store. How many apples are in the store? A. 45 B. 50 C. 60 D. 75

Marks 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
No. of students 3 1 5 2 4 2 3
122. from the table above, if the pass mark is 5, how many students failed the test? A. 6
B. 2 C. 7 D. 9
123. Find the standard deviation of 2, 3, 5 and 6 A. √6 B. √10 C. √2/5 D. √5/2
124. The inverse of the matrix 2 1 is? A. 1 1 B. 1 -1 C. 1 1 D. 1 -1
1 1 -1 2 1 2 1 2 -1 2
124. Find the length of a side of a rhombus whose diagonals are 6cm and 8cm A. 8cm
B. 5cm C. 4cm D. 3cm
125. A cylindrical pipe 50m long with radius 7m has one end open. What is the total surface area
of the pipe? A. 749πm2 B. 700πm2 C. 350πm2 D. 98πm2
126. The ratio of the length of two similar rectangular blocks is 2:3. If the volume of the larger
block is 351cm3, then the volume of the other block is? A. 234.00 cm3 B. 526.50 cm3
3 3
C. 166.00 cm D. 687cm
127. A rectangular pyramid has an area 24cm2 and height 7.5cm. Find its volume?
A. 65.0cm3 B. 70.5cm3 C. 56.5cm3 D. 60.0cm3
128. Find the exterior angle of a 12 sided regular polygon A. 12o B. 24o C. 25o D. 30o
129. A regular polygon has 150º as the size of each interior angle. How many sides does it have?
A. 12 B. 10 C. 9 D. 8
130. If the area of ΔPQR above is 12√3 cm2, find the value of q? A. 6 cm B. 7 cm
C. 8 cm D. 5 cm

131. The area of a square is 144 sqcm. Find the length of the diagonal.
A. 13 cm B. 12√2 cm C. 12 cm D. 11√3 cm
132. Find the area of the figure above
[π = 22/7] A. 12.5 cm2 B. 75.0 cm2 C. 78.5 cm2D. 84.8 cm2

133. An arc of circle of radius 2cm subtends an angle of 60º at the centre. Find the area of the
sector A. 2π/3cm2 B. π/2cm2 C. π/3cm2 D. πcm2
134. If a circular paper disc is trimmed in such a way that its circumference is reduced in the ratio
2:5, In what ratio is the surface area reduced? A. 8 : 125 B. 2 : 5 C. 8 : 25 D. 4 : 25
135. Find the capacity in liters of a cylindrical well of radius 1 meter and depth 14 meters
[π = 22/7] A. 44,000 liters B. 4,400 liters C. 440 liters D. 44 liters
136. a cylindrical drum of diameter 56 cm contains 123.2 litres of oil when full. Find the height of
the drum in centimeters A. 12.5 B. 25.0 C. 45.0 137. D. 50.00
137. A cylinder pipe, made of metal is 3cm thick.If the internal radius of the pope is 10cm.Find the
volume of metal used in making 3m of the pipe. A. 153πcm3 B. 207πcm3 C. 15 300πcm3 D. 20
700πcm3
138. The ratio of the length of two similar rectangular blocks is 2 : 3. If the volume of the larger
block is 351cm33, then the volume of the other block is?
A. 234.00 cm3 B. 526.50 cm3 C. 166.00 cm3 D. 687cm3
139. The thickness of an 800 pages of book is 18mm. Calculate the thickness of one leaf of the
book giving your answer in meters and in standard form A. 2.25 x 10-4m B. 50 x 10-4m
C. 2.25 x 10 m
-5
D. 4.50 x 10 m
-5

140. The angle of a sector of a circle, radius 10.5cm, is 48°, Calculate the perimeter of the sector
A. 8.8cm B. 25.4cm C. 25.6cm D. 29.8cm

141. In the diagram above, a trapezium has two parallel sides of lengths 5cm and 9cm. If the area
is 91cm22, find the distance between the parallel sides A. 13 cm B. 4 cm C. 6 cm
D. 7 cm
142. Find the angle subtended at the center of a circle by a chord which is equal in length to the
radius of the circle. A. 30o B. 45o C. 60o D. 90o
143. Differentiate sin x - x cos x A. x cos x B. x sin x C. -x cos x D. -x sin x
144. Find the minimum value of the function y = x(1+x) A. -1/4 B. -1/2 C. ¼ D. 1/2
145. If y = (2x + 1)3 find dy/dx A. 3(2x+1)2 B. 6(2x+1) C. 3(2x+1) D. 6(2x+1)2
∫
146. Find (sin x + 2)dx A. cos x + x2 + K B. cos x2x + K C. -cos x + x2 + K D. -cos x
+ 2x + K
147. At what value of X does the function y = -3 - 2x + X2 attain a minimum value? A. -1
B. 14 C. 4 D. 1
148. If y = x sinx, find dy/dx A. sin x - x cosx B. sinx + x cosx C. sinx – cosx
D. sinx + cosx
149. Integrate the expression 6x2 - 2x + 1 A. 3x3 - 2x2 + x + c B. 2x3 - x2 + x + c C. 2x3 –
2 3 2
3x + c D. x + x – x + c
150. Evaluate ∫0(x3 + x2)dx A. 45/6 B. 62/3 C. 15/6 D. 25/6
151. In how many ways can the letters of the word ACCEPTANCE be arranged? A. 10! / (2!2!3!)
B. 10! / ( 2!3!) C. 10! / (2!2!) D. 10!
152. Find the number of ways of selecting 6 out of 10 subjects for an examination A. 128 B. 216
C. 215 D. 210
153. In how many ways can a delegation of 3 be chosen from 5 men and 3 women. If at least 1
man and 1 woman must be included? A. 15 B. 28 C. 30 D. 45
154. In how many ways can 9 people be seated if 3 chairs are available? A. 720 B. 504 C. 336
D. 210
155. In how many ways can a committee of 2 women and 3 men be chosen from 6 men and 5
women? A. 100 B. 200 C. 30 D. 50
156. Evaluate n2+1Cn+5 if n = 3 A. 55 B. 45 C. 35 D. 25
157. A bag contains 5 black, 4 white and x red marbles. If the probability of picking a red marble is
2/5, find the value of x A. 8 B. 10 C. 4 D. 6
158. The probability of picking a letter T from the word OBSTRUCTION is? A. 1/11 B. 2/11
3 4
C. /11 D. /11

159. The result of rolling a fair die 150 times is as summarized in the table above. What is the
probability of obtaining a 5? A. 3/10 B. 1/5 C. 1/6 D. 1/10
160. The probability of a student passing any examination is 2/3. If the students takes three
examination, what is the probability that he will not pass any of them? A. 2/3 B. 4/9 C. 8/27
D. 1/27
161. Two numbers are removed at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. What is the probability
that the sum of the numbers removed is even? A. 2/3 B. 2/15 C. 2/12 D. 1/4
162. Find the probability that a number selected at random from 41 to 56 is a multiply of 9
A. 1/8 B. 2/15 C. 3/16 D. 7/8
163. If 2 3 =4 1 find the value of x
5 3x 3 2x A. 6 B. – 6 C. -12 D. 12
164. Find the value of t, for which the determinant of the matrix t-4 0 0
-1 t+1 1 is zero
3 4 t-2
A. 4,3,2 B. 1,23 C. 7,4,3 D. -4,.2, 3
165. the determinant of the matrix, x 1 0
1-x 2 3 in the term of x is A. -3x2-17 B.-3x2+9x-1 C.
1 1+x 4 C. 3x2+17 D. 3x2-9x+5
166. 1 0 x 1 -2 1 find the values of x and y respectively
-1 -1 + -1 0 = -2 -1 A. -3,-2 B. -5,-3 C. -2,-5 D. -3,-5
2 2 y -2 -3 0
167. Make T the subject of the equation, av = 2v + t 1/3
1–v a + 2t
3 4 3 3 4
A. 2v(1-v) – a v B. 2v(1-v) – a v C. 2av1 – (1 – v)3 D. 2av1 – (1 – v)3
2a3v3 – (1 – v)3 2a3v3 – (1 – v) a3v3 – (1 – v)3
168. Make x the subject of the formula, y = 3x – 9c A. –(9c-5dy) B. 9c-5dy C. –(9c+5dy)
4x+5d 4y – 3 4y – 3 4y – 3
169. Make q the subject of the formula, in the equation, mn – pq = 1 A. b2(mn-a2) B. m2n-a2
a2 b2 a2p p2
2 2
C. mn – 2b D. b (n-ma)
2
a n
170. If S = √t2 – 4t + 4, find t in terms of S, A. S – 2 B. S2+2 C. S2 – 2 D. S + 2