If a = , find the value of a when b = 2. (a) -6 (b) -5 (c) 9 (d) 7.

MATHEMATICS EXAM QUESTIONS FOR JSS3

Evaluate 232 – 72, using the method of difference of two square. (a) 529 (b) 560 (c) 460
FIRST TERM
(d) 480.

Lessonplan
The reciprocal of 0.75 is? (a) (b) (c) (d) .

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION if p = , make r the subject. (a) r = ± (b) r = ±

Examination malpractices may lead to a repeat of the subject or suspensions (c) r = ± (d) r = ± .
don’t be involved.

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS CLASS: JSS 3 Calculate the value of x 157 – x 87. (a) -46 (b) 65 (c) 56 (d) 194.

Instruction: In section A (Objective) attempt all questions while in section B

(Theory) attempt No 1 & any other 3 (Three) questions. If A = (a + b) h, express h in terms of A, a and b. (a) h = (b) (c) h = (d)
A (a+b).
SECTION A
The product of (x + 3) and (x -3) is? (a) x2 – 6 (b) x2 + 6x – 9 (c) x2 + 6 (d) x2 – 9.
(OBJECTIVE)

Express 38 as a number in base two. (a) 1001112 (b) 1001012 (c) 1001102 (d) 011101112.
If = , find x. (a) 18.5 (b) 24.5 (c) 12 (d) 12.2 (e) 56.

Simplify . (a) 400 (b) 40 (c) 0.04 (d) 4000 The product of the square root of 16 and the square of 9 is? (a) 3240 (b) 324 (c) 1296 (d) 144.

Solve the equation = . (a) (b) (c) (d) . Calculate the value of x + x , using the BODMAS. (a) (b) (c)

Five tins of milk cost N250 and 15 tins of milk cost N750. Find the cost of 25 tins of milk. (a) (d) .
N1750 (b) N12500 (c) N2500 (d) N1250.
Simplify 5 (p-3q) – 4 (p-2q). (a) 7q + p (b) -9p + 23q (c) p-7q (d) p-23q.
If T = q + 273k, find q if T = 400k (a) 137 (b) 237 (c) 37 (d) 273
Factorize 9a2 – 16. (a) (3a + 4) (3a-4) (b) (3a-8) (3a-8) (c) (4-3a) (4+3a) (d) (3a+4)
Find the product of -6, 0.7 and 6 2/3 (a) 28 (b) 27 (c) 20 (d) -28 (3a+4).

Which is the greatest? 567, 558, 536, 509. (a) 567 (b) 536 (c) 558 (d) 509 Factorize completely pq – p – q + 1. (a) (p-q)2 (b) (1-q) (1+p) (c) (q-1) (p-1) (d) (q+1) (p+2q).

What percentage of the students were girls in a class of 64 students and girls are 36 in Which of the following is a factor of 3xw + 3xz + yw + yz? (a) x + 3y (b) w + 3z (c) w + z (d) 3x
number. (a) 57.35% (b) 75.0% (c) 56.25% (d) 25%. + 3z.

Solve the equations: 2x + 30 = 14 and hence find 10x (a) -80 (b) 48 (c) -17 (d) -8. Find the amount N500.00 will yield for 1year at 6%. (a) N930.00 (b) N530.00 (c) N730.00
(d) N630.00.
The reciprocal of a certain number is 0.08. Find the certain number. (a) 8.5 (b) 20.5
(c) 15.2 (d) 12.5. Factorize the expression 1-16x2. (a) (1-8x) (1+2x) (b) (4x-1) (4x+1) (c) (1+4x) (1-4x) (d) (4x-1)

Change 1001012 to base 10. (a) 37 (b) 73 (c) 36 (d) 40. (4x-1).

Approximate 0.03457 to 1 Significant figure. (a) 0.0 (b) 0.03 (c) 0.0005 (d) 0.004.
What number when divided by -50 will give 12? (a) -4 (b) 600 (c) 0.25 (d) -600.
Calculate 0.09 x 0.78 correct to 3 decimal places. (a) 0.070 (b) 0.071 (c) 0.007 (d) 0.0702. Make “d” the subject of the formula in S = n/2 [ 2a + (n-1) d ] (a) d = (s-nt)/t (b)
d = (2(s-nt))/t^2 (c) d = (2(s-an))/(n(n-1)) (d) d = (2s-2nt)/t
A sequence is given by the formula 3n + 2. What term in the sequence is number 62?
(a) 15th (b) 30th (c) 20th (d) 25th If p = 2 (3q – 8), find q when p = 14. (a) 15 (b) 5 (c) 36 (d) -5.

When 30 is added to a number the result is -18. Find the number? (a) -38 (b) -20 (c) -48 (d) If (2a+5)/2a – 4/5 = 0, find a. (a) -12.5 (b) -22.5 (c) -15.8 (d) 22.25.
-60 The reciprocal of 1 2/3 is? (a) 5/3 (b) 3/5 (c) 3/2 (d) (-3)/5 .

15cm3 of a metal weighs 127.5g. What is the weight of 35cm3 of the same metal if the mass of When 27 is divided by the sum of 6 and a certain number, the result is 3/4 . Find
the metal is directly proportional to the volume? (a) 167.3g (b) 297.5g (c) 203.2g the number. (a) 30 (b) 10.75 (c) 20 (d) 15.
(d) 132g
Solve the equation 15/(3x-1) = 5. (a) 6 (b) 1 1/3 (c) 1 3/4 (d) -1.8.
The reciprocal of a certain number is given as 0.125. Find the number? (a) 10 (b) 8 (c) 5 (d)
1.54545 in 3 decimal places (a) 1.5 (b) 1.54 (c) 1.545 (d) 1.5454
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Find the square root of 36. (a) ± 6(b) 6 (c) -6 (d) 6.1
Correct 78532 to one significant figures (a) 79,000 (b) 78,500 (c) 80,000 (d) 78,000
THEORY: Answer four questions. No 1 and any other three.
Any number which can be expressed as a ratio of two integers such as a/b if (b ≠ 0) is called
1a. The sum of three numbers is 30. The middle number is 5 less than the largest number,
a …… number (a) prime (b) rational (c) natural (d) composite
while the smallest number is one-third of the largest number. Solve for the three numbers.

b. Use long division method to solve for 1001101 ÷ 111

2a. Expand the following.

(i) (3 – 9x) (5 – 4x) (ii) (6x – 5y)2

b. Make x the subject of the formulae in each of the following.

3cm 5cm Find the value of x in the figure. (a) 7cm (b) 2cm (c) 5cm

(d) 4cm
(i) y = (ii) p = x2y.
xcm
3a. It takes 20 men 60 days to complete a building work. How many days longer would it
48. It takes 8 men 20 days to harvest a maize farm , how long would it take 32 men if they take 15 men, assuming that they all work at the same rate?
work at the same rate? (a) 10 days (b) 18 days (c) 5 days (d) 8 days
b. Multiply: 2356 by 1436
When the sum of 28 and a certain number is divided by 5, the result is equal to treble the
original number. What is the number? (a) x=2 (b) x= 3 (c) x=4 (d) x =5 4a. Factorise these expressions (i) x2 +20x + 19 (ii). 6x2 – 3x – 22

50. Simplify: 4a-(8a-5b)-(-5a+2b)+4 (a) 2a+4b-3 (b) 6a+8b-5 (c) a+3b+4 (d) b. Give 2 examples of each of the following (i) rational numbers (ii) irrational numbers
4a-5b+6 (iii) integers

Expand the expression (a-9)2 (a) a2 + 18a + 81 (b) a2 – 18a – 81 (c) a2 + 18a + 8 c. Solve the equations.

(d) a2 -18a + 81.

(i) – = 0. (ii) = .
Expand the expression 5×2 (x – 4). (a) 5×2 – 20×2 (b) 20×2 – 5×3 (c) 5×3 – 20×2
(d) 20×2 + 5×3. 4a. Convert (a) 0.6666… (b) 0.583 into rational numbers

b. classify with reason the following into rational / non rational

 3 3 3 3
(i) 0.1259 (iii) p (iv) e (v) 0.121212… (vi) 0 (vii) – 1 (viii)

5a. Express the following binary members as numbers in base 10. If the bearing of X from Y is 3470. Find the bearing of Y from X (a) 1760 (b) 0130 (c) 1670
(d)1170
(i) 10111two (ii) 1101.011two.
12. Sole the equation 9y = 12/7 (a) 7 (b) -17 (c) 1/7 (d) –1/7
b. Express the following to bicimals of 4b.p

(i) 19.23510 (b) 125.38510 The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 19800. How many sides has the polygon (a) 10
(b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 13
6a. If y varies directly as the cube of x and y=125 when x=5, find: (a) formula connecting x
What is the co-efficient of ‘y’ in the expansion (6 + y)(3- y) (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) -3 (d) -6
and y (b) y when x=2
15. A cone has a base radius of 5 cm and a height of 12cm, calculate its total surface area,
b. According to Coulomb’s law of the force F is directly proportional to the product of
leaving your answer in terms of π (a)30π (b) 60 π (c) 70π (d) 90π
charges q and Q and inversely proportional to the square of distance R between the two
charges. F=40 N, R=16m, q=20 Coulombs and Q= 32 Coulomb. (a) Express F in terms of the 16. Factorise 16a2 – 9b2 (a) (4a+ 3b) (4a+3b) (b) (4a + 3b)(4a – 3b) (c) (4a – 3b)2 (d) (3a –
charges and distance R (b) Find the value of q when F=50N, R=49m and Q=40 Colombs.
4b) 2
JSS3 FIRST TERM MATHEMATICS EXAM QUESTIONS – EDUDELIGHT.COM
If p varies inversely as q, p = 12 when q=6, find q, when p=8 9a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 9 The height
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS of 10 students in meters are as follows:

A rope 488.6 metres long is divided into equal pieces of 14 meters long, how many pieces are 1.1, 1.8, 1.3, 1.1, 1.4, 1.2, 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.2
obtained(a) 345 (b) 306 (c) 201 (d) 349
Use the information above to answer question 18-22
The volume of 1Kg of Liquid is 0.84 litres. What is the volume of 7.6Kg of the same liquid? (a)
Find the median height (a) 1.2 (b) 1.25 (c) 1.3 (d) 1.4
6.384 Litres (b) 9.475 Litres (c) 5. 129 litres (d) 10.813 Litres
Find the mean height (a) 1.2 (b) 1.1 (c) 1.3 (d) 1.29
3. Simplify 5/6 X 42/3 ÷27/9 (a) 2½ (b) 12/5 (c) 2/7 (d) 5/8
Find the range of the set of heights (a) 1.3 (b)1.1 (c) 0.7 (d) 1.2
4. Find the square root of 36/5 (a) 3.234 (b) 1.24 (c) 9/5 (d)5/9
Find the modal height of the distribution (a) 1.8 (b) 1.3 (c) 1.2 (d)1.1
Find the amount of ₦60,000 for 5 years at 9% per annum simple interest (a)

₦60,000 (b) ₦5,400 (c) ₦87,000 (d) ₦33,000

h=
A radio costs ₦5,400. A 12½ discount is given for cash. What is the cash price? (a) ₦ 4,725
(b) 4,000 (c) 5,250 (d) ₦5,000 Factorise the expression 6k + 2 – 6kh – 2h (a) 2(3k – 1 ) (1 + h) (b) 2(3k+1)(1-h) (c)
2(3k+1)(1-h)
A rectangle is 8 m long and its perimeter is 30m. find the breadth of the rectangle
25. Round off 0.008251 to 2 significant figures (a) 0.82 (b) 0.83 (c) 0.0083 (d) 0.0082
8. Express 85 as a binary number (a) 1101012 (b) 10101012 (c) 11101102 (d)10111102
Solve the equation if 6a + 7 = 3a + 25 (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8
9. Simplify -3 +(-3) –(-11) (a) 17 (b) -17 (c) 5 (d) -5
An isosceles triangle has number of lines of symmetry 9a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
Make an equation from this information; if I add 55 to a certain number ‘n’ and then divide
the sum by 3, the result is four times the unknown number (a) 28. Express 4.55 x 10 -3in ordinary form (a) 0.00455 (b) 0.0455 (c) 45.5 (d) 455

n-55=4n (b) n-55=4 (c) 3n-55=4 (d) n-55=4n The sum of two consecutive even numbers is 34. Find the smaller number (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 14
(12)

The bearing of A from P is 2430.find the bearing of P from A (a) 1530 (b) 1170 (c) 0630 (d)
0470

Calculate the length of the side of a square whose area is 1089 cm2 (a) 21 cm (b) 23 cm (c)
32cm (d) 33 cm

Write 394 in Roman Numerals (a) CCCIV (b) CCIX (c) CCCICV (d) CCXCIV
Find the value of a and x
In the figure below, what is the value of x in terms of y
Solve graphically the equations 5x + 7y = 12 and 3x-2y = 1 for the values of x
(a) 900 + y0 (b) 1800 + y0 (c) 1800 – y0 (d) 3600 – y0 ranging between 0 and 3. Use 2cm = 1 unit on both axis.

Construct a triangle XYZ such that |XY|= 7.5 cm <XYZ = 30 and <YXZ = 1050. Measure : a.
|XZ| b. |YZ
Calculate the area of the shape in the figure
R is partly constant and partly varies with E. when R= 530, E= 1600 and when R= 730, E=
40 cm2 3600 (a) Find the formula which connects R and E (b) Find R when E = 1300

(c) solve a-(7-a) = 5

35. Evaluate (tan 450)3 (a) 0 (b) 0.4569 (c) 1 (d) 10.4569
The table below shows the mark distribution of twenty student in a mathematics test
50 cm2
Marks(x) 6 7 8 9 11 18 21
60 cm2
No. Of Students 1 2 4 5 3 2 3
100 cm2
Complete the following
36. Approximate 79.75 to the nearest tenth (a) 79.10 (b) 80 (c) 10 (d) 79.8
Mean
37. Express 675 in index form(a) 32 X 53 (b) 23 X 32 (c) 33 X 52 (d) 42 X 33
Median
Jide is ‘n’ years old. His twin sisters are two years younger than he is. The sum of their ages in
Mode
years is (a) 2n – 3 (b) 3n – 4 (c) n – 4 (d) 2n – 4
The angle of elevation of an aeroplane from an observer is 300. If the aeroplane is 350 m
What is the place value of 3 in the number 56.438 (a) 3 tens (b) 3 tenths (c) 3 hundredths (d)
from the horizontal ground, how far is the aeroplane from the observer?
3 thousandths
b. simplify the expression -2x-6
The following are divisible by 9 except (a) 51,066 (b) 9039 (c) 48681 (d) 77121 SECTION B
Answer 10 Questions 3x+9

An equilateral triangle ABC has the following side The following items were bought from the market by a house wife at the price indicated

Items Amount(₦)

Beans 1,800.00

Meat 1,200.00
 Yam 1,000.00 Its curved surface area

Rice 2,000.00 Its volume (Taking π= 22/7)

Draw a pie chart to represent the information JSS3 FIRST TERM MATHEMATICS EXAM QUESTIONS – EDUDELIGHT.COM
Solve the equation 2t+5 = 7

t-2 3

b. D is partly constant and partly varies with V, where V= 40, D= 150, and when V= 54, D=
192

Find the formula connecting D and V

Hence, Find D when V= 73

Solve the equation 21/2 = 10

3p+7

Convert 11011 in binary to a number in Octal 1+ 1

Evaluate 3 4

1-1

34

The table below shows the distance and time taken to travel by a car.

DISTANCE(KM) 30 60 90 120 150 180

TIME(HR) 1 2 3 4 5 6

Using a scale of 2cm to 30km on the horizontal axis and 2cm to 1hr on

the vertical axis, draw the graph to show the information

Use you graph to find

The time taken to travel 135km

The distance covered when the time taken is 5.5 hours

2 4π(h2+k2)

Make k the subject of the formularT = hg

A closed cylindrical tin has a base radius of 7cm and height 12cm. find

Its total surface area