1. If 6, P and 14 are consecutive terms in an Arithmetic Progression (A.P), find the value of P. A. 9 B.

10 C. 6 D. 8

2. Evaluate: 2√28 – 3√50 + √50 A. 4√7 – 21√2 B. 4√7 – 11√2 C. 4√7 – 9√2 D. 4√7 + √2

3. If m : n = 2 : 1, evaluate 3m² – 2n²/m² + mn A. 4/3 B. 5/3 C. 3/4 D. 3/5

4. H varies directly as p and inversely as the square of y. If H = 1, p = 8 and y = 2, find H in terms of p and
y A. H = p /4y² B. H = 2p / y² C. H = p / 2 y² D. H = p / y²

5. Solve 4x² – 16x + 15 A. X = 1½ or X = -2½ B. X = 1½ or X = 2½ C. X = 1½ or X = -1½ D. X = -1½ or

6. Evaluate 0.42 divided by 2.5 /0.5 x 2.05, leaving the answer in standard form. A. 1.639 x 10² B. 1.639
x 10 C. 1.639 x 10-1 D. 1.639 x 10-2

7. Simplify: log6 – 3log3 + 2/3log27. A. 3log 2 B. Log2 C. Log3 D. 2log3

8. Express, correct to three significant figures, 0.003597. A. 0.359 B. 0.004 C. 0.00360 D. 0.00359

9. Evaluate: (0.064)-⅓ A. 5/2 B. 2/5 C. -2/5 D. -5/2

10. Solve: y+1/2 – 2y-1/3 = 4b A. y = 19 B. y = -19 C. y = -29 D. y = 29

11. Simplify, and correct three significant figures, (27.63)² – (12.37)² A. 614 B. 612 C. 611 D. 610

12. If 7 + y = 4 (mod 8), find the least value of y, 10 ≤ y ≤ 30 A. 11 B. 13 C. 19 D. 21

13. If T = (prime numbers) and M = (odd numbers) are subsets of U = (x: 0 < x ≤ 10, and x is an integer),
find (T’ n M’). A. (4, 6, 8, 10) B. (1, 4, 6, 8, 10) C. (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10) D. (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9)

14. Evaluate: log3 9 – log2 8 /log3 9 A. -⅓ B. ½ C. ⅓ D. -½

15. If 23y = 11112, find the value of y. A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7

16. Bala sold an article for N6,900.00 and made a profit of 15%. Calculate his percentage profit if he had
sold for N6600.00. A. 5% B. 10% C. 12% D. 13%

17. If 3p = 4q and 9p = 8q - 12, find the value of pq. A. 12 B. 7 C. -7 D. -12

18. If (0.25)y = 32, find the value of y. A. -5/2 B. -3/2 C. 3/2 D. 5/2

19. There are 8 boys and 4 girls in a lift. What is the probability that the first person who steps out of the
lift will be a boy? A. 3/4 B. 1/3 C. 2/3 D. 1/4

20. Simplify: (x² – 5x – 14) / (x² – 9x + 14) A. x – 7 / x + 7 B. x + 7 / x – 7 C. x – 2 / x + 4 D. x + 2 / x – 2

21. Which of these values would make 3p – 1 / p² – p undefined? A. 1 B. ½ C. -⅓ D. -1

23. If 2a = √64 and b/a = 3, evaluate a² + b² A. 250 B. 160 C. 90 D. 48

24. In triangle XYZ, line XZ = 32 cm, angle YXZ = 52o and XZY = 90o. Find, correct to the nearest cm, line
XZ. A. 31 cm B. 25 cm C. 20 cm D. 13 cm

25. If logx 2 = 0.3, evaluate logx 8 A. 2.4 B. 1.2 C. 0.9 D. 0.6

26. An arc subtends an angle of 72o at the centre of a circle. Find the length of the arc if the radius of the
circle is 3.5 cm. (Take π = 22/7) A. 6.6 cm B. 8.8 cm C. 4.4 cm D. 2.2 cm

27. Make b the subject of the relation lb = ½(a+b)h A. ah /2l – h B. 2l – h/al C. al/2l – h D. al/2 – h

28. Eric sold his house through an agent who charged 8% commission on the selling price. If Eric
received 117,760.00 dollars after the sale, what was the selling price of the house?

A. 130,000.00 dollars B. 128,000.00 dollars C. 125,000.000 dollars D. 120,000.00 dollars

29. Find the angle which an arc of length 22 cm subtends at the centre of a circle of radius 15 cm. (take π
= 22/7) A. 70o B. 84o C. 96o D. 156o

30. A rectangular board has a length of 15 cm and width x cm. If its sides are doubled, find its new area.
A. 60x cm² B. 45x cm² C. 30x cm² D. 15x cm²

31. A box contains 5 red, 6 green and 7 yellow pencils of the same size. What is the probability of picking
a green pencil at random? A. 1/6 B. 1/4 C. 1/3 D. 1/2

32. Factorize completely: (2x + 2y)(x-y) + (2x – 2y)(x + y)

A. 4(x – y)(x + y) B. 4(x – y) C. 2(x – y) (x + y) D. 2(x – y)

33. The interior angles of a polygon are 3x, 2x, 4x, 3x and 6x. Find the size of the smallest angle of the
polygon. A. 80o B. 60o C. 40o D. 30o

34. A box contains 2 white and 3 blue identical balls. If two balls are picked at random from the box, one
after the other with replacement, what is the probability that they are of different colours? A. 2/3 B.
3/5 C. 7/20 D. 12/25

35. Find the equation of a straight line passing through the points (1, -5) and having a gradient of ¾.
A. 3x + 4y – 23 = 0 B. 3x + 4y + 23 = 0 C. 3x – 4y + 23 = 0 D. 3x – 4y – 23 = 0

36. The foot of a ladder is 6 m from the base of an electric pole. The top of the ladder rests against the
pole at a point 8 m above the ground. How long is the ladder?

A. 14 m B. 12 m C. 10 m D. 7 m
37. If tan x = 3/4, 0 < x < 90, evaluate cos x/2sin x A. 8/3 B. 3/2 C. 4/3 D. 2/3

38. From the top of a vertical cliff 20 m high, a boat at sea can be sighted 75 m away and on the same
horizontal position as the foot of the cliff. Calculate, correct to the nearest degree, the angle of
depression of the boat from the top of the cliff. A. 56o B. 75o C. 16o D. 15o

39. Calculate the variance of 2, 4, 7, 8, 9 A. 7.2 B. 6.8 C. 3.5 D. 2.6

40. The fourth term of an Arithmetic Progression (A.P.) is 37 and the first term is -20. Find the common
difference. A. 63 B. 57 C. 19 D. 17

41. The total surface area of a solid cylinder is 165 cm². If the base diameter is 7 cm, calculate its height.
(Take π = 22/7) A. 7.5 cm B. 4.5 cm C. 4.0 cm D. 2.0 cm

42. If 2a = √64 and b/a = 3, evaluate a² + b² A. 250 B. 160 C. 90 D. 48

43. Express 0.000768 in standard form a. 7.68 x 10-⁴ b. 7.68 x 10⁴ c. 7.68 x 10-³ d. 7.68

44. Express the product of 0.08 and 0.095 in standard form. a. 7.6 x 10³ b. 7.6 x 10⁵ c. 7.6 x 10-³
d. 7.2 x 10-³

45. . In triangle XYZ, line XZ = 32 cm, angle YXZ = 52⁰ and XZY = 90⁰. Find, correct to the nearest cm, line
XZ. A. 31 cm B. 25 cm C. 20 cm D. 13 cm

46. If logx2= 0.3, evaluate logx8 A. 2.4 B. 1.2 C. 0.9 D. 0.6

47. An arc subtends an angle of 72⁰ at the centre of a circle. Find the length of the arc if the radius of the
circle is 3.5 cm. (Take π = 22/7) A. 6.6 cm B. 8.8 cm C. 4.4 cm D. 2.2 cm

48. If √48 - √x + √75 = 2√3, find x. a. 147 b. 21 c. 441 d. 363

The table below shows the number of pets in 40 household. Use the information to answer question 49
and 50

Number of pets 0 1 3 4 5 6

Frequency 5 5 14 8 6 2

49. What is the mean number of pets per household? a. 4 b. 2 c. 3 d. 5

50. What is the median of the distribution? a. 4 b. 2 c. 3 d. 5

THEORY
SECTION B.

[Answer all questions under this section]

1. In how many ways can the words be arranged

I. FACTOR ii. MATHEMATICS iii. COORDINATION

2. Find I. 20P4 ii. xP2 iii. 16C4

3. Differentiate the following

I. (4x-5)²/2x ii. Sin x/cos x iii. (8x + 5)³

4. The sum of the reciprocal of two consecutive numbers is 17/72. Find the numbers

5. (a) If m = 5 is one of the roots of the equation 2m² – 7m = 15, find

(i) the other root (ii) the sum of the roots (iii) the product of the roots

6. Divide 2x³ + 11x² + 17x + 6 by 2x + 1

7a. Differentiate with respect to x, y = sin 2x - cos 2x

b. Find the value of a² + B² if a + B = 2 and the distance between the points (1, a) and (B,1) is 3 units.

8. Integrate a. (3x - 7)⁵ dx b. x²(2x² + 3)⁵ dx

9a. I. The following are scores obtained by some students in a test: 8 18 10 14 18 11 13 14 17 15 8 16

Ii. A store is offering a 25% discount on an item that costs $80. How much will the item cost after the
discount?

b. I. Salem, Sunday, and Shaka all shared the total sum of One thousand, one hundred Naira
N1,100.00. For every N2.00 that Salem gets, Sunday gets 50 kobo and for every N 4.00 Sunday gets,
Shaka gets N 2.00. Find Shaka’s share.

Ii. Towns P and Q are x km apart. Two motorists set out at the same time from P to Q at steady speds
of 60 km/h and 80 km/h. The faster motorist got to Q 30 minutes earlier than the other. Find the value
of x.

10a. A boy 1.2 m tall, stands 6 m away from the foot of a vertical lamp pole 4.2 m long. If the lamp is at
the tip of the pole, represent this information in a diagram.

(b) Calculate the:

(i) length of the shadow of the boy cast by the lamp;.

SECTION C.

11. (a) Draw the graph of y = x² - 2x - 5 using the values of x from -3 to 5.

(b) Use a scale of 2cm to 1 units on the x axis and 2cm to 2 units on y axis.

(c) Using the same axes, draw the graph of y = 2x - 3

(d) Obtain in the form ax² + bx + c = 0,where a,b and c are integers,the equation which is satisfied by
the x-cordinates of the points of intersection of the two graphs.

(e) From your graphs, determine the roots of the equation obtained in (d) above