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The first 5 students to arrive in a class on a morning where 3 girls and 2 boys. Of these, two were chosen at random for a task. Find the probability that the two were of different sexes
A.
12/25
B.
1/2
C.
3/5
D.
3/25
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POST UTME 2023The probabilities that three girls pass an examination are 2/3, 5/8 and ¾ respectively. Find the probability that only two of the girls pass
A.
21/52
B.
43/96
C.
15/96
D.
none
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POST UTME 2023It takes 8 students two-thirds of an hour to fill 12 thanks with water. How many tanks of water will 4 students fill in one-third of an hour at the same rate?
A.
12
B.
11
C.
7
D.
3
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POST UTME 2023In a bag of oranges, the ratio of the good ones to the bad ones is 5: 4. If the number of bad oranges in the bag is 36, how many oranges are there altogether?
A.
45
B.
54
C.
72
D.
81
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POST UTME 2023The houses on one side of a particular street are assigned odd numbers starting from 11. If the sum of the numbers is 551, how many houses are there?
A.
29
B.
22
C.
18
D.
19
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POST UTME 2023Find the nth term of the sequence 5, 10, 20, 40, 80 ...
A.
5 x 2^n+1
B.
2 x 5^n-1
C.
5 x 2^n-1
D.
5 x 5^n-1
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POST UTME 2023Out of the 400 students in the final year in a certain school, 300 are offering Biology, and 190 are offering chemistry. How many students are offering both Biology and Chemistry, if only 70 students are offering neither Biology nor Chemistry?
A.
160
B.
330
C.
30
D.
70
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POST UTME 2023Calculate the surface area of a hollow cylinder which is closed at one end. If the base radius is 3.5 cm and the height 8 cm ( )
A.
126.5 cm2
B.
165 cm2
C.
176 cm2
D.
214.5 cm2
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POST UTME 2023Which of the following is not a measure of dispersion?
A.
Mode
B.
mean deviation
C.
Range
D.
Standard deviation
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POST UTME 2023Find the coordinates of the two points on the curve
at which the gradient is -1
A.
(4, 2)
B.
(2, 4)
C.
(2, 3)
D.
(3, 2)
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POST UTME 2023The product of a matrix and its inverse is a/an - matrix
A.
Singular
B.
Identity
C.
Null
D.
Square
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POST UTME 2021What is the area of the curve y = 4x - 22 + 10 between and on the horizontal axis ?
A.
58.3
B.
10
C.
5
D.
55
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POST UTME 2021integrate
A.
6-8x-3x^2/3(x^2 + 12x)
B.
x^2/2 - x + c
C.
6-8x-3x^2/12(x^2 + 3x)
D.
x - x^2/2 + c
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POST UTME 2021What is the volume of a sphere in with radius 22.2 ? (Take ).
A.
45.85m3
B.
0.04585m3
C.
0.45m3
D.
4.585m3
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POST UTME 2021The total surface area of a sphere is 36m. If its radius is changed so that the area increases by 58%, what is the new radius of the sphere ( ).
A.
4m
B.
23m
C.
2.13m
D.
0.25m
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POST UTME 2021How many complete spheres of volume can fill a sphere of radius ? ( ).
A.
50
B.
65
C.
63
D.
7
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POST UTME 2021A man standing on top of a 15m high cliff looks at a worker some distance from the bottom of the cliff. If the distance between the man and the worker is 35m, what is the distance between the worker and the foot of the building?
A.
10√8 m
B.
10√10 m
C.
10√2 m
D.
10√5 m
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POST UTME 2021The gradient of a straight line graph is 7. Find the angle the line makes with the y-axis.
A.
3.80°
B.
81.7°
C.
8.3°
D.
45°
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POST UTME 2021What is the equation of the line parallel to and passes through
A.
2y = 3x + 20
B.
3y = 3x - 8
C.
2y = 2x + 8
D.
3y = 3x + 7
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POST UTME 2021If find the values of n and m respectively.
A.
13/4 and 3/4
B.
3/4 and 13/4
C.
3/4 and 1/4
D.
1/4 and 3/4
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POST UTME 2021Given: A = {2,4,6,8}, B = {2,3,7,9}, C = {x:3 <x<9} are subsets of the universal set U = {2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}, find An(B'nC')
A.
{2,4,6,8}
B.
{}
C.
{2,3,7,9}
D.
{2,3}
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POST UTME 2021Find the number of ways in which the letters of the word UNILAG can be arranged
A.
60 ways
B.
80 ways
C.
120 ways
D.
720 ways
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POST UTME 2021The present ages of a father and his daughter are in the ratio 10:3. If the daughter is 15 years old now, in how many years will the ratio of their ages be ?
A.
10 years
B.
20 years
C.
30 years
D.
40 years
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POST UTME 2021All natural numbers and 0 are called ___________
A.
whole
B.
prime
C.
integer
D.
rational
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POST UTME 2021A bag contains 10 black and 5 white balls. Two balls are drawn from the bag one after the other without replacement. What is the probability that both balls are black?
A.
3/7
B.
7/3
C.
1/3
D.
1/3
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POST UTME 2021If 8% of x = 4% of y, then 20% of x is
A.
10% of y
B.
16% of y
C.
40% of y
D.
80% of y
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POST UTME 2021A box has 100 blue balls, 50 red balls, 50 black balls, 25% of blue balls and 50% of red balls are taken away.The percentage of black balls at present is
A.
50%
B.
25%
C.
33 ⅓ %
D.
40%
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POST UTME 2021In the given AP series, the term at position 11 would be? 5,8,11,14,17,20...50
A.
67
B.
25
C.
45
D.
35
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POST UTME 2021If the first term and common difference of an arithmetic sequence are respectively 30 and - 1.5, then the 25u terse will be
A.
-6
B.
-8
C.
4
D.
-10
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POST UTME 2021Find the sum of the terms of the infinite geometric progression:
A.
3/8
B.
3/6
C.
½
D.
¼
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POST UTME 2021Out of 7 consonants and 4 vowels, how many words of 3 consonants and 2 vowels can be formed
A.
210
B.
1050
C.
25200
D.
21400
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POST UTME 2021In a group of 6 boys and 4 girls, four children are to be selected. In how many different ways can they be selected such that at least one boy should be there?
A.
159
B.
194
C.
205
D.
209
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POST UTME 2021In how many ways a committee, consisting of 5 men and 6 women can be formed from 8 men and 10 women?
A.
266
B.
5040
C.
11760
D.
86400
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POST UTME 2021A bag contains 2 white balls, 3 black balls and 4 red balls. In how many ways can 3 balls be drawn from the bad, if at least one black ball is to be included in the draw?
A.
32
B.
48
C.
64
D.
96
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POST UTME 2021In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'MATHEMATICS' be arranged so that the vowels always come together?
A.
10080
B.
4989600
C.
120960
D.
15482
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POST UTME 2021What is the standard deviation of the given set of values: 3,5,1,8,18?
A.
5
B.
6
C.
7
D.
8
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POST UTME 2021Convert 109 from decimal number system to binary number system
A.
1101111
B.
1111101
C.
1101101
D.
1110111
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POST UTME 2021The decimal number , when converted to Binary number, takes the form
A.
111111.01
B.
111111.01
C.
1111.11
D.
11111.11
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POST UTME 2021If x is the addition of prime numbers between 1 and 6,and y the H.C.F of 6, 9, 15. Find the product of x and y.
A.
27
B.
30
C.
33
D.
40
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POST UTME 2019A 5.0g of salt was weighed by Tunde as 5.1g. What is the percentage error
A.
20
B.
2
C.
1
D.
0.2
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POST UTME 2019Find correct to one decimal place, 0.24633 ± 0.0306.
A.
0.8
B.
1.8
C.
8.0
D.
8.1
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POST UTME 2019Two sisters, Taiwo and Kehinde, own a store. The ratio of Taiwo's share to Kehinde's is 11:9. Later, Kehinde sells of her share to Taiwo for ₦720.00, find the value of the store.
A.
₦1,080.00
B.
₦2,400.00
C.
₦3,000.00
D.
₦3,600.00
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POST UTME 2019A basket contains green, black and blue balls in the ratio 5:2:1. If there are 10 blue balls, find the corresponding new ratio when 10 green and 10 black balls are removed from the basket.
A.
1:1:1
B.
4:2:1
C.
5:1:1
D.
4:1:1
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POST UTME 2019A taxpayer is allowed th of his income tax-free and pays 20% on the remainder. If he pays ₦490.00 tax, what is his income?
A.
₦560.00
B.
₦2450.00
C.
₦2800.00
D.
₦3920.00
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POST UTME 2019If and , evaluate without using logarithm tables,
A.
0.3010
B.
0.4771
C.
0.6532
D.
0.9542
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POST UTME 2019The thickness of an 800 page book is 18 metres. Calculate the thickness of one leaf of the book given your answers in metres and in surd form.
A.
2.25x 1o^-4m
B.
4.50x10^-4m
C.
2.25x10^-5m
D.
4.50x10^-5m
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POST UTME 2019Simplify
A.
3/(x+1)
B.
3x+2/(x+1)(x+2)
C.
5x+6/(x+1)(x+2)
D.
3x^2+5x+2/(x+1)(x+2)
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POST UTME 2019Express 462.3067 correct to 3 decimal places
A.
500.000
B.
462.310
C.
462.000
D.
462.307
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POST UTME 2015If , what is the sum of and 3% of ?
A.
N58,500
B.
N46,350
C.
N45,135
D.
N45,014
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POST UTME 2015How many ways can the office of the vice chancellor be occupied by 5 candidates
A.
720 ways
B.
120 ways
C.
24 ways
D.
5 ways
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POST UTME 2020In a toss of 2 dice, what is the probability of obtaining a total of 7 or 8
A.
11/36
B.
6/36
C.
5/36
D.
12/35
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POST UTME 2020Dayo was 3 years older than Mary. 5 years ago, Dayo was twice as old as Mary respectively?
A.
11 years and 3 years
B.
11 years and 8 years
C.
3 years and 11 years
D.
8 years and 11 years
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POST UTME 2020If , express in terms of
A.
10/x + 2
B.
10/x + 1
C.
x + 2/10
D.
x + 2 /3
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POST UTME 2020The 4th term of an Ap is 13, the 10th term is 31. Find the 21st term.
A.
64
B.
45
C.
75
D.
95
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POST UTME 2020If the mean of number 0, X+2, 3x + 6, 4x +8 is 4, find their mean deviation.
A.
2
B.
6
C.
4
D.
8
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POST UTME 2020Given the curve y=(3-X)(1-X), obtain the gradient of the curve at the point of intersection with the X and y axis.
A.
-2,2,2
B.
-4,4,2
C.
-4,4,4
D.
-1,1,2
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POST UTME 2020How many 3 digits number formed from 32564 without repeating any digit.
A.
120
B.
10
C.
20
D.
60
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POST UTME 2020Find the value of P if the line joining (P,4) (6,-2) is perpendicular to the line joining (2,P) and (-1,-3)
A.
0
B.
1
C.
2
D.
3
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POST UTME 2020If x varies inversely as the cube root of y and x=1, when y=8, find y when x= 3
A.
1/3
B.
2/3
C.
8/27
D.
4/9
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POST UTME 2019If g(y)= + what is g(y+3)?
A.
y/11+11/y(y+6)
B.
y/11 + 11/y(y+3)
C.
y+30/11+ 11/y(y+3)
D.
y+3/11 + 11/y(y-6)
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POST UTME 2019Factorize completely
A.
(x+1)(x+2)(x-2)
B.
(x+1)^2(x-2)^2
C.
(x+1)^2(x+2)^2
D.
(x+1)^2(x+2)(x-2)
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POST UTME 2019Simplify
A.
x^2+x+y^2
B.
x^2/3 +x^1/3 y^1/3 +y^2/3
C.
x^2/3+ x^2/3 y^1/3 -y^2/3
D.
x^2-xy+y^2
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POST UTME 2019Given that 3x-5y-3=0, 2y-6x+5=0, the value of (x,y) is
A.
(-1/8, 19/24)
B.
(8,24/19)
C.
(-8,24/19)
D.
(19/24, -1/8)
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POST UTME 2019Simplify +
A.
x+3/(x+1)(x+2)
B.
1/(x+1)(x+2)(x+3)
C.
2/(x+1)(x+3)
D.
4/(x+1)(x+3)
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POST UTME 2019What is the remainder when the polynomial f(y)= + -13y-10 is divided by y-3
A.
24
B.
55
C.
5
D.
8
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POST UTME 2019Find the mean deviation of these numbers; 10,12,14,15,17,19
A.
2.5
B.
2.6
C.
2.7
D.
2.8
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POST UTME 2019Given the sets A={2,4,6,8} and B={2,3,5,9}. If a number is picked at random from each of the two sets, what is the probability that their difference is 6 or 7
A.
1/256
B.
1/16
C.
1/8
D.
1/2
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POST UTME 2019Given that A and B are two events such that P(A)= , P(A U B)= and P(B) =P, Find P if A and B are mutually exclusive.
A.
1/3
B.
2/15
C.
4/15
D.
3/15
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POST UTME 2019When the present age of the mother is added to the present age of the daughter, the sum is 40 years what will be their total age after 5 years
A.
40
B.
50
C.
45
D.
55
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POST UTME 2018The average age of a brother and sister was 35 years at 5 years ago. What will be their average age at present.
A.
37.5
B.
40
C.
80
D.
40.5
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POST UTME 2018Ram’s present age is one sixth of his father’s present age, if the difference between their percentage age is 35. What is the father’s present age
A.
32
B.
42
C.
52
D.
44
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POST UTME 2018Find the compound interest on 6250 at 16% per annum for 2 years, compounded annually
A.
2160
B.
2340
C.
1520
D.
1320
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POST UTME 2018The product of 9375 and the quotient when the larger one is divided by the smaller one is 15, the sum of the number is?
A.
395
B.
380
C.
400
D.
425
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POST UTME 2018If the side of a square is increased by 25% then it’s area is increased by
A.
25%
B.
55%
C.
40.5%
D.
56.25%
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POST UTME 2018What is the loss percent if a man loses N10 on selling an article for N100
A.
10%
B.
11 1/9%
C.
9/11%
D.
9%
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POST UTME 2018If 10 men working 6 hours a day, can complete a work in 18 days. How many hours a day must fifteen men work to complete it in 12days
A.
6
B.
10
C.
12
D.
15
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POST UTME 2018If the cost price of 12 pens is equal to the selling price of 8 pens, then the gain percent is
A.
33.3%
B.
25%
C.
66.67%
D.
50%
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POST UTME 2018On selling 17 balls at N720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of the ball is
A.
N60
B.
N55
C.
N50
D.
N45
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POST UTME 2018The 3rd term of an A.P is and the 9th term is , find the common difference
A.
X-Y
B.
19X-17Y
C.
2X
D.
8X-4Y
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POST UTME 2017A binary operation is defined by a*b = if a*2 = 2*2 find the possible values of a
A.
+-2
B.
+-3
C.
+-4
D.
+-5
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POST UTME 2017On a pie chart, there are four sections of which three angles are 45° 90° and 135°, if the smallest section represent N28 how much is the largest section
A.
N48
B.
N84
C.
N28
D.
N82
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POST UTME 2017if an item bought for ₦180.00 was sold for ₦225.00, calculate the percentage profit
A.
20%
B.
25%
C.
45%
D.
80%
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POST UTME 2015express the number 0.002513 in standard form
A.
2.513 × 10^3
B.
2.513 × 10^2
C.
2.513 × 10^-3
D.
2.513 × 10^-2
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POST UTME 2015in a class of 40 students, 55% passed Mathematics , 25% passed physics and 20% passed both mathematics and physics.How many passed both mathematics nor physics?
A.
10
B.
12
C.
14
D.
16
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POST UTME 2015if (u + v)t , make v the subject of the formula
A.
(2s - ut)/t
B.
(ut - 2s)/t
C.
(ut + 2s)/t
D.
(2s - u)/t
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POST UTME 2015if (y + 2 ) varies inversely as and when . Find when
A.
3
B.
2
C.
1
D.
0
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POST UTME 2015if the term of an A.P. is the 15, find the term of the series 3 + r + s + .....
A.
4
B.
7
C.
9
D.
11
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POST UTME 2015The sum of the interior angles of a regular polygon is 1080, find one exterior angle of the polygon
A.
35
B.
45
C.
108
D.
135
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POST UTME 2015If a right circular cylinder of base radius 5 cm has a height of 7 cm, find the quantity of water the cylinder can contain ( )
A.
1100cm3
B.
550cm3
C.
250cm3
D.
110cm3
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POST UTME 20151.3logx+logy =3. Then, y is
A.
(10/x)3
B.
(x/10)3
C.
(x/10)-3
D.
(10/x)1-1/3
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POST UTME 2006The gradient of a curve is 2x + 7 and the curve passes through point (2, 0). find the equation of the curve.
A.
y = x2 + 7x + 9
B.
y = x2 + 7x - 18
C.
y = x2 + 7x + 18
D.
y = x2 + 14x + 11
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JAMB 2006A girl walks 30m from a point P on a bearing of 040 to a point Q. she then walks 30m on a bearing of 140 to a point R. the bearing of R from P is
A.
90
B.
50
C.
45
D.
40
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POST UTME 2006In a class, 37 students take a 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
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POST UTME 2006If the locus of the points which are equidistant from points P and Q meets line PQ at point N, then PN equals
A.
2NQ
B.
NQ
C.
1/4NQ
D.
1/2NQ
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JAMB 2006A cyclist rode for 30minutes at xhkm/hr. if the total distance covered is less than 60km, what is the range of values for x?
A.
x<14
B.
x<20
C.
x<29
D.
x< 28
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POST UTME 2006Find the value of k if the expression kx3 + x2 - 5x - 2 leaves a remainder 2 when it is divided by 2x + 1
A.
10
B.
8
C.
-10
D.
-8
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JAMB 2006A final examination requires that a student answer any 4 out of 6 questions. In how many ways can this be done?
A.
15
B.
20
C.
30
D.
45
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JAMB 2006Differentiate (cos θ - sin θ)2
A.
-2 cos 2θ
B.
-2 sin2θ
C.
1 - 2 cos 2θ
D.
1 - 2 sin 2θ
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JAMB 2006A binary operation θ defined on the set of real number is such that xθy = xy/6 for all x, y ∈ R. Find the inverse of 20 under this operation when the identity element is 6
A.
1/12
B.
10/3
C.
1/20
D.
9/5
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JAMB 2006If dy/dx = x + cos x, find y
A.
x2 - sin x + c
B.
x2 + sin x + c
C.
x2/2 - sin x + c
D.
x2/2 + sin x + c
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JAMB 2006The solution set of the shaded area above is
A.
Y ≥ 0, y ≥ x and y + x ≤ 4
B.
Y ≤ x, y + x ≤ 4
C.
Y + x ≥ 4, y ≤ x
D.
Y ≤ x, y + x ≤ 4 and y ≥ 0
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JAMB 2006Solve the inequalities for which (x + 4)/(3) - (x -3)/(2) < 4
A.
x < 7
B.
x > -7
C.
x < -7
D.
x > 7
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JAMB 2006In how many different ways can the letters of the word GEOLOGY be arranged in order?
A.
720
B.
1260
C.
2520
D.
5040
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POST UTME 2006Factorize 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).
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POST UTME 2006The pie chart above shows the expenditure of a family whose income is N30,000. If the expenditure on food is twice that on housing and that on school fees is twice that on transport, how much does the family spend on food?
A.
N 28 000
B.
N 25 500
C.
N15 000s
D.
N 12 500s
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JAMB 2006In the diagram above, QR is in the diameter of the semicircle QR. Find the areas of the figure to the nearest whole number.
A.
89 cm2
B.
70 cm2
C.
90 cm2
D.
80 cm2
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JAMB 2006If p varies inversely as the cube of q and q varies directly as the square of r, what is the relationship between p and r?
A.
p varies directly as r3
B.
p varies inversely as r6
C.
p varies inversely as 6√P
D.
p varies directly as r6
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JAMB 2006Evaluate 2/(6-5√3)
A.
-(12/39-(10√3)/39)
B.
12/39-(10√3)/39
C.
-(12/39+(10√3)/39)
D.
12/39+(10√3)/39
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JAMB 2006Expand 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
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POST UTME 2006How many different three digit numbers can be formed using the integers 1 to 6 if no integer 1 to 6 if no integer occurs twice in a number?
A.
720
B.
1260
C.
2520
D.
5040
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POST UTME 2006The sum of the first n positive integers is
A.
1/2 n(n-1)
B.
n(n+1)
C.
n(n-1)
D.
1/2 n(n-1)
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JAMB 2006In triangle XYZ, ∠XYZ = 15o, ∠XZY = 45o and lXYl = 7 cm. Find lYZl.
A.
14√2 cm
B.
7(√6/2)
C.
7√2 cm
D.
7 cm
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JAMB 2006A regular polygon has each of it angles at 160. What is the number of sides of the polygon?
A.
36
B.
9
C.
18
D.
20
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POST UTME 2006The table above shows the scores of a group of students in a physics test. If the mode is m and the number of students who scored 4 or more is n, what is (n, m)?
A.
(33, 4)
B.
(22, 4)
C.
(33, 12)
D.
(12, 4)
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JAMB 2006If the mean of five consecutive integers is 30, find the largest of the numbers