Year : 
2004
Title : 
Mathematics
Exam : 
NECO - BECE

Paper 1 | Objectives

21 - 30 of 35 Questions

# Question Ans
21.

Four pupils have an average age of 12years and two other pupils of average age of 10.5years are added. What is the average age of the six pupils?

A. 10.5yrs.

B. 11yrs.

C. 11.5 yrs.

D. 12yrs.

E. 12.5yrs.

C

22.

A bag contains p dozens of bananas and 3q of these proved to be bad. If I buy one third of the goods ones, how many do I get?

A. P -3q

B. \(\frac{1}{3}\) (p - 3q)

C. 3q

D. 4p - q

E. 12p - 3q

D

23.

If log102 = 0.3010 and log103 = 0.4771, simplify: (Log108-log92) ÷ (Log109 - log102)

A. 4

B. 3

C. 0.0784

D. -4

E. -0.0784

E

24.

Find the value of t such that the expression \(\frac{1}{t}\) + \(\frac{4}{3}\) - \(\frac{5}{6t}\) + 1 is equal to zero

A. \(\frac{1}{6}\)

B. \(\frac{1}{4}\)

C. - \(\frac{3}{2}\)

D. \(\frac{7}{6}\)

E. \(\frac{2}{5}\)

C

25.

One of the interior angles of a regular polygon is 120°. Find the number of sides of the polygon

A. 3

B. 4

C. 6

D. 9

E. 12

C

26.

If cos x = 4/5, 0° \( \leq \) x \( \leq \) 90°, find the value of (1 + tan x)/(1 - tan x)

A. 9

B. 7

C. 4

D. \(\frac{7}{16}\)

E. \(\frac{9}{25}\)

B

27.

Evaluate ut - \(\frac{1}{2}\)ft2 when t = 5, u = -20 and f = 10

A. 225

B. 72

C. -75

D. -125

E. -225

E

28.

Express the quotient of 0.422 and 0.004 in standard form

A. 1.055 × 102

B. 10.55 × 101

C. 105 × 100

D. 10.55 × 10-1

E. 1.055 × 10-2

Detailed Solution

= \(\frac{0.422}{0.004}\)
= \(\frac{4.22 \times 10^{-1}}{4 \times 10^{-3}}\)
= \(1.055 \times 10^{-1 - (-3)}\)
= \(1.055 \times 10^2\)
29.

The 4th term of a G.P is 3 and its first term is 81. What is its common ratio?

A. 3

B. \(\frac{2}{3}\)

C. \(\frac{1}{3}\)

D. -\(\frac{1}{3}\)

E. -3

C

30.

If the mean of the following set of data, 2, 3,3,3, 2,4 4 and 3 is divided by its mode, the result is:

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 5

E. 8

A

21.

Four pupils have an average age of 12years and two other pupils of average age of 10.5years are added. What is the average age of the six pupils?

A. 10.5yrs.

B. 11yrs.

C. 11.5 yrs.

D. 12yrs.

E. 12.5yrs.

C

22.

A bag contains p dozens of bananas and 3q of these proved to be bad. If I buy one third of the goods ones, how many do I get?

A. P -3q

B. \(\frac{1}{3}\) (p - 3q)

C. 3q

D. 4p - q

E. 12p - 3q

D

23.

If log102 = 0.3010 and log103 = 0.4771, simplify: (Log108-log92) ÷ (Log109 - log102)

A. 4

B. 3

C. 0.0784

D. -4

E. -0.0784

E

24.

Find the value of t such that the expression \(\frac{1}{t}\) + \(\frac{4}{3}\) - \(\frac{5}{6t}\) + 1 is equal to zero

A. \(\frac{1}{6}\)

B. \(\frac{1}{4}\)

C. - \(\frac{3}{2}\)

D. \(\frac{7}{6}\)

E. \(\frac{2}{5}\)

C

25.

One of the interior angles of a regular polygon is 120°. Find the number of sides of the polygon

A. 3

B. 4

C. 6

D. 9

E. 12

C

26.

If cos x = 4/5, 0° \( \leq \) x \( \leq \) 90°, find the value of (1 + tan x)/(1 - tan x)

A. 9

B. 7

C. 4

D. \(\frac{7}{16}\)

E. \(\frac{9}{25}\)

B

27.

Evaluate ut - \(\frac{1}{2}\)ft2 when t = 5, u = -20 and f = 10

A. 225

B. 72

C. -75

D. -125

E. -225

E

28.

Express the quotient of 0.422 and 0.004 in standard form

A. 1.055 × 102

B. 10.55 × 101

C. 105 × 100

D. 10.55 × 10-1

E. 1.055 × 10-2

Detailed Solution

= \(\frac{0.422}{0.004}\)
= \(\frac{4.22 \times 10^{-1}}{4 \times 10^{-3}}\)
= \(1.055 \times 10^{-1 - (-3)}\)
= \(1.055 \times 10^2\)
29.

The 4th term of a G.P is 3 and its first term is 81. What is its common ratio?

A. 3

B. \(\frac{2}{3}\)

C. \(\frac{1}{3}\)

D. -\(\frac{1}{3}\)

E. -3

C

30.

If the mean of the following set of data, 2, 3,3,3, 2,4 4 and 3 is divided by its mode, the result is:

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 5

E. 8

A