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MATH MATICS 2023

MATHEMATICS 2023 Time Allowed:2 hrs

A 60 B 90 C. 270 D.810
PAPER 1 E 900
What is the square of 30? 2 Find the square root of 75
 300
A.1/13B1/4 C
A1B1C.2 D.4 E 5
2 5 4/3D.5/3=1/6
3. Express 61782 in standard form.
A. 6.1782x104 B. 6.1782x10: 14. Find the H.C.F of 224 and 168.
C. 6.1782x10° D. 6.1782x10 A. 20 B 44 C. 54 D. 56 E. 72
E. 6.1782x10 15. Determine the L.C.M of 12.24 and 36.
4. Express 0.0030752 to three significant figures A. 10 B. 12 C. 26 D. 54 E. 72
A. 0.003 B. 0.003075 16. Subtract 1101_from
11011A. 10
C. 0.00308 D. 0.0031 E.0.00375 -- B. 11 C. 110
5. Simplify Z+2 D.111 E 1110
13 4 17. Find the product

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of 10 and 1t B. 101
A 39 B. 28 C. 21 D. 52 B.2128 3952 28 C. 110
38 A. 100
6.Simplify2-135A L2 B. 1S C. 17 D.10 EL D.111E. 1011
18. Find the reciprocalof 0.65,correct to
three significant figures.
15 13 15 15 15 A. 1.52 B. 1.53 C. 1.54
7. Express 108 as a product of its prime D. 1,500 E. 1538
factors.A. 2x3 B. 2:x3 C.20x2: 19.If 6 mencan do a job in 4 days,how
D.2x31 E. 2x3 many days will it take 8 men to do the
8. Convert 91 to improper fraction. same job if they work at the same rate?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D.6 E.8
20.The ratio of boys to girls in a mixed school
A 옥 BDCDD 목 E 역 is 4:5. It there are 375 girls in the
school.how many are boss?
9. Divide 100 by the positive difference A. 275 B. 300 C. 325 D.375 E.675
between 65 and 75. 21. At what rate pef annum will N1,600
A. 5 B. 10 C. 15 D.20 E.25 give N400.00 as simple interest in 2 years?
10. Express 46 as denary. A. 5.5% B. 7.2% C. 8.0%
A. 30 B. 38 C. 42 D.48 E.50 D. 10.5% E. 12.5%
11. If 30% of a number is 900,find the number 22. A trader borrows N200,000 at a
A. 630 B. 900 C. 2.100 D. 2,700 compound interest of 3% per annum. How
E. 3,000 much does he pay back after 2 years?
A. N12,180.00 B. N121,180.00
12. C. N206,000.00 D. N206,180.00
Simplif E. N212,180.00
y22x11 23. If 6 packets of cream cost N450.00,find
J the cost of 3 packets.
A. N200.00 B. N215.00 C.N225.00
A.7 B. 6 C. 5 D.4 E.3 D. N335.00 E. N345.00
13. Express 0.24 in the form g in its lowest terms. 24. Find the amount of energy in units
9 used by a customer, if his present and
previous meter readings are 85,402 units
and 74,012 units respectiviely.
A. 12,500 B. 11,390 C.10,400

D. 9,000 E. 8,000
25. Find the value of y in the figure below. A. 27° B. 37° C. 47°D.57°E.67°
26. The area of a rhombus is 48cm. If one of its
 diagonals is 8cm,find the length of the other.
A. 6cm B. 8cm C. 10cm
D.12cm E. 15cm 36. Calculate the value of y in the figure below.
27. How many edges does a cube have?
A. 12 B. 10 C. S D. 6 E.4
28. How many vertices does a rectangular
pyramid have?
A 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7 E 8
29. Which of the following gives the volume of a A. 18° B. 33° C. 36° D.108°E.147°
cylinder of height h and base radius r? 37. The sum of the interior angles of a polygon
A. πr'h B. 2mrh C. 3πrh of n-side is 180°. Find the value of n.
A. 5 B. 4 C.3D.2 E. 1
D. 1mr'h E. 2nr'3 38. Determine the number of sides of a regular
4 polygon whose interior angles are 90° each

Pnate
30. If the bearing of A from B is 240°,find the A. 3 B.4 C.6 D.8 E.10
bearing of B and A.
A 150° B. 120° C. 090° 39. A goat is tied to a peg on the ground with a
D. 060° E. 030° rope 7m long. Find the maxium area of grass
31. What is the three-figure bearing of S45'W? bewGre the goat can graze on. (Taken-2)
A. 270°B. 225° C. 180° A. 154㎡ B. 149㎡C.89㎡
D.090°E. 045° D.49㎡ E. 44㎡
32. Which of the following angles can be 40. The figure below is a sport field with a semi-
Eyes are 5eing

bisected to get angle 22.5? circular area at each end.Find the area of the
A. 180° B. 90° C.45°D.30° E.15° field.correct to one decinal place. Takex22)
33. If one side of a square is 0.5m. find the
perimeter of the square.
A. 5m B. 4m C. 3m D. 2m E. 1m
34. Find the volume of a cuboid whose
length.breadth and height are 4cm, 5cm and A. 201.5㎡ B. 151.5㎡ C.101.5㎡
6cm respectively. D. 50.6㎡ E. 30.3㎡
A. 20cmB. 30cm'C.60cm Use the similar triangles below to answer
D. 120cm' E. 130cm questions 41 and 42.
35. Find the value of z in the figure below
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e

A. 50° B. 60° C. 70° D.110° 1 6

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41.Calculate (STI.
A. 4cm B. 8cm C. 9cm D.11cm
E. 12cm
42. Calculate [XVI
A. 5cm B. 4cm C.6cm D.9cm
E. 11cm

43.The construction below represents angle. A. 180° B. 90° C. 60° D.45°E.30°

A.20-/2m C.20.5m 44. Calculate the area of the shaded region in the
figure below.(Takex"22)
 49. Which of the following angles cano
constructed using a ruler and a par
compasses only?
A. 87.4c㎡ B. 61.5cm C.49.7cm A. 30° B. 45° C.70° D.90°E 27
D. 35.6c㎡ E. 20.5cm 50.Find the area of the figure below.
45. Two similar cylindrical tins are 6cm
and 9cm high.If the smaller tin has
diameter 8cm,find diameter of the
bigger one.
A. 6cm B. 7cm C. 8cm D.12cm
E. 14cm
A.43㎡B. 8.13㎡C.10-/3㎡P

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Use the figure below to answer
questions 46 and 48. D. 12.3㎡
令 16~3 3
51.Find the radiusofa circle
circumstance is 22cm. Takeπ 주 4)
A.220kcm B. 11.0cm C.7.5cm
D. 3.5cm E. 3.0cm
52. Calculate the area of a triangle
whose hace is Scm and height 2cm.
A. 10c㎡ B.8c㎡ C. Scm
D. 3c㎡ E. 2c㎡
53. The angle of elevation of the top X of
46.Find a verticial pole from a point P on the
(AB)B. A1 B.is2 45°. 15
leve ground D. 5the
E.8 distance from
10/3m P to te foot of the pole is 7m, find the
A102m C.10.5m height of te pole.
D.13m E. 15m A. 12m B.Im C.7m D.5m E.3m x=0,y=-
47.Calculat -1,,y=0 0 x=2.)y=0
e Use the diagram below to anower
(AD).B.2013 questions 54 and 55.
合
D.26m E. 30m
48. Calculate (CD).
A. 20m B25m C. 30m
D. 40m E. 50m

54. Find the size of ZROQ.

A. 45° B. 90° C.120° D. 135
E. 180°
55. Calculate the sum of ZAOP and
ZQCB.A. 45° B. 90° C.110° D. 135
E. 180°

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56. Find the area of the figure below.
 2. Factorize3a+7a-6.
A. 21 square units C. 18 square units 7 (a-3)(a+3) B.(3a+2)(a+3)
B. 20 square units D. 15 square units C.(3a-2)(a+3) D. (a+3)(3a+3)
E. 14 square units ← (3a+2)(a-3)
57.Find the value of θ in the diagram below. 3.
Simplify3-
2x-15x x
A. 4-
2x
A. 15° B. 30° C.45° D. 60° B.
E. 75° 9+2
58. In the figure below, find the side marked x
C 2x-
4Sx

D. 2-10x E. 8-10x

4.Solve3-1/3"1
A. 8cm B. 9cm C. 16cm D.17cm
E. 21cm A. 3 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8 E.9
59. The perimeter of a rectangular lawn is 5. Solve 2(x-
32cm If the difference between its length and 1)>3.c.x>21/
breadth is 2cm, find the area of the lawn. 2
A. 42c㎡ B. 49c㎡ C.54c㎡ -31 B.
D. 63c㎡ E. 64c㎡
60. In the figure below,lines AB andCDare x<21/2
parallel.
6. When 15 is added to-.of a number,the result
is 4 times the number.Find the number.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6 E.7
7.Find the
value of
pif2p=15-p.C 3
Which of the following is not true?
A. a=b B. a=c C. b=c 8. Solve the equations
D. b=d E. d+a=180 andx y=2simultaneously.y=-1.y
PAPER II E. x=2,y=
1. Factorizemx-my-nx+ny. 9.Ifx=24ymake y the subject of the relation.
A. (m+n)(x+y) B.(m+n)(x-y) A. y=24x B. C.y=24r pr pr
C. (m-n)(x+y) D.(m-n)(x-y)
E. (n-m)(x-y) pr
D. y＝题 E.y=뜻

10.Solve the equationx+1-1

5x-1 6
A.-7 B. -1C.1 D. 7E.11
11.Expand(x+2)(2x-1).
A.2x+3x-2 B. 23+3x+2
C.2x-3x-2 D.23+5x-2
E 2x-5x+2
Use the table below to answer questions 12
and 13 for the relationy=2x+5.
 -3 0 3 4
A 12.Find theBvalue
5 of 9 -1D C. 1
C A.B. 13 D. E. 2a'-5a-325.Solve the
2 E.3
MAINE
A. MATICS 2023the value of
-313Find equation1- 8p+2 8
BXC+D. A. -5 、 -3C.
B 9 C. D. 13 E.32 26. Find thevalue of xif3 +5-4r A.-
14. The figure below represents which of the 12 B.-2
following inequalities?
27.Factorize16a-
9b 0 D. 2 E. 12
A.(4a+3b)(4a+3b)
A <-2 B. x≤-2 C.x>-2 B.(4a+3b)(4a-3b)
D.x2-2 E x>3 C.(4b+3a)(4b-3a)
15. Two-thirds of a certain number is greater D.(4a-3b)(4a-3b)

Pirdtes
than 6.Find the range of value of the number.
E.(4b-3a)(4b-3a)28. Find the coefficient of xy
Ax>18 B. x>9 C.x<18
D. x<9 E x<6 in the expansion s (3x+2y)(5x-3y).

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16. The sum of two numbers is 9 and their A9B. -6C.1D. 10 E 15
difference is 3.Find the numbers.7 6.2 29.Express 25+2as a single
fraction.-
3x+2y=6..2ry=4
A x=-1,y=-1 x=0.y=-1 A. (y-1) B.2/(y+1)
C. x=-1.y=0 D.x=0,y=2
B. 7,2 C.8,1 D. 6,3E.5.4
E. x=2,y=0
17.Solve the simultancous equations; C. 2(1-y) D.3/(y-1)
18.Simplify(x-1)-(x+2)
A.-(4x-5) B.3x+ C.4x+1 E. 5/(+1)
D.-(4x+5) E 5x+3
19.Simplify72pqr÷(-9q) 30.Simplifyx32"=3
A 8pr B. Sqr C.-8pr D. -8qr
E-8pqr A. 7-3r B. 7x-3 C. t·4 4
20. 1f3 is divided by the sum of x and 1,the D.
result equals to 3 divided by 5. Find the value 281/
of/x.A.-2 23
B. C. 2 D. 3E.4 E
21. Solve the 7x-
equation x+2+2x- 312
5=5.3
31.1f3of Olu's monthly savings is
A 4 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8 E.10
22. Ade's age is 56 years more than his son. If N24,000.00.8find his monthly savings.
the son's age is w years,find the value of w A. N7,200.00 B. N9,000.00
when the sum of their ages is 76 years.A. 6 B. 7 C. N5,200.00 D. N64,000.00
C. 8 A.-2 B. -1C Find0 D. the E233.Evaluate2x-
23.1fx=2,y=6andz-4,evaluate 4y+2z D. 9 E.10 E. N80,000.0032. coefficient of x in
the expansion of (2x+1)(1-2x).
2+2x+2whenx=22 3
x+y
A 3 B. 4C. 5D. 6 E.7
24.Expand(2a-3)
A. IB.2 C 3 D.4 E.534.Solve forxif2x-5>7.
(1+a).A.2a-a+3
x<1C.
D.2a+a-3 A.x<-6 B.x>-6
D. x>1 E.x>6 than 35. Two-fifths of a
2a+5a+3 1310A
2a-a -3B. .x≥40 B.x>20 C.
certain number is greater 8.Find the range of values of the number
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53. Calculate the mode. 2. The
54. Find the median. table below shows the ages of children in a
rAge 1 2 3 4 5 6
D. E. 36. If a certain number y is tripled, a particular orphanage home.
Athe
1 B. 2 C. is
result 3 D.4
lessE.6than 18.Find the range of t 2
eNo.of children 10 15 21 16 18
values of the number. 0
A.2B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 E. 6 s 46. Find the median of the following set of
A. B. C. numbers;48,58,65,43,60,53,68,57,61,47,45.
D. 55.The
E. probability that it will ain in Minna b A. 22B. 43 C. 48 D. 57 E.68
todaythe
37.Solve is L.equation
What is the probab lity that it will e
47.The data below shows the weight in kg

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A. -6notB.5C.rain? v of 20students:
A.1 B. B C.3 D.2 E.1 Use the information5 E.6 toa find
70 the:70 50 40
50
38. A certain number5 5 of 5 were to share er 58 47 59 50 50
5 boys
160oranges.
56. What is the5 probability
boys left and of the restashared
getting 2 when a 58 70 (i)Mean
56 55 die
50 is
the oranges,
thrown once? each of them got 8 oranges. E 50 40 37 50 80
How many boys were present originally? e Find(ii)theMedian
modal weight.
A. A. 20
B.1/3 C.1 D.5 E.1 B. 25 C. 32 D. 40
(iii) Mode 16E.42 s A. 40 B. 50 C. 60 D. 70 E.80
39. If x varies directly as y and x 2 when ;find 48. If 9 is the mean of the following set of
the formular connecting 2 6
x and r (iv) Range a
57. A fair dice 、is thrown once. Find the r numbers 1,2,x,11,13,14,find the value of B 7 C. 9
A. B. C.x D. 13 E. 15
D. probability
E. of getting an even number. e
49 The scores of students in a given test are as
A. 0 B. x C. 、 D. E. 3
s follows;2,3.4.5.6,3,4,5.Find the median.
2 2 e
40. Three pens and five rulers cost N65.00 e A·2 B3C.4 D.5 E.6
whilethe three pens and abelow ruler cost The pie-chart below shows the distribution of
Use information to N25.00.
answer i 600 students into different houses in a school
Find the58 cost
questions and 59. of a pen and a ruler n
respectively. s sport competition. Use the cbart to answer
questions 50 to 52.
A bagA.contains
N3.00, N3.00
20 redB.balls.
N3.00, N5.00picks out
A child 1 Yellow
one C.of N3.00,
the ballsN10.00 D. N5.00, N10.00
at random. E Blue
E.58.
N45.00,N12.00
Determine the probability of picking a red
41.Factorize 5a(a-b)-2a(a-b). 108°
ball? Y Green
A B. o
A.
C. A D. B.2 C.1 D.1E.0 50. Calculate the angle of the sector for
1 3b(a-b)
B. 2 C 1 u
E. 37 22 43 r blue house.
59.
42. Find the value ofA B. -7 C. -2 D. 1 E. 17 Find the A. 36° B. 42° C. 45°D.60° E.72°
43. The branch of Mathematics that deals withprobability of d 51.Find the number of students in yellow
collection of data is known picking
as a black a house.A 100 B. 120 C. 140 D. 180 E.210
A. algebra B. calculus ball.D. 2 E.。 52. What fraction of the students are there
a in white house?
C. mensuration D. statistics r
60. In a
E. trigonometry pie chart, four fruits are represented e
A1 B.1 C. 1 D. 3
namely:orange,mango,apple and
44. In a class, the youngest student is 12 banana.If 10 6 5 10 6
the
yearssectorial anglesisof
while oldest orange,
r years. If themango and N
age range Use the frequency table below to answer
apple are 120°, 90° and
is 7years,find the value of x. 100° respectively,find u questions 53 and 54.
the sectorial angle of A. banana.
5 B. 7 C. 12 D. 19 E. 26 t
n Score (x) 一 0 2345
A.45.Find
20° B. 30° theC.mean
50°D.80° E.130°
of the following scores; b frequency(/) 2 4 3362
24,18,40,22.31. e
PART A.11I
10 B 12 C. 14 D. 27 E. 36 r
Answer all questions e
d
la. Simplityl*(-)+21 n
 b. A piece of wood is 220cm long. If 66 cm is
cut away from the wood, what percentage of
it remains?
SOLUTIONS 2023
SOLUTION

15.
Time Allowed:2 hrs
PAPERI H.C.F 224and168-8x7=56 (D)
30°=30x30-3x10x3x10
-3x3x100=900 (E) 2 12 24 36
3 6 12 18
2證
置 任 (A) 2 6
2 2 3
61782-6.1782x10 (E) 3 3

Ptrates
0.0030752=0.00308 to 3 significant figures (C)
3-2x4= 30-28 (B)313x 3 L.CM-2x3x2x2x3=72 (E)
16.
3+1/-10321 (A) bewarel Eyes areaeeing youI Yotr daya are numbered
(E)
7.5427
3

(C)

108-2x2x3x3x3=2x3 (B) 18. 0.65-65100

8. 0 9x7+1=,
(F) Reciprocalof65=100=1.538 (E)
9. Pesitive difference between 65 and 75-10 65
100+10=10 (B) 19. 6men=4days
-32+6
10 40 -4x8+6x810 1man=(6x4)days
Iman=24dats
=4x8+
8men=24.days=3
days 8
-38 (B)
11. Let the numher be x . 8 men will do the work in 3 days (B)
30%ofx=900 20. Boys:Girls
20xx=900 4: 5
100
Numberofgirls=375
20x=900
Ratio ofgirls=5xx=375
100 cress ma hriply
30x-100x900 x=3
755
30x=90,000
x=90.000 i x=75
30 Numberofboys=4x75=300 (B)
x=3000 (E) 21. R=100
12 B-12x2=560=3 (E)220 PT
R=?.P=N1600.1=N400.T=2
130.24-24-4x6-6 (D)100 4x25 25
R-100xN400=N40,000=12.5% (E)
N1.600x2N3.200
22
 P=N200.000. P.-
r=3=0.03100 P(1+r)P.=N200.000(1+003)
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SOLUTIONS 2023 (C) F
=N200.000x1.0609 a
(E) t
23. 6 packets cost N450 e (D)
Area of a rectangle=Length x Breath s
6 =7mx9m 1m
(C)b
41
24. (B)the e (B)
Area of 47.
25.. (C)
w
42
143° v
y . a
43 (sum of angles on a straight line)r

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. (B) i (B)
45 r 48. Adjacent side
8cm E hypotenuse side
.
(C) y
46 (B) a
. te
34. Volume=length x Breadth x height
(B) s
=4cmx5cmx6cm
e =120cm
(D)
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8cm sG
35.
Area of rhombus r
110° （ 元
49
e A
50
50.
26. (sum of engles on a straigh line)
5 8m 30°
6cm b B C
(B) ee
e (sum of argle on a straight Eine)
The construction represents angle 60°
wn
(C) i 8m
g
Area of the c
y Area of tri
o 2
u
l (B)
(B)
51. Circumference of a circle=2πr
Y
Area of the shaded region=Area of the square- o 7
Area of the cirice. u
r
=61.5c㎡ (B) d
The diameter of the bigger c (D)
a
u
a
r
w 20 e
10m (D)
2x3=k
n
Adjacentside(y)=8cm.Oppositeside=15cm t
Hlypotenuse
Losswell side=x
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52. ghtArca-1x5x2

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 2
x'=15+81
53 x=225+64
21-2>3
x'=289
2x>3+2
x=¥289
x=17cm
59. Perimeter of rectangle=21+2B
tanO=Orrositeside LetL.=x+2andB=x
Adjacent side
32cm=2(x+2)+2x
tan45°=h 32=2x+4+2x
7m 32=4x+4
h=1x7m 4x=32-4
height of thepole=7m 4x=28
54. ROQ=45°+45°=90° 528
55. <AOP=45°

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<QOB=45° x=7cm
<AOP+<QOB=45°+45°·90" 1emth(1)7cm+2=9cm
56. Hypotenuse'=Opposite'·Adpacent' Breath(B) 7cm
51=4'+Adjacent' AreaLength x Breadth
Adjacent'=25-16 =9cmx7cm
Adjacent'=9Adjac =63c㎡
ent=9=3
Area of triangle=1x hase x height
2
Base=3+6=9.height=4
32-15
Area=1x9x4
2
Area=18squareunits (D)
57. Sin0= Oppositeside
Hypotenuse side 1. mr-my-nr+ny
Sin0=2.5cm=1cm m(x-y)-n(x-y)
(m-n)(x-y) (D)
0=Sin'0.5
2. 3a+7a-6
0=30°
58 3a+9a-2a-6
3a(a+3)-2(a+3)
(3a-2)(a+3) (C)
3. 3/22

Hypotenuse'=Opposite'+Adjacent 3-3(21-1)=3-10x+3=8-10 (E)

10=y+6
y=10-6 4. 3-8=1
y=100-36 3-1+5.3-1=5
)=64
y=64
y=8cm

(C)
5. 2(x-1)>3
2x>512
5
7 V (C)
 Let the number be x
5 +y=4r 12. y=2x+5
Whenx=-3
60+x=4x y=2(-3)+
4 y=-6+5
y=-1
60+x=16x (cress multiply) A=-1 (B)
60=16x-x 13. y=2x+5
60=15x whenx=-1
x=60 y=2(-1)+5
15 y=-2+5
x=4 (1) y=3=B=3
7. 2P=15-p whenx=1
2p+p=15 y=2(1)+5
3p=15 divide both sides hy 3 y=2+5
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p=5 (D) when1
8. 2x+y=4...(i) y-2(3)+5
x+y=2..(ii) y=6+5
subtract equ (ii) from equ (i) y=11
2x-x+y-y=4-2 D=11
x=2 BxC·D
substitutex=2into equ(ii) =3x7+11
2+y=2 =21+11=32 (E)
y=2-2 14
y=0
x=2.y=0 (D)
9. x=24y ≥-2 (D)
pr 15. Let the number be x
xpr=24y 2x>6
y＝型 24 (B) 3 cross multiply
2x>18
10 x+1-1 x>18
5x-16 cross multiply 2
6(x+1)=1(5x-1) x>9 (B)
6x+6=5x-1 16. Let the numbers be x and y
6x-5x=-1-6 x+y=9.... (i)
x=-7 (A) x-y=3.... (ii)
11. (x+2)(2x-1) subtract equ(ii) from equ (i)
x(2x-1)+2(2x-1) y-(-y)=9-3
2r-x+4x-2 y+y=6
2x+3x-2 (A) 2y=6
y=6
2
y=3
Puty=3into equ (i)
x+y=9
x+3=9
x=9-3
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18 The numbers are 6 and 3 (D)
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21.
substitute equ (ui) into (i)
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3x=8xN24,000 E
1>12
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1=N64,000 (D) e x>6 (E)
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2x(1-2x)+1(1-2x) 2x>8
2x-4x'+1-2x a 5 cross muliply
-41+0+1 r 2x>40 divide both sides by 2
coefficientofx=0 (C) e 1>40
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8pr (C)
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r=N40+4=N10
1+5=5z-4z substituter-N10intoequ(ii)
54.
z=6 (E) 3p+N10=A25
38. Let the original number of boys present be x 3p=N25-N10
x-5=1608 3p=N15
pb=N15-N5
x-5=20 3
x=20+5 A pen cost N5 and a ruler cost N10 (D)
x=25 41. 5a(a-b)-2a(a-b)
2. 25 boys were present originally (B) 5a2-5ab-2a3+2ab
39.
47.
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x=ky 3a-3ab
2=k3 3a(a-b) (E)
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3p+r=N25...(ii)
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subtract equ (ii)fromequ(i) 44. x+12+7
5r-r=N65-N25 x=19 (D)
49. Median of 2.3.45.6,3,4.5
Median=2.3.3.4.)(4.5.5.6
45 Mcan-24+18+40+22+315
Median 42/3-8/2=4

Mean-135 50

Mcan=27 (D)
46 Median of 48,58,65,43,60,53,68,57,61,47.45
Median=43.45.47,48.553.)57.( 60,61.65,
Median=57 (D)
Angle of the sector for blue house
Weight 3 4 4 50 5 5 5 5 7 360°-(108°+36°+84°+72°)
7 0 7 5 6 8 9 0 360°-(300*)
Tally 1 HH 1 1
=360°-300°
1 1 1 1
1
-60° (D)
Frequen 7 1 1 2 51. Sectorial angle of yellow house=72°
cy x600=120
Modal weight=Weight with highest
Frequency=50 (B) Number of students in yellowhouse=120 (B)
52. Sectorial of white house-36°
48. Mcan=9Mean=1+2+x+11+11 11
fractio
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9=x+ studen
416 ts in
white
9x6=x+41 house
360°
54=x+41
x-54-41
1/10 (A)
x=13 (D)
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Score(x) 0 1 2 3 4 5
Frequency(F) 2 4 3 3 6 2
Cummulative 2 6 9 12 18 20
Frequency(CF)
From the cummulative frequcncy table,total soores-20
The tenth score is the median
Since cummulative froquency habouring the l0th
score(i e.the median) is 12.
The score that corresponds to 10th score is 3
:The median scote=3
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5
The probabilityt willnotrain
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(B)
sh P'oyible nutcome when a dice is thrown once=1.
2,3,4.5,b t outcomes
Probabilic ofyciting=2=1 (A)
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h vutcomes
Even number in the outcome=2.4.6
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Probability of Fstingeven
number=2/=1/ (C)

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(A)
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20 (E)
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=360*-310 =50° (C)
PAPER III
1a. 12*(2/-141)212

[122(3-4]1)2

-(2x(412)2(1))

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b. Length of piece of wood=220cm

After cutting off 66cm,length remaining
=220-66
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SOLUTIONS 2023

=1/24x100=1540=70%

2(i)
Memx=2/(10x1)+(15x2)+(21x3)+(20x4)+(16x5)+1
8x610+15+21+20+16+18=10+30+63+80+80+108
100Mean=370=3.71

Ages 1 2 3 4 5 6
Number of 1 15 2 2 1 18
2(ii) children 0 1 0 6
Cummulative 1 25 4 6 8 100
Frequency CF 0 6 6 2
From the cummulative frequency table the total
number of children=100.
The 50th and 51st ages of the children is the
median.Since the commulative frequency habouring
the 50th and 51st ages is 66.
The age corresponding is 4 years
:Median=4+4=8=4years

2(iii) Mode=Agewith highest

frequency Mode=4
2(iv) Range=HighestAge-Least
age =6-1=5
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1. E 7.B 13.D 19.B 25.B 31.B 37.C 43.C 49.C 56.B
2 A 8.E 14.D 20.B 26.D 32.C 38.B 44.B 50.B 56.C
3 E 9B 15.E 21.E 27.A 33.D 39.A 45.D 51.D 57.B
4. C 10 B 16 E 22.E 28.B 34.D 40.C 46.B 52.C 58.D
5. B 11 E 17 C 23.C 29.A 35.B 41.C 47.B 53.C 59.D
6 A 12.E 18.E 24.B 30.D 36.B 42.B 48.A 54.B 60.D

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1 D 7.0 13.E 19.C 25.B 31.D 37.E 43.D 49.C 55.B
2 C 8.D 14.D 20.E 26.E 32.C 38.B 44.D 50.D 56.A
3 E 9.B 15.B 21.A 27.B 33.C 39.C 45.D 51.B 57.C
4. C 10.A 16.D 22.E 28.C 34.E 40.D 46.D 52.A 58.A
5. C 11 A 17.E 23.B 29.A 35.B 41.E 47.B 53.D 59.E
6. B 12.B 18.D 24.B 30.D 36.C 42.D 48.D 54.B 60.C