Jamb Mathematics 2000 Past Questions and Answers

Question 1:

• JAMB 2000

Let P = {1, 2, u, v, w, x}; Q = {2, 3, u, v, w, 5, 6, y} and R = {2, 3, 4, v, x, y}.
Determine (P-Q) ∩ R

A. {1, x}
B. {x y}
C. {x}
D. ɸ

Question 2:

• JAMB 2000

If the population of a town was 240,000 in January 1998 and it increased by 2% each year, what would be the population of the town in January, 2000?

A. 480,000
B. 249,696
C. 249,600
D. 244,800

Question 3:

• JAMB 2000

If \(\frac{(2\sqrt{3}-\sqrt{2})}{(\sqrt{3}+2\sqrt{2})} = m +n\sqrt{6}\), find the values of m and n respectively.

A. 1, -2
B. -2, 1
C. \(\frac{-2}{5}\), 1
D. 2, 3/5

Question 4:

• JAMB 2000

In a youth club with 94 members, 60 like modern music, and 50 like traditional music. The number of members who like both traditional and modern music is three times those who do not like any type of music. How many members like only one type of music?

A. 8
B. 24
C. 62
D. 86

Question 5:

• JAMB 2000

Evaluate \(\frac{(2.813 \times 10^{-3} \times 1.063)}{(5.637 \times 10^{-2})}\) reducing each number to two significant figures and leaving your answer in two significant figures.

A. 0.056
B. 0.055
C. 0.054
D. 0.54