Jamb Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

Question 181:

• JAMB 2017

A man covered a distance of 50 miles on his first trip, on a later trip he traveled 300 miles while going 3 times as fast. His new time compared with the old distance was?

A. Three times as much
B. The same
C. Twice as much
D. Half as much

Question 182:

• JAMB 2017

In the figure, find x

A. 40^o
B. 55^o
C. 50^o
D. 60^o

Question 183:

• JAMB 2017

Divide 4x³ - 3x + 1 by 2x - 1

A. 2x² -x + 1
B. 2x² - x -1
C. 2x² + x + 1
D. 2x² + x -1

Question 184:

• JAMB 2017

A car dealer bought a second-hand car for of 250,000 and spent N 70,000 refurbishing it. He then sold the car for N400,000. What is the percentage gain?

A. 60%
B. 32%
C. 25%
D. 20%

Question 185:

• JAMB 2017

Find the sum to infinity of the series
\(\frac{1}{4}\), \(\frac{1}{8}\), \(\frac{1}{16}\),..........

A. \(\frac{1}{2}\)
B. \(\frac{3}{5}\)
C. \(\frac{-1}{5}\)
D. \(\frac{73}{12}\)