Fractions Decimals Approximations And Percentages - Mathematics Jamb Past Questions and Answers

Question 266 :

• JAMB 2021

Musa borrows N10.00 at 2% per month simple interest and repays N8.00 after 4 months. How much does he still owe?

A. N10.80
B. N10.67
C. N2.80
D. N2.67

Question 267 :

• JAMB 2021

At what rate would a sum of N100.00 deposited for 5 years raise an interest of N7.50?

A. \(\frac{1}{2}\)%
B. 2\(\frac{1}{2}\)%
C. 1.5%
D. 25%

Question 268 :

• JAMB 2021

Three children shared a basket of mangoes in such a way that the first child took \(\frac{1}{4}\) of the mangoes and the second \(\frac{3}{4}\) of the remainder. What fraction of the mangoes did the third child take?

A. \(\frac{3}{16}\)
B. \(\frac{7}{16}\)
C. \(\frac{9}{16}\)
D. \(\frac{13}{16}\)

Question 269 :

• JAMB 2021

Three brothers in a business deal share the profit at the end of a contract. The first received \(\frac{1}{3}\) of the profit and the second \(\frac{2}{3}\) of the remainder. If the third received the remaining N12000.00 how much profit did they share?

A. N60 000.00
B. N54 000.00
C. N48 000.00
D. N42 000.00

Question 270 :

• JAMB 2021

The ratio of the length of two similar rectangular blocks is 2 : 3. If the volume of the larger block is 351cm\(^3\), then the volume of the other block is?

A. 234.00 cm³
B. 526.50 cm³
C. 166.00 cm³
D. 687cm³