Sets - Jamb Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

Question 36:

• JAMB 1997

A survey of 100 students in an institution shows that 80 students speak Hausa and 20 students speak Igbo, while only 9 students speak both language. How many students speak neither Hausa nor Igbo?

A. O
B. 9
C. 11
D. 20

Question 37:

• JAMB 1998

In the venn diagram, the shaded region is

A. (P \(\cap\) Q) \(\cup\) R
B. (P \(\cap\) Q) \(\cap\) R
C. (P \(\cap\) Q¹) \(\cap\) R
D. (P \(\cap\) Q¹) \(\cup\) R

Question 38:

• 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 39:

• JAMB 2002

In a school, 220 students offer Biology or Mathematics or both. 125 offer Biology and 110 mathematics. How many offer Biology but not Mathematics?

A. 95
B. 80
C. 125
D. 110

Question 40:

• JAMB 2003

In a class of 40 students, 32 offer mathematics, 24 offer Physics, and 4 offer neither Mathematics nor Physics. How many offer both Mat
ematics and Physics?

A. 20
B. 16
C. 8
D. 4