Neco Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

Question 31:

• NECO 2001

If the volume of a cube is (8 x 103)cm\(^3\), what is the surface area the cube?

A. 2,400 cm\(^3\)
B. 1,600 cm\(^3\)
C. 120 cm\(^3\)
D. 24 cm\(^3\)
E. 16 cm\(^3\)

Question 32:

• NECO 2001

A chord is drawn 12cm away from the centre of a circle of radius 13cm. What is the length of the chord?

A. 169.00 cm
B. 144.00 cm
C. 25.00 cm
D. 17.69 cm
E. 10.00 cm

Question 33:

• NECO 2001

A bottle of malt costs three times as much as a bottle of Mirinda. If 5 bottles of malt and 4 bottles of Mirinda cost N380.00 altogether, how much does a bottle of malt cost?

A. N90.00
B. N80.000
C. N60,000
D. N40,000
E. N20,000

Question 34:

• NECO 2001

Two beads are drawn at random, one after the other, with replacement, from a box containing 5 red and 7 white identical beads. What is the probability that the beads are the same colour

A. \(\frac{119}{144}\)
B. \(\frac{95}{144}\)
C. \(\frac{37}{72}\)
D. \(\frac{49}{144}\)
E. \(\frac{1}{6}\)

Question 35:

• NECO 2001

Simplify \(\sqrt{6a} \times \sqrt{576a^6}\)

A. ± 16a2
B. ± 16a
C. ± 14a2
D. ± 12a2
E. ± 12a