Post Utme Economics Past Questions and Answers

Question 896:

Which of these methods is employed in the separation of hydrocarbons in petroleum?

A. Catalytic cracking
B. Polymerization
C. Fraction distillation
D. Hydrogenation

Question 897:

Points \(P\) and \(Q\) are respectively \(24 \mathrm{~m}\) north and \(7 \mathrm{~m}\) east of a point \(R\). What is the bearing of \(Q\) from \(\mathrm{P}\) to the nearest whole degree?

A. \(164^{\circ}\)
B. \(16^{\circ}\)
C. \(73^{\circ}\)
D. \(103^{\circ}\)

Question 898:

Factorize \(35-2 b-b^2\)

A. \((7+b)(5-b)\)
B. \((b+\) \(7)(b-5)\)
C. \((7+b)(5+b)\)
D. \((35-2 b)(b-1)\)

Question 899:

If \(3 \log a+5 \log a-6 \log a=\log 64\), what is \(a\) ?

A. 4
B. 8
C. 16
D. 6

Question 900:

What value of \(k\) makes the expression \(x^2-8 x+k\) \(=0\) a perfect square?

A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. 16