Post Utme Economics Past Questions and Answers

Question 901:

A headmaster contributes \(7 \%\) of his income into a fund and his wife contributes \(4 \%\) of her income. If the husband earns N5,500 per annum and the wife earns \(\ 4,000\) per annum, find the sum of their annual contribution to the fund.

A. N1,045
B. M605
C. N545
D. N490

Question 902:

The population of a village is 5846 . Express this number to three significant figures

A. 584
B. 585
C. 5840
D. 5850

Question 903:

Find the equation of a line with gradient \(-2\) passing through the point \((1,2)\).

A. \(y=4-2 x\)
B. \(y=4 x+2\)
C. \(y=2 x+4\)
D. \(y=-2 x-2\)

Question 904:

If \(v\) varies directly as the square of \(x\) and inversely as \(y\), and if \(v=18\) when \(x=3\) and \(y=\) 4. find \(v\) when \(x=5\) and \(y=2\).

A. 101
B. 100
C. 98
D. 90

Question 905:

Divide the expression \(x^3+7 x^2-x^2\) by \(-1+x^2\)

A. \(x^2+7 x^2-7\)
B. \(-x^3-7 x+7\)
C. \(x-7\)
D. \(x+7\)