Post Utme Federal University of Technology, Owerri Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

Question 1:

Simplify \(2^{5} / 12-1^{7} / 8 \times 6 / 5\)

A. \(1 / 6\)
B. \({ }^{13 / 20}\)
C. \({ }^{11 / 20}\)
D. \(9 / 4\)
E. \({ }^{3 / 5}\)

Question 2:

Make \(c\) the subject of the equation: \(a(b+c)+(5 / d)-2\)

A. \(a d-b+2 d\)
B. \(a b+5-2 d\)
C. \(2 d-5-a d\)/ab
D. \(2 d-5-a d b\)/ab
E. None

Question 3:

On each market day Mrs. Bassey walks to the market from her home at a steady speed. This journey normally takes her 2 hours to complete. She finds, however, that by increasing her usual speed by \(1 km / hr\) she can save 20 minutes. Find her usual speed in \(km / hr\).

A. \(1^{2} / 3\)
B. 2
C. 5
D. 6
E. 10

Question 4:

The ratio of the areas of similar triangles is necessarily equal to ____________

A. The ratio of the corresponding sides
B. The ratio of the squares on corresponding sides
C. The ratio of the corresponding heights of the triangles
D. Half the ratio corresponding heights of the triangles
E. The ratio of the corresponding bases to the heights of the triangles

Question 5:

A man and wife went to buy an article costing N400. the woman had \(10 \%\) of the cost and the main \(40 \%\) of the remainder.
How much did they have altogether?

A. N 216
B. N200
C. 184
D. N 244
E. \(N 100\)