Post Utme Abia State University Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

Find the principal which amounts to ____________

A. #5,000
B. #4,900
C. #4,800
D. #4,700

Question 7:

A car dealer bough a second hand car for N250,000.00 and spend N70,000.00 refurbishing it: He then sold the for # 400,000.00. what is the percentage gain?

A. \(20 \%\)
B. \(25 \%\)
C. \(32 \%\)
D. \(60 \%\)

Question 8:

Evaluate \(21.05347-1.6324 \times 0.43\), to 3 decimal places ____________

A. \(20.351\)
B. \(20.352\)
C. \(20.980\)
D. \(20.981\)

Question 9:

Evaluate \((0.14)^{2} \times \frac{0.275}{7(0.02)}\) correct to 3 decimal places

A. \(0.033\)
B. \(0.039\)
C. \(0.308\)
D. \(0.358\)

Question 10:

Given that \(p=1+\sqrt{2}\) and \(q=1-\sqrt{2}\), evaluate \(\left(p^{2}-q^{3} \right) 2 P A\)

A. \(-2(2-\sqrt{2})\)
B. \(2(2+\sqrt{2})\)
C. \(-2 \sqrt{2}\)
D. \(2 \sqrt{2}\)