Jamb Mathematics Past Questions For Year 1981
Question 6
A group of 14 children children received the following scores in a reading test: 35, 35, 26, 26, 26, 29, 29, 29, 12, 25, 25, 25, 25, 17. What was the median score?
- A. 29
- B. 26
- C. 24
- D. 25
- E. 23
Question 7
Which of the following fractions is less than one-third?
- A. \(\frac{22}{63}\)
- B. \(\frac{4}{11}\)
- C. \(\frac{15}{46}\)
- D. \(\frac{33}{98}\)
- E. \(\frac{122}{303}\)
Question 8
A cuboid has a diagonal of length 9cm and a square base of side 4cm. What is its height?
- A. 9cm
- B. \(\sqrt{65}\)cm
- C. \(4\sqrt{2}\)cm
- D. 7cm
- E. 6.5cm
Question 9
Evaluate correct to 4 decimal places 827.51 x 0.015
- A. 8.8415
- B. 12.4127
- C. 124.1265
- D. 12.4120
- E. 114.1265
Question 10
What is the area between two concentric circles of diameters 26cm and 20cm?
- A. 100\(\pi\)
- B. 169\(\pi\)
- C. 69\(\pi\)
- D. 9\(\pi\)
- E. 269\(\pi\)
