Statistic Jamb Mathematics Past Questions

Question 21

The number of goals scored by a football team in 20 matches is shown below
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{No. of goals} & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 \\ \hline \text{No. of matches} & 3 & 5 & 7 & 4 & 1 & 0 \end{array}\)

What are the values of the mean and the mode respectively?

jamb 1985

  • A. (1.75, 5)
  • B. (1.75, 2)
  • C. (1.75, 1)
  • D. (65, 74)
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Question 22

A construction company is owned by two partners X and Y and it is agreed that their profit will be divided in the ratio 4:5. At the end of the year, Y received N5,000 more than X. What is the total profit of the company for the year?
 

jamb 1983

  • A. N20, 000
  • B. N25,000
  • C. N30,000
  • D. N15,000
  • E. N45, 000
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Question 23

If a rod of length 250cm is measured as 255cm long in error, what is the percentage error in the measurement?
 

jamb 1983

  • A. 55
  • B. 10
  • C. 5
  • D. 4
  • E. 2
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Question 24

In a sample survey of a University Community, the following table shows the percentage distribution of the number of members per house hold
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{No. of members per household} & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & \text{Total} \\ \hline \text{No. of households} & 3 & 12 & 15 & 28 & 21 & 10 & 7 & 4 & 100\end{array}\)
What is the median?
 

jamb 1983

  • A. 4
  • B. 3
  • C. 5
  • D. 4.5
  • E. None
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Question 25

Find the mean of the following 24.57, 25.63, 24.32, 26.01, 25.77

jamb 1983

  • A. 25.12
  • B. 25.30
  • C. 25.26
  • D. 25.50
  • E. 25.75
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