Jamb Mathematics Past Questions For Year 2002

Question 36

The probability of a student passing any exam is 2/3. If the student takes three exams, what is the probability that he will not pass any of them?

jamb 2002

  • A. 2/3
  • B. 4/9
  • C. 8/27
  • D. 1/27
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Question 37

The acres for rice, pineapple, cassava, cocoa, and palm oil in a certain district are given respectively as 2, 5, 3, 11, and 9. What is the angle sector for cassava in a pie chart?

jamb 2002

  • A. 108°
  • B. 180°
  • C. 36°
  • D. 60°
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Question 38

How many three-digit numbers can be formed from 32564 without repeating any of the digits?

jamb 2002

  • A. 120
  • B. 10
  • C. 20
  • D. 60
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Question 39

The mean of a set of six numbers is 60. If the mean of the first five is 50, find the sixth number in the set.

jamb 2002

  • A. 105
  • B. 100
  • C. 95
  • D. 110
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Question 40

Calculate the mean deviation of the set of numbers 7, 3, 14, 9, 7, and 8.

jamb 2002

  • A. 13/6
  • B. 5/2
  • C. 7/6
  • D. 7/3
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