Permutation And Combination Jamb Mathematics Past Questions

Question 1

Age in years No of pupils
7 4
8 13
9 30
10 44
11 9
The table above shows the number of pupils in a class with respect to their ages. If a pie chart is constructed to represent the age, the angle corresponding to 8 years old is

jamb 2019

  • A. 48.6°
  • B. 56.3°
  • C. 46.8°
  • D. 13°
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Question 2

In how many ways can the word MATHEMATICIAN be arranged?

jamb 2019

  • A. 6794800 ways
  • B. 2664910 ways
  • C. 6227020800 ways
  • D. 129729600 ways
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Question 3

If the mean of the numbers 0, (x+2), (3x+6), and (4x+8) is 4, find their mean deviation.

jamb 2000

  • A. 0
  • B. 2
  • C. 3
  • D. 4
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Question 4

In how many ways can the word MATHEMATICS be arranged?

jamb 2017

  • A. 11!/(9! 2!)
  • B. 11!/(9! 2! 2!)
  • C. 11!/(2! 2! 2!)
  • D. 11!/(2! 2!)
  • E. \(\frac{11!}{2! \cdot 2! \cdot 2!}\)
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Question 5

Given that the various faces of a fair dice 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 appeared 30, 43, 54, 40, 41, 32 times respectively in a single toss. Picture the figures as being represented in a simple table with number (X) against frequency (f).

If a pie chart is used to depict the data, the angle corresponding to 4 is?

jamb 2000

  • A. 10°
  • B. 16°
  • C. 40°
  • D. 60°
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