Jamb Mathematics Past Questions For Year 1978
Question 1
A rectangular picture 6cm by 8cm is enclosed by a frame \(\frac{1}{2}\)cm wide. Calculate the area of the frame
- A. 15sq.cm
- B. 20sq.cm
- C. 13sq.cm
- D. 16sq.cm
- E. 17sq.cm
Question 2
The sum of \(3\frac{7}{8}\) and \(1\frac{1}{3}\) is less than the difference between \(\frac{1}{8}\) and \(1\frac{2}{3}\) by:
- A. 3\(\frac{2}{3}\)
- B. 5\(\frac{1}{4}\)
- C. 6\(\frac{1}{2}\)
- D. 8
- E. 8\(\frac{1}{8}\)
Question 3
Multiply (x + 3y + 5) by (2x\(^2\) + 5y + 2)
- A. 2x2 + 3yx2 + 10xy + 15y2 + 13y + 10x2 + 2x + 10
- B. 2x3 + 6yx2 + 5xy + 15y2 + 31y + 5x2 + 2x + 10
- C. 2x3 + 6xy2 + 5xy + 15y2 + 12y + 10x2 + 2x = 10
- D. 2x2 + 6xy2 + 5xy + 15y2 + 13y + 10x2 + 2x + 10
- E. 2x3 + 2yx2 + 10xy + 10y2 + 31y + 5x2 + 10
Question 4
Arrange \(\frac{3}{5}\),\(\frac{9}{16}\), \(\frac{34}{59}\) and \(\frac{71}{97}\) in ascending order of magnitude.
- A. \(\frac{3}{5}\), \(\frac{9}{16}\), \(\frac{34}{59}\), \(\frac{71}{97}\)
- B. \(\frac{9}{16}\), \(\frac{34}{59}\), \(\frac{3}{5}\) , \(\frac{71}{97}\)
- C. \(\frac{3}{5}\), \(\frac{9}{16}\), \(\frac{71}{97}\), \(\frac{34}{59}\)
- D. \(\frac{9}{16}\), \(\frac{3}{5}\), \(\frac{71}{97}\), \(\frac{34}{59}\)
Question 5
The sum of the progression is 1 + x + x² + x³ + ......
- A. \(\frac{1}{1 - x}\)
- B. \(\frac{1}{1 + x}\)
- C. \(\frac{1}{x - 1}\)
- D. \(\frac{1}{x}\)
