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Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1988 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
Two sisters, Taiwo and Keyinde, own a store. The ratio of Taiwo's share to Kehinde's is 11:9. Later, Keyinde sells \(\frac{2}{3}\) of her share to Taiwo for N720.00. Find the value of the store.
A
N1,080.00
B
N2,400.00
C
N3,000.00
D
N3,600.00
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1988 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
A basket contain green, black and blue balls in the ratio 5 : 2 : 1. If there are 10 blue balls. Find the corresponding new ratio when 10 green and 10 black balls are removed from the basket
A
1 : 1 : 1
B
4 : 2 : 1
C
5 : 1 : 1
D
4 : 1 : 1
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1988 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
A tax payer is allowed \(\frac{1}{8}\)th of his income tax-free, and pays 20% on the remainder. If he pays N490.00 tax, what is his income?
A
N560.00
B
N2,450.00
C
N2,800.00
D
N3,920.00
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1988 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
Evaluate \(\frac{8^{\frac{1}{3}} \times 5^{\frac{2}{3}}}{10^{\frac{2}{3}}}\)
A
\(\frac{2}{5}\)
B
\(\frac{5}{3}\)
C
3\(\sqrt{5}\)
D
3\(\sqrt{2}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1988 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
If \(log_{10} 2 = 0.3010\) and \(log_{10} 3 = 0.4771\), evaluate; without using logarithm tables, \(log_{10} 4.5\)
A
0.3010
B
0.4771
C
0.6532
D
0.9542
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1988 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
Find m such that (m + \(\sqrt{3}\))(1 - \(\sqrt{3}\))2 = 6 - 2\(\sqrt{2}\)
A
1
B
2
C
3
D
4
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1988 Linear, Simultaneous & Quadratic Equations
Simplify \(\frac{x + 2}{x + 1}\) - \(\frac{x - 2}{x + 2}\)
A
\(\frac{3}{x + 1}\)
B
\(\frac{3x + 2}{(x + 1)(x + 2)}\)
C
\(\frac{5x + 6}{(x + 1)(x + 2)}\)
D
\(\frac{2x^2 + 5x + 2}{(x + 1)(x + 2)}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1988 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
Solve the following equation equation for \(x^2 + \frac{2x}{r^2} + \frac{1}{r^4}\) = 0
A
r2
B
\(\frac{1}{r^4}\)
C
-\(\frac{1}{r^2}\)
D
1 - r
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1988 Inequalities & Linear Programming
List the integral values of x which satisfy the inequality -1 < 5 - 2x \(\geq\) 7
A
-1, 0, 1, 2
B
0, 1, 2, 3
C
-0, 1, 2, 3
D
-1, 0, 2, 3
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1988 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
Given that 3x - 5y - 3 = 0, 2y - 6x + 5 = 0 the value of (x, y) is
A
(\(\frac{-1}{8}, \frac{19}{24}\))
B
8, \(\frac{24}{19}\)
C
-8, \(\frac{24}{19}\)
D
(\(\frac{19}{24}, \frac{-1}{8}\))
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1988 Linear, Simultaneous & Quadratic Equations
The solution of the quadratic equation px2 + qx + b = 0 is
A
\(\sqrt{\frac{-b \pm b^2 - 4ac}{2a}}\)
B
\(\frac{-b \pm \sqrt{ p^2 - 4pb}}{2a}\)
C
\(\frac{-q \pm \sqrt{ q^2 - 4bp}}{2p}\)
D
\(\frac{-q \pm \sqrt{ p^2 - 4bp}}{2p}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1988 Linear, Simultaneous & Quadratic Equations
Simplify \(\frac{1}{x^2 + 5x + 6}\) + \(\frac{1}{x^2 + 3x + 2}\)
A
\(\frac{x}{(x +2)(x - 3)}\)
B
\(\frac{2}{(x + 5)(x - 3)}\)
C
\(\frac{2}{(x + 1)(x + 3)}\)
D
\(\frac{2}{(x - 1)(x - 3)}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1988 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
If cot \(\theta\) = \(\frac{x}{y}\), find cosec\(\theta\)
A
\(\frac{1}{y}\)(x2 + y2)
B
\(\frac{x}{y}\)
C
\(\frac{1}{y}\)\(\sqrt{x^2 + y^2}\)
D
\(\frac{x - y}{y}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1988 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
In triangle PQR, PQ = 1cm, QR = 2cm and PQR = 120o Find the longest side of the triangle
A
\(\sqrt{3}\)cm
B
\(\sqrt{7}\)cm
C
3cm
D
7cm
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1988 Mensuration (Areas, Perimeters & Volumes)
If a metal pipe 10cm long has an external diameter of 12cm and a thickness of 1cm find the volume of the metal used in making the pipe
A
120\(\pi\)cm3
B
110\(\pi\)cm3
C
60\(\pi\)cm3
D
50\(\pi\)cm3
medium Difficulty
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