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JAMB Mathematics Past Questions & CBT Practice

Mathematics rewards practice. The syllabus spans Number & Numeration, Algebra, Geometry & Trigonometry, Calculus and Statistics, and the questions favour candidates who have rehearsed the standard problem patterns repeatedly under time pressure. On this page you can try sample JAMB Mathematics past questions with the answers marked, open the paper for each exam year we have, and start timed CBT-style practice.

Sample JAMB Mathematics questions

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  1. Q12025MEDIUMMathematics

    P is partly constant and varies partly as Q. If P = 32 when Q = 16 and P = 20 when Q = 12, find P when Q = 28

    1. A.68✓ Correct
    2. B.64
    3. C.66
    4. D.62
  2. Q22025MEDIUMMathematics

    A bird flies from a tree P on a bearing of N60º E to a building, Q, a distance of  200 km. It then changes course and flies to another tree R on a bearing of S30ºE. Tree R is directly east of tree P. Calculate the distance of the building to tree R.

    1. A.200$\sqrt{3}$
    2. B.100$\sqrt{3}$
    3. C.100
    4. D.$\frac{200}{\sqrt{3}}$✓ Correct
  3. Q32024MEDIUMMathematics

    The ratio of men to women in a 20-member committee is 3:1. How many women must be added to the committee to make the ratio of men to women 3:2?

    1. A.2
    2. B.5✓ Correct
    3. C.7
    4. D.8
  4. Q42025MEDIUMMathematics

    If I is a 2 × 2 identity matrix, find the determinant of the matrix.

    1. A.1✓ Correct
    2. B.2
    3. C.-1
    4. D.0
  5. Q52024MEDIUMMathematics

    From the figure above, find the length of Chord PQ

    1. A.17cm
    2. B.18cm
    3. C.7cm✓ Correct
    4. D.9cm
  6. Q62025MEDIUMMathematics

    Find the value of t for which ($\frac{1}{2}$)$^{t - 1}$ = 64

    1. A.-6
    2. B.-5✓ Correct
    3. C.-7
    4. D.-4

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