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JAMB Mathematics · Number and Numeration

Sets: JAMB Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

What the JAMB syllabus covers in Sets

Our summary: Grouping things into sets, counting them, and showing overlaps with Venn diagrams.

  • Types of sets
  • Algebra of sets
  • Venn diagrams and their applications

Objectives

  • Identify types of sets, i.e. empty, universal, complements, subsets, finite, infinite and disjoint sets
  • Solve problems involving cardinality of sets
  • Solve set problems using symbols
  • Use Venn diagrams to solve problems involving not more than 3 sets

Syllabus content © The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (UTME).

JAMB Mathematics questions on Sets

  1. JAMB 2025The set 1,2,3,4,5 is equivalent to
  2. JAMB 2024Given that P is the set of all prime numbers between 0 and 10, and Q is the set of all odd numbers between 0 and 10. Find the union of elements in P that are…
  3. JAMB 2023If A = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 , B = 2, 4, 6, 8 . Find (A – B) ⋃ (B – A).
  4. JAMB 2023In a group of 500 people, 350 people can speak English, and 400 people can speak French. Find how many people can speak both languages.
  5. JAMB 2021A group of market women sell at least one of yam, plantain and maize. 12 of them sell maize, 10 sell yam and 14 sell plantain. 5 sell plantain and maize, 4 sell…
  6. JAMB 2020In a class of 40 students, 32 offer mathematics, 24 offer physics and 4 offer neither mathematics nor physics. How many offer both mathematics and physics?
  7. JAMB 2019If the universal set μ = x : 1 ≤ x ≤ 20 and A = y : multiple of 3 B = z : odd numbers Find A ∩ B
  8. JAMB 2018In a class of 40 students, 32 offer Mathematics, 24 offer Physics and 4 offer neither Mathematics nor Physics. How many offer both Mathematics and Physics?
  9. JAMB 2017Given T = even numbers from 1 to 12 N = common factors of 6, 8 and 12 Find T ∩ N
  10. JAMB 2017If U = x : x is an integer and 1 ≤ x ≤ 20 E1 = x: x is a multiple of 3 E2 = x: x is a multiple of 4 and an integer is picked at random from U, find the…
  11. JAMB 2016In a school of 150 students, 80 offer French while 60 offer Arabic and 20 offer neither. How many students offer both subjects?
  12. JAMB 2016If Q is a factor of 18 and T is prime numbers between 2 and 18. What is Q T?
  13. JAMB 2016Given U = x: x is a positive integer less than 15 and P = x: x is even number from 1 to 14 . Find the compliment of P.
  14. JAMB 2015Given that A = 3, 4, 1, 10, ⅓ B = 4, 3,⅓, ⅓, 7 . Find A∩B
  15. JAMB 2015X and Y are two sets such that n(X) = 15, n(Y) = 12 and n X ∩ Y = 7. Find ∩ X ∪ Y
  16. JAMB 2015Given that A = 1, 5, 7 B = 3, 9, 12, 15 C = 2, 4, 6, 8 Find (A ∪ B) ∪ C
  17. JAMB 2015Given that Z = 1,2,4,5 what is the power of set Z?
  18. JAMB 2015Given that S and T are sets of real numbers such that S = x : 0 x 5 and T = x : − 2 < x < 3 Find S T
  19. JAMB 2014If P = 1,2,3,4,5 and P Q = 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 , list the elements in Q
  20. JAMB 2013if P = x:x is odd, -1 < x 20 and Q is y:y is prime, -2 < y 25 , find P Q
  21. JAMB 2012If P is a set of all prime factors of 30 and Q is a set of all factors of 18 less than 10, find P Q
  22. JAMB 2010In a survey of 50 newspaper readers, 40 read Champion and 30 read Guardian, how many read both papers?

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