ss2 Mathematics Exam RE
ss2 Mathematics Exam RE
Number of pets 0 1 2 3 4
Number of students 8 4 5 10 3
23. The table shows the number of pets kept by 30 students in a class. If a student is picked at random from
the class, what is the probability that he/she kept more than one pet.
1 2 3 4
A. B. C. D.
5 5 5 5
number of students
7
0
0 1 2 3 4
Scores
24. How many students took the test?
A. 18 B. 19 C. 20 D. 22
25. If one student is selected at random, find the probability that he/she scored at most 2 marks.
11 11 7 5
A. B. C. D.
18 20 22 19
26. A fair die with faces numbered 1,2,3,4,5,6 is rolled. What is the probability of getting a prime number?
1 1 1 2
A. B. C. D.
6 3 2 3
27. A bag contains five red balls, four white balls and three blue balls. A ball is picked at random from the
bag. What is the probability that it is either red or blue?
1 5 1 5
A. B. C. D.
12 48 4 12
28. A die is thrown and a coin is tossed. What is the probability of getting a 1 and a head together?
1 1 2 1
A. B. C. D.
12 6 3 2
29. The average speed in km/h, of a car that travels 72km in 45 min is
A. 45 B. 54 C. 64 D. 96
2
30. Find the smaller value of x that satisfies the equation: x + 7 x +10=0.
A. -5 B. -2 C. 2 D. 5
31. If a number is chosen at random from the set (x : 4 ≤ x ≤ 15), find the probability that it is a multiple of 3
or a multiple of 4.
1 5 1 11
A. B. C. D.
12 12 2 12
32. Esther was facing S200W. She turned 900 in the clockwise direction. What direction is she facing?
A. N 700W B. S 700 W C. N 200 W D. S 200E
33. What is the value of 3 in the number 42.7531?
3 3 3 3
A. B. C. D.
1000 10000 100 10
34. A cashier gave a customer a balance of N11.5 instead of N12.5. Calculate the percentage error.
A. 11% B. 9% C. 8% D. 10%
Scores 3 6 9 12 15 18
Frequency 4 9 6 15 3 13
35. Estimate the mean to the nearest whole number?
A. 9 B. 11 C. 15 D. 12
36. Find the mode of the distribution
A. 15 B. 12 C. 18 D. 13
37. What is the probability that a student picked at random scored at least the mean score estimated earlier?
31 19 17 3
A. B. C. D.
50 50 25 10
38. Three balls are drawn one after the other with replacement from a bag containing 5 red, 9 white and 4
black identical balls. What is the probability that all three colour where selected?
5 5 5 5
A. B. C. D.
162 102 204 243
39. Factorize completely: 6 ax−12by −9 ay +8 bx
A. (2 a−3 b)(4 x +3 y ) B. (3 a+ 4 b)(2 x−3 y )C. (3 a−4 b)(2 x +3 y )D. ( 2 a+3 b )( 4 x−3 y )
40. A train travels 60km in M minutes. If its average speed is 400km/hr, find the value of M.
A. 15 B. 12 C. 10 D. 9
SECTION B.
INSTRUCTION: ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION.
1. Solve the following pair of simultaneous equations.
a. x + y=3∧2 x 2 + y 2=54
b. 2 x+2 y =1∧3 2 x+ y =27
2. Orange drink costing ₦648 per bottle is diluted with water in the ratio 8:1. The diluted orange is sold at
₦720 per bottle. Calculate the percentage profit. (Assume that the cost of the water is negligible.)
b. A lorry travelled 84 km between two towns. The first 60km of road was untarred and the average speed
over this part was 30km/h. If the average speed for the whole journey was 36km/h, calculate the
average speed over the good part of the road.
3. An aeroplane flies due north from Ikeja Airport for 500km. It then flies on a bearing of 0600 for a further
distance of 300km before overflying a road junction. Calculate
a. the distance of the aeroplane from Ikeja Airport when it was directly above the road junction
b. the bearing of the aeroplane from Ikeja Airport
4. Show on a graph the region that contains the solution of the simultaneous inequalities.
2 x+3 y <6 , y −2 x ≤2 , y ≥ 0
b. solve the following inequalities. Sketch a number line graph for each solution.
1+ 4 x 5+ 2 x
− < x−2
2 7
5. A box contains ten marbles, seven of which are black and three are red. Three marbles are drawn one after
the other without replacement. Find the probability of choosing
a. One red, one black and one red marble (in that order)
b. Two black marbles
c. At least two black marbles
d. At most two black marbles.
6. A box contains ten marbles, seven of which are black and three are red. Three marbles are drawn one after
the other with replacement. Find the probability of choosing
a. One red, one black and one red marble (in that order)
b. Two black marbles
c. At least two black marbles
d. At most two black marbles.