PENCILMARK COLLEGE

1st Term Examinations

1. Write 10,002,089 in words. (a) one hundred thousand, two thousand and eighty-nine, (b)
one million two thousand and eighty-nine, (c) one million twenty thousand and eighty-
nine, (d) ten million two thousand and eighty-nine.
2. Write in roman numerals xlvi. (a) 54, (b) 44, (c) 46, (d) 45.
3. Write in roman figure: 2011. (a) mdxi, (b) mmxi. (c) mcxi, (d) cmxi.
4. Write in roman numerals mmcmliv. (a) 2954, (b) 2944, (c) 2495, (d) 2945.
5. Find the LCM of 30 and 45. (a) 90, (b) 54, (c) 9, (d) 6.
6. Find the HCF of 18 and 42. (a) 84, (b) 81, (c) 71, (d) 6.
7. Convert 54 to base 2. (a) 101010₂, (b) 110010₂, (c) 110110₂, (d) 100010₂.
8. Convert 1101.110₂ to base 10. (a) 13.74110 (b) 13.3710 (c) 13.7510 (d) 75.1310.
9. Write in roman figure: 99. (a) cxi, (b) cvxi. (c) xcix, (d) cmxi.
10. Convert 3¾ from mixed number to improper fraction. (a) 19/5, (b) 5/19, (c) 19/15, (d)
5/19.
11. Find the LCM of 24, 30 and 36. (a) 900, (b) 504, (c) 90, (d) 360.
12. Find a fraction equivalent to 1/5 when n is 2, (a) 2/10 (b) 54/₁₃ (c) 3/₇ (d) 3/10.
13. What is the value of digit 5 in the number 624.95? (a) 5 hundreds, (b) 5 tens, (c) 5 units,
(d) 5 hundredth
14. What is the value of digit 4 in the number 62495? (a) 4 hundreds, (b) 4 thousand, (c) 4
units, (d) 4 tens
15. What is the difference between 3 and 81? (a) 84, (b) 81, (c) 78, (d) 9
16. Pick 62 number in Egyptian numerals. (a) nnnnnni, (b) nnnnnnii, (c) nnnnnnnni, (d)
nnnnnnnnii
17. Find the HCF of 24, 30, and 36. (a) 6, (b) 5, (c) 3, (d) 4
18. What is the place value of digit 8 digit 852? (a) thousand, (b) hundredth, (c) thousandth,
(d) unit
19. Convert 324₁₀ to base 2. (a) 101000100₂ (b) 111000100₂ (c) 11010010₂ (d) 10100110₂
20. What is the place value of the circled digit 7 in 43739? (a) hundredth (b) hundred (c)
tenth (d) ten.
SECTION B(Theory): Answer 3 questions only in this section.
1. Write these numbers in roman numerals (a)26, (b)49, (c) 105, (d)2011, (e)2954.
2. What number do these roman numerals represent? (a)xlvi, (b)xcix, (c)mmcmliv,
(d)mmmdci, (e)mmxi.
3.a Find the Lcm of 24, 30, and 36.
3b. Find the LCM of 30 and 45
4a. Convert 10112 to base 10.
5. Arrange /. /13. 6. 3/7 in descending order.
 PENCILMARK COLLEGE
1st Term Examinations
MATHEMATICS JSS2
SECTION A (Objectives): Answer all questions.
1. Express 5,000,000 in standard form (a)5x106, (b)5x107, (c) 10x56, (d)5x108.
2. Express 0.0005 in standard form. (a)5x10-3, (b)5x10-4, (c)5x10-5, (d)5x10-6.
3. Evaluate (2.51x106) x (7.63x105) leave your answer in standard form. (a)1.91513x1012,
(b)1.91513x1011, (c)1.91513x1012, (d)1.91513x1014.
4. Express 18 as a product of its prime factors? (a)22x32, (b)2x32, (c)2x33, (d)32x23.
5. Find the L.C.M of 12 and 8? (a)24, (b)42, (c)81, (d)9.
6. Find the H.C.F of 18 and 42. (a)84, (b)81, (c)78, (d)6.
7. Evaluate 102? (a)100, (b)102, (c)201, (d)101.
8. Find the square of 1225 by factorization (a)53, (b)35, (c)15, (a)50.
9_______ is a factor that is a prime number. (a)prime factor, (b)factorization, (c)prime
number, (d)factor.
10. Express 1/8 as a percentage? (a) 12.5%, (b) 15.2%, (c) 13.5%, (d)14.5%.
11. Express 24% as a fraction? (a) 6/25, (b)25/6, (c)3/5, (d)5/3.
12. Convert 14% from percentage to ratio. (a)7:50, (b)50:7, (c)8:50, (d)50:8.
13. Find the simple interest on N10,000 for 2 years at the rate of 3% per annum. (a)N500,
(b)N300, (c)N600, (d)N700.
14. What is the difference between 3 and 81? (a)84, (b)81, (c)78, (d)9.
15. What is the value of the digit 5 in the number 624095? (a)thousand, (b)unit, (c)tens,
(d)hundreds.
16. Express 7,200,000,000 in standard form (a)7.2x106, (b)7.2x10-9, (c)7.2x1009, (d)7.2x109.
17. Express 0.0000000000084 in standard form (a)8.4x10 -12, (b)8.4x1012, (c)8.4x104,
(d)8.4x10-4.
18. Evaluate (5+1)^2/(7-5)^2 (a)10, (b)9, (c)8, (d)7.
19. Evaluate √22500 (a) 150, (b)50, (c)510, (c)51.
20. What is the value of the digit 9 in the number 624095? (a)thousand, (b)unit, (c)tens,
(d)hundreds.
SECTION B(Theory): Answer 3 questions only in this section.
1a. Evaluate the following leaving your answer in standard form
i. (2.51x106) x (7.63x105)
ii. (4.08x10-8) +(3x106)
1b. What is the L.C.M of 30 and 20
2. Find the Lcm of 30 and 50.
b. Find the HCF of 36 and 60.
3a. Express the following as fraction.
(i)10%, (ii)30% (iii)50%
3b. Convert 0.125 to percentage.
4a. Find the simple interest on N10,000 for 2 years at the rate of 3% per annum.
4b. Define the following term. (i) factor, (ii) prime number, (iii) prime factor.
 PENCILMARK COLLEGE
1st Term Examinations
MATHEMATICS JSS3
SECTION A (Objectives): Answer all questions.

1. Convert 10112 to base 10. (a) 1110, (b)1212, (c) 1010, (d) 1010
2. Convert 32410 to base 2. (a)101112, (b)111012. (c) 1010001002, (d) 110001112.
3. What is the sum of seven, eight, and fifteen? (a)30, (b)15, (c)35, (d)40.
4. The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 108. Find the number. (a)35, 36,
37, (b)38, 39, 40, (c)-35, -36, -37, (d)35, 36, -37.
5. Find the product of this -24 and 5. (a)+20, (b)+120, (c)-120, (d)-20.
6. Find the sum of 5/7 and the product of 3/5 and 1/3. (a)2/3, (b)-2/3, (c)3/2, (d)-3/2.
7. Find the product of this -24 and -5. (a)+20, (b)+120, (c)-120, (d)-20.
8. Convert 2910 to base 2 (a)110212, (b) 101112, (c)111012, (d)111002.
9. What is the value of digit 5 in the number 624.95? (a)5 hundreds, (b)5 tens, (c)5 units,
(d)5 hundreths.
10. Express 0.0108003 in standard form. (a)1.08003x10 3, (b)1.08003x10-3,
(c)1.08003x102, (d)1.08003x10-2.
11. 18 farmers can cultivate a farmland in 20 days, how many days will it take 6 farmers to
cultivate the same farmland at the same rate (a)30 days, (b)60 days, (c)80 days, (d)70 days.
12. Find the simple interest on N15,000 for 3 years at 10% per annum. (a)N4500, (b)N5500,
(c)N6500, (d)N7500.
13. Convert 1101.1102 to base 10. (a) 12.7510 (b) 13.7510 (c) 13.7010 (d)13.5710.
14. Convert 1245 to base 2. (a) 1001112, (b) 10100012, (c) 1982, (d)111110002.
15. Find the product of -13 and -7. (a)90, (b)-91, (c)91, (d)-90.
16. Numbers in base 2 are called________ (a) decimal number. (b)base 20 number, (c)
binary number, (d) number line
17. Express 0.000506 in standard form. (a)5.06x102, (b)5.06x103, (c)5.06x104, (d)5.06x10-4.
18. What is the difference between 3 and 81? (a)84, (b)81, (c)78, (d)9.
19. Find the simple interest on N10,000 for 2 years at the rate of 3% per annum.
(a)N500, (b)N300, (c)N600, (d)N700.
20. Evaluate 102? (a) 100, (b) 102, (c)101, (d)201.
SECTION B(Theory):
Answer questions 1 and two more question of your choice only in this section.
1a. The sum of four consecutive numbers is -130, find the numbers.
1b. The product of three number is 4020. Two of the numbers are 15 and 4. Fine the three
number.
2. One packet of tea costs N50, find the cost of 2,3,4,5, and 6 packets. Make a table to show
the information above and plot the graph.
3. Convert each of the following numbers to binary (i)25010 (ii)6234 (iii)254 (iv)3264, (v)10010.
4. Convert each of the following binary number to base 10 (a)1101.1001,
(b)1001100, (c)101.11, (d)111111, (e)100.1111.
 PENCILMARK COLLEGE
1st Term Examinations
MATHEMATICS SS 2
SECTION A (Objectives): Answer all questions.
1. What is the value of log₃ 27? (a) 2, (b) 3, (c) 4, (d) 5

2. Which of the following represents the Product Law of logarithms? (a) log₆(M/N) = log₆M - log₆N,
(b) log₆(M × N) = log₆M + log₆N, (c) log₆(Mⁿ) = n log₆M, (d) log₆M = log₇M / log₇b

3. Simplify -√49 + √64. (a)2, (b)4, (c)6, (d)1.

4. What is the solution to log₅ 125? (a)2 (b)3, (c)4, (d)5.

5. Find the 4th term of the geometric progression 8, 4, 2, 1, … (a) 0.5, (b) 1, (c) 2, (d) 4.

6. What is the common ratio (r) for the geometric progression 100, 50, 25, 12.5, …? (a) 2, (b) 0.5, (c)

-2, (d) 3

7. If log₂ x = 6, what is the value of x? (a) 16, (b) 32, (c) 64, (d) 128.

8. Express 8.75/0.025 in standard form. (a)3.5x102, (b)3.8x108, (c)3.5x105, (d)3.5x1010

9. The 6th term of an arithmetic progression is 23, and the first term is 3. If the common difference is
4, what is the 10th term? (a) 35, (b) 39, (c) 43, (d) 47.

10. Which of the following is the correct expression for the Power Law? (a) log₆(Mⁿ) = n log₆M,
(b)log₆(M/N) = log₆M × log₆N, (c) log₆(M × N) = log₆M - log₆N, (d) log₆(M + N) = log₆M + log₆N.

11. Evaluate log 10 √35+ log10 V2 - log10 √7. (a)/2, (b)2, (c)1, (d)4.

12. Express 0.000584 in standard form. (a)5.84x10-4, (b)5.84x104, (c)58.4x10-5.

13. In the geometric progression (GP) 5, 15, 45, …, what is the first term (a)? (a) 5, (b) 15, (c) 45, (d)3.

14.11910 to base 8. (a) 13138, (b) 13104, (c)1648, (d) 1678.

15.2510 to base 6. (a)416, (b)146, (c)156, (d)188.

16. Express 18000 in standard form. (a) 1.8x104, (b) 1.8x103, (c) 18x103, (d)18x104.

17.In the arithmetic progression 4, 8, 12, 16, …, the common difference (d) is: (a) 2, (b)4, (c)3, (d)1

18. Calculate the median; 3,2,6,8,9,6,8,12,11,12. (a)9, (b)8, (c)7, (c)6, (d)8.

19. In base 10, the number 1011012 is? (a)15, (b)4, (c)42, (d)45, (e)32.

20. Express in standard form; 5000. (a)5x103, (b)5x103, (c)5x104, (d)5x104.

1c. Find the items that must be added to the following equations (quadratic expressions) to make
them perfect squares; then factorize completely x2+12x

2a. write out the formula of the following, (i) nth Term of a Geometric Progression, (ii) nth Term of an
AP, (iii) Sum of the First n Terms of an AP. And write out what each variables means.

3b. A man saves ₦5000 in the first month, ₦6000 in the second month, ₦7000 in the third month,
and so on, increasing his savings by ₦1000 each month. How much does he save in the 8th month?

13.95× 364
3a. Use the logarithms to evaluate the following. (i) , (ii) 14.3×345÷2.5,
4.32
(iii)0.0032×560÷0.07

4a. Define logarithms. Explain what is meant by the characteristic and mantissa of a logarithm.

4b. State and explain the following properties of logarithms with examples