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UTME 2001
Questions
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Type U
1.
Evaluate 21.05347
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1.6324 x 0.43, to 3
decimal places.
A.
20.980
B. 20.351
C. 20.981
D. 20.352
2.
Simplify
1
3
3
64
.
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.
.
.
a
A. 4a B.
a
8
1
C. 8A D.
a
4
1
3.
Given that p = 1 +
2
and q = 1
-
2
,
evaluate
pq
q
p
2
2
2
.
.
A. 2(2 +
2
)
B.
–
2(2 +
2
)
C. 2
2
D.
-
2
2
.
4.
A car dealer bought a second
-
hand car for
#250,000.00 and spent #70,000.00
refurbishing it. He then sold the car for
#400,000.00. What is the percentage gain.
A
. 60% B. 32% C. 25% D. 20%
5.
If
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2
2
3
2
1
2
1
,
2
3
y
x
y
x
evaluate
x
y
.
A.
16
5
.
4
5
.
2
5
.
8
5
D
C
B
.
6.
Find the principal which amounts to #5,500
at simple interest in 5 years at 2% per
annum.
A. #4,900
B. #5,000
C. #4,700
D. #4,800
7.
Evaluate
.
.
)
02
.
0
(
7
275
.
0
14
.
0
2
.
, correct to 3 decimal
places.
A. 0.039
B. 0.358
C. 0.033
D. 0.308.
8.
Divide a
3x
-
26a
2x
+ 156a
x
-
216
by a
2x
–
24a
x
+ 108.
A.
a
x
–
2
B. a
x
+ 2
C. a
x
–
18
D. a
x
–
6
9.
x
y
S
P
T
1
-2
-2
-1
Triangle PST is the solution of the linear
inequalities
A.
2y
–
x
–
2
.
0, y + 2x + 2
.
0,
-
2
.
x
.
-
1
B.
–
2
.
x
.
2, y
.
0, y + 2x + 2
.
0,
x
.
0
C.
2y
–
x
–
2
.
0, y + 2x + 2
.
0, y
.
0,
x
.
0
D.
2y
–
x
–
2
.
0, y + 2x + 2
.
0, x
.
0.
10.
.
k
L
m
k
l
M
k
l
m
K
l
m
k
L
m
The identity element with respect to the
multiplication shown in the table above is
A. 0 B. m C.
l
D. k
11.
A man saves #100.00 in his first year of
work and each year
saves #20.00 more than
in the preceding year. In how many years
will he save #5,800.00.
A. 100 years B. 58 years
C. 29 years D. 20 years
12.
If P =
,
1
5
7
6
0
5
4
2
3
.
.
.
.
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.
then,
-
2P is
A.
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.
2
10
14
12
0
10
8
4
6