2002 NECO SSCE Mathematics Past Questions

2002

The length, breadth and height of a cuboid are 8cm, 7\(\frac{1}{2}\)cm and 6\(\frac{1}{2}\) cm respectively. What Is its volume in m3 (leave your answer in standard form)?

2002

A boy leaves station X on a bearing of 035° to station y which is 21km away. He then travels to another station Z on a bearing of 125°. If Z is directly East of X, what is the distance from X to his present position?

2002

Simplify 2a2 -4ab - 6a2 - 10ab + 5ab - 5a2

2002

An amount of money is shared among P,Q and R such that for every 3P gets, Q gets 2 and for every 1Q gets, R gets 4. Find P: Q : R

2002

Solve the equation: \(\frac{1}{3}x\) + \(\frac{2}{5}\) = \(\frac{3}{4}x\) - \(\frac{1}{6}\)

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After what length of time will N2400.00 yield an interest of N60.00 at 1\(\frac{1}{2}\)% per annum?

2002

A girl on top of a storey building 36m high dropped a N10.00 note on the ground below. If the angle of depression of the N10.00 note is 35°, how far is the money from the girl?

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The mean and the range of the set of numbers: 1.20, 1.00, 0.90, 1.40, 0.80, 0.80, 1.20 and 1.10 are p and respectively. What is the value of p ÷ q

2002

The mean heights of 3 groups of students consisting of 20, 16 and 14 students are 1.67m, 1.50m and 1.40m Respectively. What is the mean height of all the students?

2002

Simplify [1 ÷ (x + 1)] - [2 ÷ (x - 1)] + [3 ÷ (x2 - 1)]

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Twice a number, x, is added to 5, the result is at least 11. What is the range of values of x?

2002

What must be added to 3x2 - 5x to make it a perfect square?

2002

When a shirt is sold for N12000.00, a loss of 20% is recorded. How much should it be sold for to gain 20%?

2002

Three sets of rice x, y and z are sold for N15.00, N35.00 and N60.00 respectively per kg. It they are mixed in the ratio of 1: 3 : 2, what is the cast per kg of the mixture?

2002

What are the factors of 2x2 - xy - 3y2 ?

2002

A quadratic equation with roots -1\(\frac{1}{2}\) and \(\frac{1}{4}\) is

2002

One bag contains 4 white balls and 2 black balls. Another bag contains 3 white balls and 5 black balls, if one ball is drawn from each bag, what is the probability that both are white?

2002

A wire was shaped to form a square of area 81cm2. An equilateral triangle was formed by the same wire,What is the length of a side of the triangle formed?

2002

What is the total surface area of a cylinder with radius 2cm and height 1.5cm, correct to 2 significant figures?

2002

The probability that a student will pass a mathematics test is ⅗. If 3 students are chosen at random, what is the probability that at least 2 of them will pass the test?

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