2023 mathematics
MATHEMATICS (NCEE) Time allowed: 60 minutes
1. Multiply
12 by 3 and express your answer in Roman numeral. A. XVI B. XXIV C. XXVI D.
XXXIV E. XXXVI
2. What
are the prime factors of 24? A. 1,2 B.
1, 2,3 C. 1,2,3, 4 D. 2,3 E. 2,3, 4
3. How
many seconds are there in 60minutes? A.
3,600 B. 2,800 C. 2,160 D. 2,000 E. 1,500
4. Express
0.6 as a fraction. A.1/5 B. 2/5 C.3/5
D. 4/5 E. 6/5
5. Abubakar
received 8 pounds for his birthday. How much did he receive if 1 pound is ₦450.00?
A. ₦5,300.00 B. ₦4,580.00 C. ₦3,700.00 D. ₦3,600.00 E. ₦2,300.00
6. Find
the odd number between 17 and 34 that is a multiple of 11 A. 19
B. 21 C. 22 D. 27 E. 33.
7. Find
the sum of the square root of 625 and the square of 9. A. 106 B. 100 C. 81 D.
34 E. 308.
8. 8
men can plough a field in 10 hours. How long will it take 4 men, if they all
work at the same rate? A. 25hours B.
20hours C. 15hours D. 10hours
E. 5 hours
9. If
a man earns N33, 000.00 per month and spends ⅓ of his salary on bills, how much
does he have left? A. N33,000.00 B.
N30,000.00 C. N22,000.00 D. N15,000.0 0 E. N1,000.00
10. Find
the H.C.F. of 108, 27 and 9 A. 9 B. 7
C.5 D. 3 E.2
11. Victor
bought a blue pen at ₦50.00 and sold it for N 30.00. What is the percentage
loss? A. 20 B. 30 C. 40 D, 50 E, 60 A. 0.08
12. Express
8 m in centimeters A. 0.08 B. 0.8 C. 8
D. 80 E. 800
13. If
a sales boy earns N 90,000.00 in a year, how much does he earns in a month? A.
A5,500.00 B. N6,500.00 C. N7,500.00 D. N8.500,00 E. N9,500.00
14. Change
22 % to a fraction in its lowest term.
A. 1/5 B. 11/50 C. 17/75
D. 23/100 E. 9/ 10
15. How
many minutes are there in 36 hours? A. 2,360 B. 2,260 C. 2,160 D. 2,150 E.
2,140 16.
16. If
a packet of sugar weighs 1.38 kg. What is the weight of 18 packets? A. 24.00 kg
B. 24.64 kg C. 24.84 kg D. 25.60 kg E. 30.00 kg
17. Find
the positive difference between 528 and the sum of 3 10 and 67 A. 141 B. 151 C.
156 D. 162 E. 187
18. A
class consists of 36 girls and 18 boys. Find the ratio of boys to girls. A, 1:2
B. 1:3 C. 2:1 D. 2:3 E. 3:1
19.
If
Ade spends 5/12 of his pocket money on books, what fraction of it remains? A.
1/3 B. 5/12 C. 7/12
D. ¾ E. 5/6
20. A
ticket to a football match costs N2,400.00. How much should a family of four
pay to watch the match? A. ₦I,200.00 . B. ₦2,400.00. C. ₦3,600.00. D. ₦4,800.00.
E. ₦9,600.00.
21. Subtract
2½ from 4⅓ A. ⅚ B. 1⅙ C. 1⅚
D 2⅙ E. 2⅚
22. If 12 – x = 8, find the value of x A. 4 B. 6
C.12 D. 14 E. 20
23. Find
the value of x in the equation 6x - 3 = 2x +13 A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 E. 6
24. Given
that x + 3 =5, find the value of 2x. A. 2 B, 4 C. 6 D. 8 E. 10
25. Calculate
the area of the shaded portion in the diagram below. A. 360cm3 B. 280cm3 C. 180cm3 D. 180 cm3 E. 80 cm²
26. Find the value of the missing number; A. 10 B. 12 C. 14 D. 16 E. 18
27. Calculate
the circumference of a circle whose diameter is 42 cm.(Take 
= 22/7) A. 70cm
B. 88cm C. 100cm D. 120cm E. 132
28. Find the value of the missing number: A. 63 B. 67 C. 98 D. 100 E. 103
29. How
many vertices does a cube have? A. 4 B.
6 C. 8 D. 10 E. 12
30. Find the area of the parallelogram below. A. 28 cm2 B. I5 cm2 C. 11cm2 D. 9cm2 E. 3cm2
31. Which
of following polygons has seven sides? A. Heptagon B. Hexagon C. Nonagon D. Octagon
E. Pentagon
32. How many line(s) of symmetry has the shape below? A. 5 B. 4 C. 3 D. 2 E. 1
33. Which
of the following shapes is NOT plane? A. cube
B. Rectangle C. Rhombus D. Square E. Triangle
34. Calculate
the area of a circle whose radius is 7cm. (Take =22/7 )
A. 154 cm2 B. 124 cm2 C. 104 cm2 D. 94
cm2 E. 54 cm2
35. The
area of a square is 16m2. Find the length of its side. A. 8 m B. 6 m C. 4 m D. 2 m E. 1m
36. The
price of textbook decreases from ₦2,000.00 to ₦ 1,200.00. Find the percentage
decrease. A. 10% B. 20% C. 30%
D. 40% E. 50%
37. Find the value of x in the diagram below. A. 300 B. 360 C. 400 D. 450 E. 48°
38. Find
the volume of the diagram below. (Take = 22/7) A. 170cm3 B. 590 cm3 C. 700 cm3 D. 1070 cm3 E. 1540 cm3
39. Find
the average of 10,4, 6,3 and 7. A.
3 B. 4
C. 6 D. 7 E. 10
40. Find
the mode of the following numbers: 11, 10, 11, 11, 12, 13, 14, 14, 14, 15, 15,
16 A. 10 B. 11 C. 12 D. 13 E. 14
