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NATIONAL BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL EXAMINATIONS BOARD

MAY/JUNE 2009 NBC/NTC EXAMINATION
MATHEMATICS
1(a) Without tables, simplify
1 5
2 5
5 6
5
6
12

(b) Evaluate log381 + log327 – log3243

Solution
1 5
2 5
5 6
5
6
12
Simplifying the denominator and the numerator, we have
11 35

11 35 77
= 5 6 =  
77 5 6 12
2
11 35 12
=  
5 6 77
=2

1(b) log381 + log327 – log3243 using the similar root power property of the logarithm,
 81  27   3 4  33   37 
we have log 3   = log 3  5
 = log 3  5  = log 3 9,
 243   3  3 
2
= log33 = 2log33 = 2

2(a) Ade, Eyo and Nuhu contributed ₦50,000, ₦75,000 and ₦100,000 respectively to a
joint business venture. Their profit is to be shared in the ratio of their
contributions. If they made a profit of ₦135,000 how much will each receive?
(b) Solve the following linear equation: 10(3x - 2) = 7(5x - 4)

Solution
(a) Since Ade, Eyo and Nuhu contributed ₦50,000, ₦75,000 and ₦100,000, the ratio
of their contribution will be 2:3:4
Since Nuhu contributed twice the contribution of Ade and their total contributions
were ₦225,000
So the sum of their ratio is 2 + 3 + 4 = 9.
When they made a profit of ₦135,000, based on their contributions;
Ade will receive 2 x 135,000
9

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= ₦30,000.00
3
Eyo will receive  ₦135,000
9
= ₦45,000.00

Nuhu will receive 4 x 135,000

9
= ₦60,000.00

(b) 10 (3x - 2) = 7(5x - 4)

Multiplying the operations in the LHS and RHS, removing brackets we have
30x – 20 = 35x - 28
collecting like terms, we have
30x - 35x = - 28 + 20
- 5x = -8
Dividing by the coefficient of x, which is -5, we have for both sides
-5x = -8
-5 -5
3
x=1
5

3. If ξ = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,…,15}

A = {numbers less than 7}
B = {multiples of 3} are subsets of ξ
(a) List the members of A and B
(b) Show the above sets in a Venn diagram
(c) List the elements of (i) A1  B (ii) A  B1

Solution
(a) A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
B = {3, 6, 9, 12, 15}
(b)

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(c) (i) A1 = {7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15}

B = {3, 6, 9, 12, 15}
 A1  B = {9, 12, 15}

(ii) B1 = {1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14}

A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
 A  B1 = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14}

4. A chord XY of a circle of radius 7cm, subtends an angle of 120o at the centre.

Find the:
(i) length of arc XY
(ii) area of the major segment which XY cuts off, and
(iii) area of the sector XOY.

120 0
(i) length of arc XY =  2    7 = 14.66cm
360 0
(  = 3.142)

(ii) Area of the major segment which XY cuts off = 1200 x 2  x 72

3600
2
= 102.64cm

Area of XOY
= ½ x 7 x 7 x sin 1200
= ½ x 49 x 0.8660
= 21.22cm2
Therefore area of the major segment which XY cuts off
= 102.64cm2 + 21.22cm2
= 123.86cm2

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(iii) Area of the sector XOY

= 120 x  x (7cm) 2
360
= 51.32cm2

5. The scores in an ICT Quiz is given below

Score (x) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Frequency(f) 2 2 4 7 8 3 4 5 3

Calculate:
(i) total number of students
(ii) mean scores
(iii) median scores, and
(iv) modal scores

Solution
(i) Total number of students
2 + 2 + 4 + 7 + 8 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 3 = 38

(ii) Mean = fx or fx

N f
f = N = 38
fx = (2 x 2) + (3 x 2) + (4 x 4) + (5 x 7) + (6 x 8) + (7 x 3) + (8 x 4) +
(9 x 5) + (10 x 3) = 237
 mean = 237 = 6.24
38

(iii) Median = 6+6

2
=6

(iv) Modal scores 6

6.(a) After examining 300 defective items, a factory quality controller came up with the
following report. Defects in finishing 90, defects in hardness 150 and defects in
dimension 159. Defects in hardness and finishing 30, defects in both finishing and
dimension 24 and defects in both hardness and dimension 60. All three defects 15.
(i) Use a Venn diagram to illustrate this report
(ii) Find how many items have only one defect.
(iii) Find how many items have only two defects.
(iv) Calculate the probability of items with only two defects.

(a) If 213n = 117seven, find n.

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Solution

There are three (3) intersecting circles. That is F  H  D = 15

(ii) F: x + 9 + 15 + 15 = 90
 x = 51
H: y + 15 + 15 + 45 = 150
 y = 75
D: z + 9 + 15 + 45 = 159
 z = 90
(iii) The only two defects are 9 + 15 + 45 = 69
(iv) The probability of only two defects will be
69
=
300
23
=
100
= 0.23

6. 213n = 117seven
2 x n2 + 1 x n1 + 3 x n0 = 1 x 72 + 1 x 71 + 7 x 7o
2n2 + n + 3 = 49 + 7 + 7
2
2n + n + 3 = 63
 2n2 + n – 60 =0
Therefore n = -5.483 or 4.983
n=5

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7(a) The mass M of a sheet of metal varies jointly with its area A and its thickness
T. If a sheet of metal of area 250cm2 and thickness of 1mm has a mass of
200g:
(i) Find the formula which connects M, A and T
(ii) From the formula in (i) make A the subject of the formula
(iii) Hence find A when M = 960g and T = 3mm
(b) A right pyramid of height 15cm stands on a square base of sides 12cm.
Calculate the volume.
Solution
(i) Area of the metal sheet is length x width x thickness
mass of the metal steel 200g = k x 250cm2 x 1mm
200 = k x 250 x 1
then k = 4/5
Therefore M = KAT
and this implies M = 4/5 AT
ALITER
200 = K x 250 x 0.1
K=8
and M = 8AT
(ii) M = 4/5 AT  5M = 4AT
A = 5M
4T
(iii) A = 5 x 960 x 3
4
 A = 400cm2
ALITER
M = 8AT  A=M
8T
 A = 960
8 x 0.3
= 400cm2
(b) Base area = l x b = 12cm x 12cm = 144cm2
Volume = 1/3 x (12cm)2 x 15cm
= 720cm3

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8(a) Copy and complete the table for y = 2x2 – 3 – 6

x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
y 18 8 -7 29

b) (i) Use your table to plot the graph of y = 2x2- 3x - 6. Use 2cm to 1unit on the x-axis
and 2cm to 5units on the y-axis.
(ii) On the same axes, plot the graph of 2y – 5x+10=0
(b) Use your graphs to solve
(i) 2x2 -3x – 6 = 0
(ii) 2x2 – 3x – 6 = ½ (5x -10)
(iii) Find the range of values of x for which y < 0.

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Solution
(a)
x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
y 21 8 -1 -6 -7 -4 3 14 29

(b)(i)
(ii)

(c) (i) x = -1.1 and x = 2.6 (+0.1)

(ii) x = 2.9 and x = -0.2 (+0.1)
(iii) The range: -1.1 < x < 2.6
(+ 0.1 the boundaries)
9(a) Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only construct
(i) a triangle XYZ with /XY/ = 8cm, < YXZ = 600 and < XYZ = 300
(ii) the perpendicular ZT to meet XY at T.
(iii) the locus l1, of points equidistant from ZY and XY

(b) If l1 and ZT intersect at S, measure /ST/.

(c) A fair die is rolled twice. Find the probability of:

(i) a sum greater or equal to 8
(ii) at least a four

Solution
(a)

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(b) ST = 1.7 cm (+ 0.1cm)

(c)(i) P (sum greater than or equal to 8) = 15

36
=5/12
(ii) P (at least a four) = 11
36
10. An aircraft moves from a location X (280N, 150E) to another location
Y (280N, 250W) and then to location Z(320S, 250W). The movement from X and
Y is along the parallel of latitude and that from Y to Z is along the meridian.
Calculate the:
(i) the radius of parallel of latitude 280N
(ii) distance from X to Y
(iii) distance from Y to Z
(iv) total length of the journey from X to Z.
(v) average speed of the aircraft if the journey takes 15 hours.
(Take R = 6400km, π = 3.142)
Solution
(i) r = 6400 Cos 28o
= 5650.56km
(ii) 40o x 2 π 6400 x Cos 28o
360o
= 40o x 2 π 5650.56
360o
=
3945.35km

(iii) 60o x 2 π x 6400

3600
= 6702.93km

(iv) Total length = 3945.35km + 6702.93km

= 10648.28km

(vi) Average speed = 10648.28

15
= 709.89km/hr

11.(a) In a box containing 24 identical balls, 9 are blue, 6 red, 4 are white and 5 are
violet. If a ball is randomly selected and replaced, then a second ball is taken,
find the probability that:
(i) both balls are red.
(ii) both are of different colours
(iii) they are red and a blue ball
(iv) both balls are violet.

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(b) Find the total surface area of a cylinder of diameter 7cm and height 15cm.

Solution
a. (i) P(both balls are red) = 6/24 x 8/24
= 1/16
(ii) P(both are of different colours) =
1 – (1/24 x 9/24 + 6/24 x 6/24 x 4/24 x 4/24 + 5/24 x 5/24)
= 209
288
(iii) P(they are a red and a blue) = 6/24 x 9/24 + 9/24 x 6/24
= 3/16

(iv) P(both balls are violet) = 5/24 x 5/24

= 25
576
b. Area of the two circular faces = 2 x π x (7/2)2
= 49/2 π cm2
curved surface area = (2 π x 7/2 x 15)
= 105 π cm2
49
total surface area = (  + 105 π)cm2
2

= 259 π
2
2 
= 406.89cm 407cm2

12.(a) The table below is the distribution of the weekly earnings (in thousands of naira)
of some workers in a poultry farm.

Amount in ₦1000 10 12 15 18 20
No. of Workers 8 20 6 4 2

(a) How many workers are on the farm?

(b) Calculate the mean, mode and median of their weekly earnings.

(b) Find the rate of 58 kobo in the naira in a property of rateable value of ₦4800.00

(c) A trader sold an article for ₦18,500 and make a gain of 2½% . How much must
he sell it to make a loss of 12½ %?

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Solution
(a) (a) Total number of workers = 8 + 20 + 6 + 4 + 2
= 40
(b) Mean earning = 522 x 1000
40
= ₦13,050.00
Median = ₦24,000 ÷ 2
= ₦12,000.00
Mode = ₦12,000.00
(b) Kobo rate: ₦ 58 x 48000
100
= ₦2784.00
(c) 2½ % of 18,500  102.5x = 18,500
100
= 18,048.78
 Selling price = 87.5 x 18048.78
100
= 15,792.68

ALITER
For every ₦100 cost price, the selling price was ₦102.50 i.e. ₦102.50 selling price
required ₦100 cost price. Then 18500 x 100
102.5
= ₦15792.68
13(a) A man took a loan of ₦330,000.00 for 1 year at 15% per annum, deducted
monthly in 11 equal installments, January to November 2009. Calculate the:
(i) total interest
(ii) monthly deduction from his salary
(b) A company’s capital consist of 1,800,000 ordinary shares of 40 kobo each and
160,000 preference shares of ₦1.50 each paying 7½ %. If it pays 8% on the
ordinary shares, what is the profit for the year?

Solution

(a)(i) Total interest 15 x 330,000

100
= 49,500.00

(ii) Total amount = ₦330,000 + ₦49,500

= 379,500
monthly deduction from his salary for 11 months equally will be ₦379,500
11

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= ₦34,500.00

(b) Nominal value of the ordinary shares = 1,800,000 x 40 kobo

= ₦720,000
Profit on ordinary share = 8 x 720,00
100
= ₦57,600

Nominal value of the preference share = ₦160,000 x 1.50 = ₦240,00

Profit on the preference share = 15 x 240,000
200
= ₦18,000

 Total profit for the year = ₦57,600 + ₦18,000

= ₦75,600.00

14.(a) In a bankruptcy a creditor with a claim of ₦80,000.00 was paid ₦65,000.00. How
much to the nearest naira will a creditor for ₦200,000.00 be paid?

(b) The compound interest on a sum of money invested at 12% for 3 years was
₦40,380.00. How much was invested?

(c) Aki and Pawpaw own a shop. The ratio of Aki’s share to Pawpaw’s is 3:2. Later
pawpaw sells 2/3 of his shares to Aki for ₦82,000,000. Find the value of the shop.

Solution
(a) Dividend = 65000 x 100
80000
= 81.25 kobo in the naira
Therefore creditor for ₦200, 00 = 200,000 x 81.25
100

= ₦162,500.00

(b) Compound interest: A = P+40380

P+40380 = P(1+12)3
100
P+40380 = (1.404928)P
0.404928P = 40380

 Principal amount invested = ₦99721.34

(c) Pawpaw’s share = 8200 x 5

2

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= ₦205,000
Therefore the value of the shop will be 205,000 x 5
3
= ₦512,500.00
15.(a) Madu bought 5000 8% preference shares nominal value ₦1.80 at ₦2.10 each.
(i) How much did he pay for the shares?
(ii) What is his annual income if he pays a tax at 20%.

(b) A sales agent is paid ₦10,000 per month and in addition 7½ % commission on all
sales. If in a particular year, he sold goods worth ₦1,500,000. Calculate his:
(i) annual income before tax, and
(ii) average monthly pay when a tax of 15% on his annual salary is made.

Solution
(a) (i) Amount paid for the shares = ₦2.10 x 5,000
= ₦10,500
(ii) Dividend on the shares = 1.80 x 5000 x 8
100
= ₦720.00

Tax = 21 x 720
100
= ₦144

Income = ₦720 – 144 = ₦576.00

(b) (i) Commission received 7.5 x 1,500,000
100
= 112,500
Total income before tax = ₦120,000 + ₦112,500
= ₦232,500
(ii) Annual salary: ₦10,000 x 12 = ₦120,000
Annual tax: 15 x 120,000 = ₦18,000
100
Total annual salary = ₦ 232,500 – ₦18,000
= ₦214,500
Average monthly pay: ₦214,500
12
₦17875.00

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