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MATHEMATICS PRACTICE QUESTIONS

STORY PROBLEMS

1.

Regina is 34 years old and her daughter is 5 years. In n years, Regina will be twice as old as her daughter. Find the value of n.

A.

23

B.

30

C.

29

D.

24

2.

The mean of ten numbers is 16. When another number, k, is added, the mean becomes 18.

Find the value of k.

A.

38

B.

32

C.

34

D.

36

3.

Badu is four times as old as Juliet. In 10 years Badu will be twice as old as Juliet. Find Juliet's age.

A.

3 years

B.

6 years

C.

5 years

D.

8 years

4.

Metuh is nine times as old as his cousin, Fafa. In six years time, he will be five times as old as Fafa. Find Fafa's present age.

A.

5 years

B.

6 years

C.

7 hears

D.

8 years

5.

What number should be subtracted from the sum of 2 1 6 and 2 7 12 to give 3 1 4 ?

A.

1 1 2

B.

1 1 6

C.

1 2

D.

1 3

6.

Five hundred tickets were sold for a concert. Tickets for adults and children were sold at $4.50 and $3.00, respectively.

If the total receipts for the concerts was $1987.50, how many tickets for adults were sold?

A.

325

B.

235

C.

175

D.

400

7.

The distance (d) between two villages is more than 18 km but not more than 23 km.

Which of these inequalities represents the statements?

A.

18 ≤ d ≤ 23

B.

18 < d < 23

C.

18 ≤ d < 23

D.

18 < d ≤ 23

8.

A man will be (x + 10) years old in 8 years time. If 2 years ago he was 63 years, find the value of x

A.

55

B.

63

C.

57

D.

67

9.

A man is five times as old as his son. In four years time, the product of their ages would be 340. If the son's age is y, express the product of their ages in terms of y.

A.

5y2 + 24y - 324 = 0

B.

5y2 - 16y - 330 = 0

C.

5y2 + 24y - 308 = 0

D.

5y2 - 16y - 380 = 0

10.

Two friends, Dede and Kofi decided, to buy the same type of car. They found out that the car cost ₦3,000,000.00. The amount of money (f) which Dede had was not enough to buy the car but Kofi had enough money (k) to buy the car. Which of the of the following inequalities is true?

A.

f ≤ ₦3,000,000.00 ≤ k

B.

f > ₦3,000,000.00 > k

C.

f < ₦3,000,000.00 ≤ k

D.

f ≥ ₦3,000,000.00 ≥ k

11.

An old man goes for a walk every 6 days. If he went for a walk on Wednesday, when will he go for the next walk?

A.

Monday

B.

Tuesday

C.

Wednesday

D.

Thursday

12.

Two times a number added to one-third of the number gives 5 1 6 . Find the number.

A.

2 2 7

B.

2 3 14

C.

2 1 7

D.

2 1 14

13.

The mean of the numbers 2, 5, 2x and 7 is not greater than 5. Find the range of values of x.

A.

x ≤ 3

B.

x ≥ 3

C.

x < 3

D.

x > 3

14.

A woman was y years old when she had a daughter. When the daughter was x years old, the mother was n times as old as her daughter.

Express y in terms of n and x.

A.

y = n(x - 1)

B.

y = x(n - 1)

C.

y = n - x

D.

y = x

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