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UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS
POST UME TEST
SCIENCE BASED
MATHEMATICS
(2007/2008)
1) Find the reciprocal of

a.

b.

c.

d.

2) Find the difference in cost per week
between employing 20 women at a
weekly wage of N230.00 each and 18
boys at a weekly wage of N198.00
each.
a. N36.00
b. N136.00
c. N1,036.00
d. N1,136.00

3) Evaluate 20 5

a. 10
b. 20
c. 25
d. 50

4) If Sin y=3/2, then the value of y
between 0 and 360 are?
a. 30, 60
b. 30, 120
c. 30,270
d. 60, 120

5) A pillar Y is 4km east of a pillar X
while another Z is 4km south of Y on
the same level ground. Find the
bearing of Z from X.
a. 45
b. 90
c. 120
d. 135

6) What is the circumference of
latitude 0S if R is the radius of the
Earth?
a. RCos
b. 2RCos
c. RSin
d. 2rSin

7) The population of a village is 5846.
Express this number to three
significant figures.
a. 5850
b. 5640
c. 5840
d. 585

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8) Find the possible values of K for
which

14

7
18 will have a common factor.
a. 14,24
b. 24,35
c. -32,45
d. 14,25

9) Solve for x, if log

2
3 log

2 2
a. 1
b. -

c.

d.

10) If

Sin

x, find sec x
a.

b.

c.

d.

11) The shares owned by Sola and Audu
in a joint business are in ratio 5:8
respectively. Later Audu sold of his
shares to Sola which amounted to
N3,000. What is the worth of the
business?
a. N39000
b. N19500
c. N15000
d. N14500

12) In an examination taken by 40
students, 27 passed Mathematics,
18 passed Physics, while 2 failed
both Mathematics and Physics. How
many students passed both
subjects?
a. 3
b. 5
c. 7
d. 9

13) What is the equation of the line
which passes through the points
(2,5) and (5,-1)?
a. y = 3x 4
b. y + 2x = 9
c. 2y + 2x + 9 = 0
d. y 2x 9 = 0

14) Evaluate 2

42

32 0
a. -81
b. 8
c. 2
d. None of the above

15) A 5m ladder placed on the wall of a
building makes an angle of 60 with
the horizontal ground. How far is the
ladder from the base of the wall of
the building?
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a. 2.50m
b. 8.66m
c. 4.33m
d. None of the above