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JAMB Mathematics 2026 · Question 1
Calculate 33105−144253310_5 - 1442_5
  1. 131351313_5 — correct answer
  2. 213152131_5
  3. 430254302_5
  4. 110351103_5
Worked solution
Step 1: Subtracting directly in base 5 is awkward, so first change both numbers to base 10 (ordinary numbers). In base 5 the place values, from the right, are 1, 5, 25, 1251,\ 5,\ 25,\ 125.

Step 2: 33105=3×125+3×25+1×5+0×1=375+75+5+0=4553310_5 = 3\times125 + 3\times25 + 1\times5 + 0\times1 = 375 + 75 + 5 + 0 = 455.

Step 3: 14425=1×125+4×25+4×5+2×1=125+100+20+2=2471442_5 = 1\times125 + 4\times25 + 4\times5 + 2\times1 = 125 + 100 + 20 + 2 = 247.

Step 4: Subtract in base 10: 455−247=208455 - 247 = 208.

Step 5: Change 208 back to base 5 by asking how many 125s, 25s, 5s and 1s it holds. 208=1×125+83208 = 1\times125 + 83, then 83=3×25+883 = 3\times25 + 8, then 8=1×5+38 = 1\times5 + 3. The digits in order are 1, 3, 1, 31,\ 3,\ 1,\ 3.

So 33105−14425=131353310_5 - 1442_5 = 1313_5.
JAMB Mathematics 2025 · Question 1
Find n if 34ₙ = 10011₂
  1. 5 — correct answer
  2. 6
  3. 7
  4. 8
Worked solution
(STEP 1). 34ₙ in base 10 = 3n+4. (STEP 2). 10011₂ in base 10 = 1(16)+1(2)+1 = 19. (STEP 3). Set equal: 3n+4=19. (STEP 4). 3n=15, so n=5. Answer: 5 (option A)
JAMB Mathematics 2024 · Question 1
If the four interior angles of a quadrilateral are (x+10)°, (x-30)°, (2x-45)° and (x+15)°, then x is
  1. 125°
  2. 82° — correct answer
  3. 135°
  4. 60°
Worked solution
Sum of interior angles of a quadrilateral = 360° (x+10)+(x-30)+(2x-45)+(x+15) = 360 5x - 50 = 360 5x = 410 x = 82°.
JAMB Mathematics 2023 · Question 1
Given the universal set U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} and the sets P = {1, 2, 3, 4}, Q = {3, 4, 5} and R = {2, 4, 6}. Find P ∪ (Q ∪ R)'.
  1. {4}
  2. {1, 2, 3, 4} — correct answer
  3. {1, 2, 3, 5, 6}
  4. {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
Worked solution
Q ∪ R = {3, 4, 5} ∪ {2, 4, 6} = {2, 3, 4, 5, 6}. Within U, (Q ∪ R)' = {1}. So P ∪ (Q ∪ R)' = {1, 2, 3, 4} ∪ {1} = {1, 2, 3, 4}.
JAMB Mathematics 2022 · Question 1
Simplify 3⅓ - 1¼ × ⅔ + 1⅕.
  1. 2¹⁷/₃₀
  2. 3⁹/₁₀ — correct answer
  3. 4¹/₁₀
  4. 4¹¹/₃₅
Worked solution
Following order of operations, first evaluate 1¼ × ⅔ = 5/4 × 2/3 = 5/6. Then 10/3 - 5/6 + 7/5, using LCD 30: 100/30 - 25/30 + 42/30 = 117/30 = 3²⁷/₃₀ = 3⁹/₁₀.
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