PTDF Oversea Scholarship Past Questions & Answers


121)

Faka bought yam at 1,000 Naira a score. What is the price of one tuber of yam?


Answer A

122)

If the operation,^ is defined by the equation x ^ y = 2x + y, what is the value of a in 2 ^ a = a ^ 3


Answer B

123)

A man named Ike says "I am only three times my son's age. My father is 40 years more than twice my age. Together the three of us are a mere 1240 years old." How old is Ike?


Answer A

124)

A numismatist decides to divide his coin collection between his children. The oldest gets 1/2 of the collection, the next gets 1/4, the next gets 1/5, and the youngest gets the remaining 49 coins. How many coins are in the collection?


The correct answer is option A  There are 980 coins in the collection: 490 + 245 + 196 + 49 = 980.

125)

triangle, rectangle, pentagon, _______


The correct answer is option D Here polygons are arranged according to the number of sides. A triangle has 3 sides,
a square / rectangle has 4 sides, a pentagon has 5 sides, a hexagon has 6 sides, a heptagon has 7 sides, and an
octagon has 8 sides.