Sequences and Series — JAMB Mathematics Past Questions
Sequences and Series is one topic inside the JAMB Mathematics syllabus, and drilling it on its own is usually faster than revising the whole subject again. Below: which JAMB years have examined it, then real Sequences and Series questions with worked answers.
When JAMB examined Sequences and Series
Sequences and Series questions appear in our bank for the JAMB years below. This is taken from the questions themselves, not from a syllabus outline — so if a year is listed, this topic was genuinely examined that year.
A topic that keeps reappearing is a topic JAMB keeps testing. Newer years matter most, because question style drifts.
Try Sequences and Series questions
Real Mathematics questions tagged to Sequences and Series. The first is worked through completely so you can see how our explanations read — the rest you can attempt now and check inside the app.
Instruction: Choose the correct option.\n\nFind the point of intersection of the lines \(x + 2y = 5\) and \(2x + y = 7\).
- A (3, 1)
- B (-2, 5)
- C (6, -3)
- D (4, 3)
Answer: A
From \(x + 2y = 5\), \(x = 5 - 2y\).\nSubstitute into \(2x + y = 7\): \(2(5 - 2y) + y = 7 \Rightarrow 10 - 4y + y = 7 \Rightarrow -3y = -3 \Rightarrow y = 1\).\nThen \(x = 5 - 2(1) = 3\). Intersection: \((3, 1)\).
10th term of AP=30; 12th=36; find first term and d
- A 3 and -3
- B 3 and 4
- C 3 and 3
- D -3 and 4
Answer and full explanation are inside the app.
Check the answerFind \( x \) so that the order data set has a mean of 42 and a median of 35. \( 17, 22, 26, 29, 34, x, 42, 67, 70 \)
- A \( x = 36, y = 77 \)
- B \( x = 26, y = 12 \)
- C \( x = 77, y = 36 \)
- D \( x = 42, y = 26 \)
Answer and full explanation are inside the app.
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Sequences and Series in JAMB Mathematics: common questions
Are Sequences and Series questions free?
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Is Sequences and Series really examined?
Yes. Sequences and Series appears in our bank across 8 JAMB years, taken from the questions themselves rather than a syllabus outline.
Can I practise Sequences and Series on its own?
Yes. JambUp lets you filter Mathematics questions to a single topic, so you can drill Sequences and Series until it stops costing you marks, then move on to the next weak area.