Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
Find the area between line y = x + 1 and the x-axis from x = -2 to x = 0.
- A. 5 square units
- B. 4 square units
- C. 2 square units
- D. 1 square unit
Find the range of values of x for which 3x - 7 ≤ 0 and x + 5 > 0?
- A. -5< x< 7/3
- B. -5 ≤ x ≤ 7/3
- C. -5< x ≤ 7/3
- D. -5 ≤ x< 7/3
If log 2 = 0.3010 and log 2y = 1.8062, find; correct to the nearest whole number, the value of y.
- A. 6
- B. 5
- C. 4
- D. -5
A man walks 100 m due West from a point X to Y, he then walks 100 m due North to a point Z. Find the bearing of X from Z.
- A. 195°
- B. 135°
- C. 225°
- D. 045°
(a) A manufacturer produces light bulbs which are tested in the following way. A batch is accepted in either of the following cases:
(i) a first sample of 5 bulbs contains no faulty bulbs ; (ii) a first sample of 5 bulbs contains at least one faulty bulb but a second sample of size 5 has no faulty bulb. If 10% of the bulbs are faulty, what is the probability that the batch is accepted?
(b) A bag contains 15 identical marbles of which 3 are black, Keshi picks a marble at random from the bag and replaces it. If this is repeated 10 times; what is the probability that he :
(i) did not pick a black ball? (ii) picked a black ball at most three times?
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2010 THEORYSolve the equation 3x2 + 25x -18 = 0
- A. -3,2
- B. -2,3
- C. -2,9
- D. -9,2/3
A circle is drawn through the points (3, 2), (-1, -2) and (5, -4). Find the :
(a) coordinates of the centre of the circle ;
(b) radius of the circle ;
(c) equation of the circle.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2018 THEORY(a) P and Q are points on the parallel of latitude 68.7°S, their longitudes being 124°W and 56°E respectively. What is their distance apart measured along the parallel of latitude? [Take R = 6400km, \(\pi = 3.142\)]. (Give your answers to 3 significant figures).
(b) A bag contains four red, three white and five green balls. (i) If one ball is picked at random, what is the probability that it is not green? (ii) if two balls are picked at random without replacement, what is the probability that one is red and the other white?
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1996 THEORYThe distribution of the masses of a group of persons is shown in the following table
| Mass/kg | 10.5 - 14.4 | 14.5 - 24.4 | 24.5 - 44.4 | 44.5 - 47.4 | 47.5 - 49.4 |
| Number of Persons | 2 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 1 |
Draw a histogram for the distribution
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2019 THEORYThe mean of twelve positive numbers is 3. When another number is added, the mean becomes 5. Find the thirteenth number
- A. 29
- B. 26
- C. 25
- D. 24


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