Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
The marks obtained by 10 students in a test are as follows: 3, 7, 6, 2, 8, 5, 9, 1, 4 and 10. Find the mean mark.
- A. 4.50
- B. 5.50
- C. 6.50
- D. 6.75
In a class of 80 students, every students had to study economics or geography, or both economics and geography, if 65 students studied economics and 50 studied geography, how many studied both subjects?
- A. 15
- B. 30
- C. 35
- D. 45
Out of the 24 apples in a box, 6 are bad. If three apples are taken from the box at random, with replacement, find the probability that :
(a) the first two are good and the third is bad ;
(b) all three are bad ;
(c) all the three are good.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2007 THEORYGiven that g ; x \(\to\) 3x and f ; x \(\to\) cos x. Find the value of g\(^o\) f(20\(^o\))
- A. 0.50
- B. 0.94
- C. 2.60
- D. 2.82
A stone is projected vertically with a speed of 10 m/s from a point 8 metres above the ground. Find the maximum height reached. \([g = 10 ms^{-2}]\).
- A. 13 metres
- B. 15 metres
- C. 18 metres
- D. 23 metres
A bag contains 3 red, 4 black and 5 green identical balls. Two balls are picked at random, one after the other without replacement. Find the probability that one is red and the other is green
- A. 2/3
- B. 5/11
- C. 5/22
- D. 5/24
(a) If \(\log 5 = 0.6990, \log 7 = 0.8451\) and \(\log 8 = 0.9031\), evaluate \(\log (\frac{35 \times 49}{40 \div 56})\).
(b) For a musical show, x children were present. There were 60 more adults than children. An adult paid D5 and a child D2. If a total of D1280 was collected, calculate the
(i) value of x ; (ii) ratio of the number of children to the number of adults ; (iii) average amount paid per person ; (iv) percentage gain if the organisers spent D720 on the show.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2009 THEORYIf ( 1- 2x)\(^4\) = 1 + px + qx\(^2\) - 32x\(^3\) + 16\(^4\), find the value of (q - p)
- A. -32
- B. -16
- C. 16
- D. 32
(a) Given that \((\sqrt{3} - 5\sqrt{2})(\sqrt{3} + \sqrt{2}) = a + b\sqrt{6}\), find a and b.
(b) If \(\frac{2^{1 - y} \times 2^{y - 1}}{2^{y + 2}} = 8^{2 - 3y}\), find y.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2009 THEORYThe three sides of an isosceles triangle are length of lengths (x + 3), (2x + 3), (2x - 3) respectively. Calculate x.
- A. 5
- B. 1
- C. 3
- D. 6

