Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
The combined age of me and my two children is 75. What will it be in five years time?
- A. 80
- B. 85
- C. 90
- D. 95
A box contains identical balls of which 12 are red, 16 white and 8 blue. Three balls are drawn from the box one after the other without replacement. Find the probability that :
(a) three are red;
(b) the first is blue and the other two are red;
(c) two are white and one is blue.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1993 THEORYFind the equation of straight line passing through (2, 3) and perpendicular to the line 3x+2y+4=0
- A. 3y = 5x - 2
- B. y = \(\frac {5}{3} \times - 2\)
- C. None of these
- D. 3y = 2x + 5
Dare earns twice as much as Ojo. If Ojo earns N250 per hour as a Supervisor, how much will Dare earn if each of them works only five hours a day and 20 days in a month?
- A. N500
- B. N25 000
- C. N50 000
- D. N75 000
The length of a rectangle is 10 cm. If its perimeter is 28 cm, find the area
- A. 30cm2
- B. 40cm2
- C. 60cm2
- D. 80cm2
Find the principal which amounts to N5,500 at a simple interest in 5 years at 2% per annum.
- A. N4,900
- B. N5,000
- C. N4,700
- D. N4,800
If 6logx2 - 3logx3 = 3log50.2, find x
- A. 8/3
- B. 4/3
- C. 3/4
- D. 3/8
| Marks | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| No. of students | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
from the table above, if the pass mark is 5, how many students failed the test?
- A. 6
- B. 2
- C. 7
- D. 9
Find the equation of the tangent to the curve \(y = 4x^{2} - 12x + 7\) at point (2, -1).
- A. y + 4x - 9 = 0
- B. y - 4x - 9 = 0
- C. y - 4x + 9 = 0
- D. y + 4x + 9 = 0
In how many ways can a delegation of 3 be chosen from among 5 men and 3 women, if at least one man and at least one woman must be included?
- A. 15
- B. 28
- C. 30
- D. 45