Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
| Height(cm) | 160 | 161 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 165 |
| No. of players | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
the table shows the height of 37 players of a basketball team calculates correct to one decimal place the mean height of the players.
- A. 163.0
- B. 162.0
- C. 160.0
- D. 165.0
(a) Factorise : \(px - 2px - 4qy + 2py\)
(b) Given that the universal set U = {1, 2, 3, 4,5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}, P = {1, 2, 4, 6, 10} and Q = {2, 3, 6, 9}; show that \((P \cup Q)' = P' \cap Q'\)
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1995 THEORYFor what value of x is \(\frac{ x^2 + 2 }{ 10x^2 - 13x - 3}\) is undefined?.
- A. \(\frac{1}{5}, \frac{3}{2}\)
- B. \(\frac{-1}{5}, \frac{3}{2}\)
- C. \(\frac{1}{5}, \frac{-3}{2}\)
- D. \(\frac{-1}{5}, \frac{-3}{2}\)
The graph of the curve \(y = 2x^2 - 5x - 1\) and a straight line PQ were drawn to solve the equation \(2x^2 - 5x + 2 = 0\)
What is the equation of the straight line PQ?
- A. y = -1
- B. y = 1
- C. y = 3
- D. y = -3
If 2/5 of the total number of pupils in a class is 40. What is the total number of pupils in the class?
- a. 20
- b. 80
- c. 60
- d. 100
(a) Make m the subject of the relations \(h = \frac{mt}{d(m + p)}\).
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In the diagram, WY and WZ are straight lines, O is the centre of circle WXM and < XWM = 48°. Calculate the value of < WYZ.
(c) An operation \(\star\) is defind on the set X = {1, 3, 5, 6} by \(m \star n = m + n + 2 (mod 7)\) where \(m, n \in X\).
(i) Draw a table for the operation.
(ii) Using the table, find the truth set of : (I) \(3 \star n = 3\) ; (II) \(n \star n = 3\).
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2015 THEORYExpress 123456 to 3 significant figures
- A. 123000
- B. 124000
- C. 125000
- D. 126000
In the diagram below, O is the center of the circle of radius 3.5cm, ∠POQ = 60°. What is the area of the minor sector POQ?
[Take π = 22/7].
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- A. 1481/2cm2
- B. 77cm2
- C. 321/12cm2
- D. 65/12cm2
(a) Simplify \(^{n + 1}C_{3} - ^{n - 1}C_{3}\)
(b) A fair die is thrown five times. Calculate, correct to three decimal places, the probability of obtaining (i) at most two sixes ; (ii) exactly three sixes.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2009 THEORYExpress \(\frac{7}{19}\) as a percentage, correct to one decimal place
- A. 2.7%
- B. 3.7%
- C. 27.1%
- D. 36.8%

