Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
Given that x is directly proportional to y and inversely proportional to Z, x = 15 when y = 10 and Z = 4, find the equation connecting x, y and z
- A. x = \(\frac{6y}{z}\)
- B. x = \(\frac{12y}{z}\)
- C. x = \(\frac{3y}{z}\)
- D. x = \(\frac{3y}{2z}\)
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In the diagram, ABCD is a rectangular garden (3n - 1)m long and (2n + 1)m wide. A wire mesh 135m long is used to mark its boundary and to divide it into 8 equal plots. Find the value of n.
(b) A cylinder with base radius 14 cm has the same volume as a cube of side 22 cm. Calculate the ratio of the total surface area of the cylinder to that of the cube. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)]
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2012 THEORYThe mean heights of three groups of students consisting of 20, 16 and 14 students each are 1.67m, 1.50m and 1.40m respectively. Find the mean height of all the students.
- A. 1.63m
- B. 1.54m
- C. 1.52m
- D. 1.42m
A lift moving upwards with a uniform acceleration of 5\(ms^{-2}\) carries a body of mass p kg. If the reaction on the floor is 480 N, find the value of p. [Take g = \(10 ms^{-2}\)].
- A. 32
- B. 36
- C. 48
- D. 64
In how many ways can a committee of 2 women and 3 men be chosen from 6 men and 5 women?
- A. 100
- B. 200
- C. 30
- D. 50
The locus of points equidistant from two intersecting straight lines PQ and PR is
- A. a circle centre P radius Q.
- B. a circle centre P radius PR
- C. the point of intersection of the perpendicular bisectors of PQ and PR
- D. the bisector of angle QPR
The table shows the distribution of the ages of a group of people in a village.
| Ages (in years) | 15 - 18 | 19 - 22 | 23 - 26 | 27 - 30 | 31 - 34 | 35 - 38 |
| Frequency | 40 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
Using an assumed mean of 24.5, calculate the mean of the distribution.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2006 THEORY(a) If \(y = (2x + 3)^{7} + \frac{x + 1}{2x - 1}\), find the value of \(\frac{\mathrm d y}{\mathrm d x}\) at x = -1.
(b) Using the substitution, \(u = x + 2\), evaluate \(\int_{1} ^{2} \frac{x - 1}{(x + 2)^{4}} \mathrm d x\).
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2010 THEORYWhat is the general term of the sequence 3, 8, 13, 18, ...?
- A. 5n - 2
- B. 5n + 2
- C. 5
- D. 5n
A local community has two newspapers: the morning tomes and the evening dispatch. The morning times is read by 45% of the households. The Evening Dispatch is read by 60% of the households. Twenty percent of the households read both papers. What is the probability that a particular household reads at least one paper?
- A. 0.45
- B. 0.65
- C. 0.85
- D. 0.95

