Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
The mean age of a group of students is 15 years. When the age of a teacher, 45 years old, is added to the age of the students, the mean of their ages becomes 18 years. Find the number of the students in the group
- A. 9
- B. 7
- C. 42
- D. 15
Simplify: \(\frac{3}{4} \div 1\frac{1}{4} \times (1\frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{3})\)
- A. 7/30
- B. 7/24
- C. 9/25
- D. 1/2
Find the coordinates of the centre of the circle 3x\(^2\) + 3y\(^2\) - 6x + 9y - 5 = 0
- A. (-3. \(\frac{9}{2}\))
- B. (-1. \(\frac{3}{2}\))
- C. (1, - \(\frac{3}{2}\))
- D. (3. -\(\frac{9}{2}\))
How many numbers between 1 and 60 begins or end with 5
- A) 5
- B) 8
- C) 15
- D) 18
(a) A manufacturing company requires 3 hours of direct labour to process N87.00 worth of raw materials. If the company uses N30,450.00 worth of raw materials, what amount should it budget at N18.25 per hour?
(b) An investor invested Nx in bank M at the rate of 6% simple interest per annum and Ny in bank N at the rate of 8% simple interest per annum. If a total of N8,000,000.00 was invested in the two banks and the investor received a total of N2,320,000.00 as interest from the two banks after 4 years, calculate the:
(i) values of x and y
(ii) interest paid by the second bank.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2017 THEORYA regular polygon has 150º as the size of each interior angle. How many sides does it have?
- A. 12
- B. 10
- C. 9
- D. 8
(a) If (3 - x), 6, (7 - 5x) are consecutive terms of a geometric progression (GP) with constant ratio r > 0, find the :
(i) values of x ; (ii) constant ratio.
(b)
In the diagram, |AB| = 3 cm, |BC| = 4 cm, |CD| = 6 cm and |DA| = 7 cm. Calculate <ADC, correct to the nearest degree.
Calculate the value of Y in the diagram

- A. 18°
- B. 42°
- C. 48°
- D. 132°
Solve the equation 2x - 3y = 22; 3x + 2y = 7
- A. -5
- B. -4
- C. 4
- D. 5
if p = {-3 < x < 1} and Q = {-1 < x < 3}, where x is a real number, find P n Q.
- A. 0
- B. -3, -2, -1, 0 and 1
- C. -2, -1 and 0
- D. -1, 0 and 1


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