Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
In how many ways can a six applicant for a job arrange themselves at around the table when they are invited for an interview?
- a) 102 ways
- b) 6 ways
- c) 12 ways
- d) 120 ways
In the diagram, TS is a tangent to the circle at S. |PR| and ∠ PQR = 177°. Calculate ∠ PST.

- A. 54°
- B. 44°
- C. 34°
- D. 27°
Three children shared a basket of mangoes in such a way that the first child took \(\frac{1}{4}\) of the mangoes and the second \(\frac{3}{4}\) of the remainder. What fraction of the mangoes did the third child take?
- A. \(\frac{3}{16}\)
- B. \(\frac{7}{16}\)
- C. \(\frac{9}{16}\)
- D. \(\frac{13}{16}\)
Three children were playing counting their fingers and toes. Talatu added her fingers together 5times, while Binta added one-foot toes 7times with three toes of the other foot. Funmi then added both her toes and fingers of the limb together. Binta answer will be.
- (a) 38
- (b) 73
- (c) 56
- (d) 25
Find the number whose logarithm to base 10 is 2.6025
- A. 400.4
- B. 0.4004
- C. 0.04004
- D. 0.004004
The weight of a day-old chick was measured to be 0.21g. If the actual weight of the chick is 0.18g, what was the percentage error in the measurement?
- A. 15.5%
- B. 18.2%
- C. 14.8%
- D. 16.7%
If x =3, y = 2 and z = 4 what is the value of 3x2 -2y+z
- A. 17
- B. 27
- C. 35
- D. 71
(a) The functions \(f : x \to x^{2} + 1\) and \(g : x \to 5 - 3x\) are defined on the set of the real numbers, R.
(i) State the domain of \(f^{-1}\), the inverse of f ; (ii) find \(g^{-1} (2)\).
(b) Evaluate : \(\int \frac{(x + 3)}{x^{2} + 6x + 9} \mathrm {d} x\)
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2015 THEORYA trader realises 10x - x2 Naira profit from the sale of x bags of corn. How many bags will give him the maximum profit?
- A. 7
- B. 6
- C. 5
- D. 4
(a) PQ is a tangent to a circle RST at the point S. PRT is a straight line, < TPS = 34° and < TSQ = 65°.
(i) Illustrate the information in a diagram; (ii) find the value of : (a) < RTS ; (b) < SRP.
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In the diagram, /VZ/ = /YZ/, < YXZ = 20° and < ZVY = 52°. Calculate the size of < WYZ.
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