Waec 2016 Mathematics Past Questions And Answers

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1

The figure is a pie chart which represents the expenditure of a family in a year. If the total income of the family was Le 10,800,000.00, how much was spent on food?

  • A. Le 2,250,000.00
  • B. Le 22,700,000.00
  • C. Le 3,600,000.00
  • D. Le 4,500,000.00
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2

The ratio of the exterior angle to the interior angle of a regular polygon is 1:11. How many sides has the polygon?

  • A. 30
  • B. 24
  • C. 18
  • D. 12
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3

A fair die is thrown two times. What is the probability that the sum of the scores is at least 10?

  • A. \(\frac{5}{36}\)
  • B. \(\frac{1}{6}\)
  • C. \(\frac{5}{18}\)
  • D. \(\frac{2}{3}\)
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4

Find the fourth term in the expansion of \((3x - y)^{6}\).

  • A. \(-540x^{3}y^{3}\)
  • B. \(-540x^{4}y^{2}\)
  • C. \(-27x^{3}y^{3}\)
  • D. \(540x^{4}y^{2}\)
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5

The diagram, MOPQ is a trapezium with QP||MO, MQ||NP, NQ||OP, |QP| = 9cm and the height of Δ QNP = 6cm, calculate the area of the trapezium.

  • A. 96cm2
  • B. 90cm2
  • C. 81cm2
  • D. 27cm2
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6

On a map, 1cm represent 5km. Find the area on the map that represents 100km2.

  • A. 2cm2
  • B. 4cm2
  • C. 8cm2
  • D. 8cm2
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7

The marks of eight students in a test are: 3, 10, 4, 5, 14, 13, 16 and 7. Find the range

  • A. 16
  • B. 14
  • C. 13
  • D. 11
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8

Given that \(\tan x = \frac{5}{12}\), and \(\tan y = \frac{3}{4}\), Find \(\tan (x + y)\).

  • A. \(\frac{16}{33}\)
  • B. \(\frac{33}{56}\)
  • C. \(\frac{33}{16}\)
  • D. \(\frac{56}{33}\)
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9

Find the unit vector in the direction of \(-2i + 5j\).

  • A. \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{29}}(2i + 5j)\)
  • B. \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{29}}(-2i + 5j)\)
  • C. \(\frac{1}{29}(2i - 5j)\)
  • D. \(\frac{1}{29}(-2i - 5j)\)
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10

The mean of the numbers 1, 4, k, (k + 4) and 11 is (k + 1). Calculate the :

(a) value of k ;

(b) standard deviation.

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