Waec 2017 Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
Two bottles are drawn with replacement from a crate containing 8 coke, 12 and 4 sprite bottles. What is the probability that the first is coke and the second is not coke?
- A. \(\frac{1}{12}\)
- B. \(\frac{1}{6}\)
- C. \(\frac{2}{9}\)
- D. \(\frac{3}{8}\)
In a class of 45 students, 28 offer chemistry and 25 offer Biology. If each student offers at least one of the two subjects, calculate the probability that a student selected at random from the class the class offers chemistry only
- A. \(\frac{2}{9}\)
- B. \(\frac{4}{9}\)
- C. \(\frac{5}{9}\)
- D. \(\frac{7}{9}\)
If the simple interest on a certain amount of money saved in a bank for 5 years at 2\(\frac{1}{2}\)% annum is N500.00, calculate the total amount due after 6 years at the same rate
- A. N2,500.00
- B. N2,600.00
- C. N4,500.00
- D. N4,600.00
If \(B = \begin{pmatrix} 2 & 5 \\ 1 & 3 \end{pmatrix}\), find \(B^{-1}\).
- A. \(A = \begin{pmatrix} -3 & -5 \\ 1 & 2 \end{pmatrix}\)
- B. \(A = \begin{pmatrix} 3 & -5 \\ 1 & 2 \end{pmatrix}\)
- C. \(A = \begin{pmatrix} 3 & -5 \\ -1 & 2 \end{pmatrix}\)
- D. \(A = \begin{pmatrix} -3 & 5 \\ 1 & -2 \end{pmatrix}\)
The diagonal of a square is 60 cm. Calculate its perimeter
- A. 20\(\sqrt{2}\)
- B. 40\(\sqrt{2}\)
- C. 90\(\sqrt{2}\)
- ?D. ?120\(\sqrt{2}\)
Given that a = log 7 and b = log 2, express log 35 in terms of a and b.
- A. a + b + 1
- B. ab - 1
- C. a - b + 1
- D. b - a + 1
Calculate the variance of 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 7, 7 and 9
- A. 2.2
- B. 3.4
- C. 4.0
- D. 4.2
Simplify \(\frac{\sqrt{128}}{\sqrt{32} - 2\sqrt{2}}\)
- A. \(2\sqrt{2}\)
- B. \(3\sqrt{2}\)
- C. 3
- D. 4
The velocity, V, of a particle after t seconds, is \(V = 3t^{2} + 2t - 1\). Find the acceleration of the particle after 2 seconds.
- A. 10\(ms^{-2}\)
- B. 12\(ms^{-2}\)
- C. 14\(ms^{-2}\)
- D. 17\(ms^{-2}\)
A parallelogram MNQR has vertices M(4, -6), N(10, 2), Q(8, 16) and R(x, y). Find the coordinates of R.
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