Waec 2018 Mathematics Past Questions And Answers

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1

If x : y = \(\frac{1}{4} : \frac{3}{8}\) and y : z = \(\frac{1}{3} : \frac{4}{9}\), find x : z

  • A. 2:3
  • B. 3:4
  • C. 3:8
  • D. 1:2
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2

In the diagram, WXYZ is a rectangle with dimension 8cm by 6cm. P, Q, R and S are the midpoints of the sides of the rectangle as shown. Using this information, what type of quadrilateral is the shaded region?

  • A. Trapezium
  • B. Prism
  • C. Rectangle
  • D. Rhombus
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3

Expression 0.612 in the form \(\frac{x}{y}\), where x and y are integers and y \(\neq\) 0

  • A. \(\frac{153}{250}\)
  • B. \(\frac{68}{111}\)
  • C. \(\frac{61}{100}\)
  • D. \(\frac{21}{33}\)
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4

If \(\begin{vmatrix} k & k \\ 4 & k \end{vmatrix} + \begin{vmatrix} 2 & 3 \\ -1 & k \end{vmatrix} = 6\), find the value of the constant k, where k > 0.

  • A. 1
  • B. 2
  • C. 3
  • D. 4
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5

Find the mean deviation of 20, 30, 25, 40, 35, 50, 45, 40, 20 and 45

  • A. 8
  • B. 9
  • C. 10
  • D. 12
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6

Simplify; 2\(\frac{1}{4} \times 3\frac{1}{2} \div 4 \frac{3}{8}\)

  • A. \(\frac{5}{9}\)
  • B. 1\(\frac{1}{5}\)
  • C. 1\(\frac{1}{4}\)
  • D. 1\(\frac{4}{5}\)
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7

The angle of elevation of the top of a tree from a point 27m away and on the same horizontal ground as the foot of the tree is 30o. Find the height of the tree.

  • A. 27m
  • B. 13.5 \(\sqrt{3m}\)
  • C. 13.5 \(\sqrt{2m}\)
  • D. 9\(\sqrt{3m}\)
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8

If the determinant of the matrix \(\begin{pmatrix} 2 & x \\ 3 & 5 \end{pmatrix} = 13\), find the value of x.

  • A. -2
  • B. -1
  • C. 1
  • D. 2
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9

A body of mass 28g, initially at rest is acted upon by a force, F Newtons. If it attains a velocity of \(5.4ms^{-1}\) in 18 seconds, find the value of F.

  • A. 0.0082N
  • B. 0.0084N
  • C. 0.082N
  • D. 0.084N
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10

Two panel of judges, X and Y, rank 8 brands of cooking oil as follows :

Cooking oil typeABCDEFGH
X85172634
Y63485712

Calculate the Spearmann's rank correlation coefficient.

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