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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2008 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
In the figure /PX/ = /XQ/, PQ//YZ and XV//QR. What is the ratio of the area of XYZQ to the area of \(\bigtriangleup\)YZR?
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A
1:2
B
2:1
C
1:3
D
3:1
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2008 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
In the diagram, O is the centre of the circle and PQRS is a cyclic quadrilateral. Find the value of x.
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A
25o
B
65o
C
115o
D
130o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2008 Mensuration (Areas, Perimeters & Volumes)
If the perimeter of \(\bigtriangleup\)PQR in thr diagram is 24cm, what is the area of \(\bigtriangleup\)PRS?
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A
19.5cm2
B
15.0cm2
C
13.0cm2
D
9.3cm2
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2008 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
In the diagram, PX is a tangent to the circle and RST is an equilateral triangle. Calculate < PTS
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A
60o
B
90o
C
120o
D
150o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2008 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
In the diagram, o o o o o and RS//TU calculate y
Attached Figure / Diagram
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A
102o
B
78o
C
70o
D
60o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2008 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
In the diagram, find the size of the angle marked a^\circ
A
60o
B
80o
C
120o
D
160o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2008 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
Every staff in an office owns either a Mercedes and/or a Toyota car. 20 own Mercedes, 15 own Toyota and 5 own both. How many staff are there in the office?
A
25
B
30
C
35
D
45
medium Difficulty
Mathematics NECO SSCE 2008 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
Twenty girls and y boys sat on an examination. The mean marks obtained by the girls and boys were 52 and 57 respectively. if the total score for both girls and boys was 2750, find y.
A
51
B
48
C
30
D
25
E
18
medium Difficulty
Mathematics NECO SSCE 2008 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
A sector of angle 120° is cut out from a circle of radius 13.5cm. what area of the circle is remaining ? (π = \(\frac{22}{7}\))
A
14.1cm2
B
95.5cm2
C
190.9cm2
D
381.9cm2
E
763.7cm2
medium Difficulty
Mathematics NECO SSCE 2008 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
Two ladders of length 5m and 7m lean against a pole and make angles 45° and 60° with the ground respectively. What is their distance apart on the pole correct to two decimal places?
A
9.60m
B
6.06m
C
2.54m
D
2.53m
E
2.00m
medium Difficulty
Mathematics NECO SSCE 2008 Permutations, Combinations & Probability
The chances of Usman and Dele passing a Mathematics test are 3/5 and 1/3, respectively. What is the probability that neither of them passes the test?
A
\(\frac{3}{5}\)
B
\(\frac{2}{5}\)
C
\(\frac{4}{15}\)
D
\(\frac{1}{5}\)
E
\(\frac{2}{15}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics NECO SSCE 2008 Variations
x varies directly as y and inversely as z. when x = 5, y = 2 and z = 1. What is the value of x when y = 5 and z = 2?
A
2.5
B
5
C
6.25
D
6.52
E
7.5
medium Difficulty
Mathematics NECO SSCE 2008 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
Find the mean deviation of 20, 25, 21, 27, 28, 29, to the nearest whole number
A
2
B
3
C
4
D
5
E
6
medium Difficulty
Mathematics NECO SSCE 2008 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
Calculate the area of a parallelogram whose diagonals are of length 8cm and 12cm and intersect at an angle of 135°
A
271.5cm2
B
135.8cm2
C
96.0cm2
D
48.0cm2
E
33.9cm2
medium Difficulty
Mathematics NECO SSCE 2008 Mensuration (Areas, Perimeters & Volumes)
The ratio of the base area of a hollow cone to that of its curved surface is 1:4. If its base radius is 7cm, calculate the slant height of the cone
A
7cm
B
22cm
C
28cm
D
49cm
E
154cm
medium Difficulty
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