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Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1999 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
The sectoral allocations to various ministries in a state budget are as follows: Agriculture - N25,000,000.00 Education - N20,000,000.00 Women affairs - N35,000,000.00 Commercial and Industries - N20,000,000.00 Use a pie chart to represent this information. The corresponding angle to Agriculture is
A
90\(^0\)
B
72\(^0\)
C
60\(^0\)
D
45\(^0\)
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Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1999 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
find the length XZ in the triangle
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A
\(\sqrt{7m}\)
B
\(\sqrt{6m}\)
C
\(\sqrt{5m}\)
D
\(\sqrt{3m}\)
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Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1999 Statistics (Data Representation, Central Tendency & Dispersion)
The grades of 36 students in a class test are as shown in the pie chart. How many student has excellent?
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7
B
8
C
9
D
12
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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1999 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
(a) Simplify \((\frac{4}{25})^{-\frac{1}{2}} \times 2^{4} \div (\frac{15}{2})^{-2}\) (b) Evaluate \(\log_{5} (\frac{3}{5}) + 3 \log_{5} (\frac{5}{2}) - \log_{5} (\frac{81}{8})\).
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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1999 Sets, Logic & Venn Diagrams
(a) If \(\varepsilon\) is the set \({1, 2, 3,..., 19, 20}\) and A, B and C are subsets of \(\varepsilon\) such that A = { multiples of five}, B = {multiples of four} and C = {multiples of three}, list the elements of (i) A ; (ii) B ; (iii) C ; (b) Find : (i) \(A \cap B\) ; (ii) \(A \cap C\) ; (iii) \(B \cup C\). (c) Using your results in (b), show that \((A \cap B) \cup (A \cap C) = A \cap (B \cup C)\).
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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1999 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
ABC is a triangle, right-angled at C. P is the mid-point of AC, < PBC = 37^\circ and |BC| = 5 cm. Calculate : (a) |AC|, correct to 3 significant figures ; (b) < PBA.
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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1999 Mensuration (Areas, Perimeters & Volumes)
In the diagram, ABCD is a trapezium in which \(AD \parallel BC\) and \(< ABC\) is a right angle. If |AD| = 15 cm, |BD| = 17 cm and |BC| = 9 cm, calculate : (a) |AB| ; (b) the area of the triangle BCD ; (c) |CD| ; (d) perimeter of the trapezium.
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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1999 Permutations, Combinations & Probability
(a) Solve the simultaneous equations 3y - 2x = 21 ; 4y + 5x = 5. (b) Six identical cards numbered 1 - 6 are placed face down. A card is to be picked at random. A person wins $60.00 if he picks the card numbered 6. If he picks any of the other cards, he loses $10.00 times the number on the card. Calculate the probability of (i) losing ; (ii) losing $20.00 after two picks.
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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1999 Statistics (Data Representation, Central Tendency & Dispersion)
The table gives the frequency distribution of marks obtained by a group of students in a test. Marks 3 4 5 6 7 8 Frequency 5 x - 1 x 9 4 1 If the mean is 5, (a) Calculate the value of x; (b) Find the : (i) mode ; (ii) median of the distribution. (c) If one of the students is selected at random, find the probability that he scored at least 7 marks.
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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1999 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
(a) A cylindrical pipe is 28 metres long. Its internal radius is 3.5 cm and external radius 5 cm. Calaulate : (i) the volume, in cm\(^{3}\), of metal used in making the pipe ; (ii) the volume of water in litres that the pipe can hold when full, correct to 1 decimal place. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)] (b) In the diagram, MP is a tangent to the circle LMN at M. If the chord LN is parallel to MP, show that the triangle LMN is isosceles.
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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1999 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
(a) Given that \(\sin(A + B) = \sin A \cos B + \cos A \sin B\). Without using mathematical tables or calculator, evaluate \(\sin 105^\circ\), leaving your answer in the surd form. (You may use 105^\circ = 60^\circ + 45^\circ) (b) The houses on one side of a particular street are assigned odd numbers, starting from 11. If the sum of the numbers is 551, how many houses are there? (c) The 1st and 3rd terms of a Geometric Progression (G.P) are \(2\) and \(\frac{2}{9}\) respectively. Find : (i) the common difference ; (ii) the 5th term.
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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1999 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
In the diagram, a ladder TF, 10 metres long is placed against a wall at an angle of 70^\circ to the horizontal. (a) How high up the wall, correct to the nearest metre, does the ladder reach? (b) If the foot (F) of the ladder is pulled from the wall to F\(^{1}\) by 1 metre, (i) how far, correct to 2 significant figures, does the top T slide down the wall to T\(^{1}\). (ii) Calculate, correct to the nearest degree, \(QF^{1}T^{1}\).
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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1999 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
The cost of maintaining a school is partly constant and partly varies as the number of pupils. With 50 pupils, the cost is $15,705.00 and with 40 pupils, it is $13,305.00. (a) Find the cost when there are 44 pupils. (b) If the fee per pupil is $360.00, what is the least number of pupils for which the school can run without a loss?
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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1999 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
On a graph sheet, using a scale of 2cm to 2 units on both axes, (a) Draw the straight line joining points P(-5, 3) and Q(2, 3); (b) construct the locus L of points equidistant from P and Q; (c) by construction, locate points R and S on L, such that PRQS forms a rhombus of sides 5cm; (d) find : (i) coordinates of R and S; (ii) area of the rhombus in cm\(^{2}\).
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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1999 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
(a) A shop owner marked a shirt at a price to enable him to make a gain of 20%. During a special sales period, the shirt was sold at 10% reduction to a customer at N864.00. What was the original cost to the shop owner? (b) A rectangular lawn of length (x + 5) metres is (x - 2) metres wide. If the diagonal is (x + 6) metres, find ; (i) the value of x ; (ii) the area of lawn.
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