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Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1983 Statistics and Probability
If 0.0000152 x 0.00042 = A x 10\(^{B}\), where 1 \(\leq\) A < 10, find A and B
A
A = 9, B = 6.38
B
A = 6.38, B = -9
C
A = -6.38, B = -9
D
A = -9, B = -6.38
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1983 Statistics and Probability
The scores of set of final year students in the first semester examination in a paper are 41, 29, 55, 21, 47, 70, 70, 40, 43, 56, 73, 23, 50, 50. Find the median of the scores.
A
47
B
50
C
48\(\frac{1}{2}\)
D
48
E
49
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1983 Statistics and Probability
The scores of 16 students in a Mathematics test are 65, 65, 55, 60, 60, 65, 60, 70, 75, 70, 65, 70, 60, 65, 65, 70. What is the sum of the median and modal scores?
A
125
B
130
C
140
D
150
E
137.5
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1983 Statistics and Probability
The letters of the word MATRICULATION are cut and put into a box. One letter is drawn at random from the box. Find the probability of drawing a vowel
A
\(\frac{7}{13}\)
B
\(\frac{5}{13}\)
C
\(\frac{6}{13}\)
D
\(\frac{8}{13}\)
E
\(\frac{4}{13}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1983 Statistics and Probability
Find the mean of the following 24.57, 25.63, 24.32, 26.01, 25.77
A
25.12
B
25.30
C
25.26
D
25.50
E
25.75
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1982 Statistics and Probability
Find the median of the set set of numbers 110, 116, 113, 119, 118, 127, 118, 117, 113
A
117.5
B
118
C
117
D
116
E
113
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1982 Statistics and Probability
Determine the mean monthly salary of 50 employees of a company from the following frequency distribution. \(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Monthly salary} & \text{Frequency}\\\hline N200.00 & 10\\ N325.00 & 5\\N100.00 & 20\\N120.00 & 2\\ N60.00 & 10\\ N80.00 & 3\end{array}\)
A
N215.30
B
N134.10
C
N143.10
D
N80.00
E
N50.30
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1982 Statistics and Probability
The arithmetic mean of the ages of 30 pupils in a class is 15.3 years. One boy leaves the class and one girl is enrolled, and the new average age of 30 pupils in the class becomes 15.2 years. How much older is the boy than the girl?
A
30 years
B
6 years
C
9 years
D
3 years
E
1 year
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Statistics and Probability
A group of 14 children children received the following scores in a reading test: 35, 35, 26, 26, 26, 29, 29, 29, 12, 25, 25, 25, 25, 17. What was the median score?
A
29
B
26
C
24
D
25
E
23
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Statistics and Probability
Marks scored by some children in an arithmetic test are:5, 3, 6, 9, 4, 7, 8, 6, 2, 7, 8, 4, 5, 2, 1, 0, 6, 9, 0, 8. The arithmetic mean of the marks is
A
6
B
5
C
8
D
7
E
10
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Statistics and Probability
The weights of 30 new-born babies are given as follow: 6, 9, 5, 7, 6, 7, 5, 8, 9, 5, 7, 5, 8, 7, 8, 7, 5, 6, 5, 7, 6, 9, 9, 7, 8, 8, 7, 8, 9, 8. The mode is
A
6
B
5
C
8
D
7
E
10
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1980 Statistics and Probability
In a school, there are 35 students in class 2A and 40 in class 2B. The mean score for class 2 in an English Literature examination is 60.0 and that for 2B in the same paper is 52.5. Find, to one place of decimal, the mean for the combined classes
A
2.5
B
56.0
C
56.2
D
56.3
E
6.5
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Statistics and Probability
The mean of the numbers 1.2, 1.0, 0.9, 1.4, 0.8, 0.8, 1.2 and 1.1 is
A
1.5
B
0.8
C
1.0
D
1.02
E
1.05
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Statistics and Probability
For the set of numbers 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8
A
The median is greater than the mode
B
the mean is greater than the mode
C
the mean is greater than the median
D
the median is equal to the mean
E
the mean is less than the median
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1978 Statistics and Probability
In a soccer competition in one season, a club had scored the following goals: 2, 0, 3, 3, 2, 1, 4, 0, 0, 5, 1, 0, 2, 2, 1, 3, 1, 4, 1 and 1. The mean, median and mode are respectively
A
1, 1.8 and 1.5
B
1.8, 1.5 and 1
C
1.8, 1 and 1.5
D
1.51, 1 and 1.8
E
1.5, 1.8 and 1
medium Difficulty
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