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UTME / JAMB 1983
Statistics and Probability
Solution
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
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
0.0000152 x 0.00042 = A x 10\(^{B}\)
1 \(\leq\) A < 10, it means values of A include 1 - 9
0.0000152 = 1.52 x 10\(^{-5}\)
0.00042 = 4.2 x 10\(^{-4}\)
1.52 x 4.2 = 6.384
10\(^{-5}\times 10^{-4}\)
= 10\(^{-5-4}\)
= 10\(^{-9}\)
= 6.38 x 10\(^{-9}\)
A = 6.38, B = -9
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #32451)
Mathematics
UTME / JAMB 1983
Statistics and Probability
Solution
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
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
By re-arranging 21, 23, 29, 40, 41, 43| 47, 50| 50, 55, 56, 70, 70, 73
The median = \(\frac{47 + 50}{2}\)
\(\frac{97}{2}\)
= 48\(\frac{1}{2}\)
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #32458)
Mathematics
UTME / JAMB 1983
Statistics and Probability
Solution
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
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
\(\begin{array}{c|c} Scores & Frequency \\\hline 55 & 1\\ 60 & 4\\ 65 & 6\\ 70 & 4\\ 75 & 1 \end{array}\)
Median = 65(middle number)
Mode = 65(most common)
Median + Mode = 65 + 65 = 130
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #32465)
Mathematics
UTME / JAMB 1983
Statistics and Probability
Solution
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
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
Vowels of letters are 6 in numbers
prob. of vowel = \(\frac{6}{13}\)
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #32466)
Mathematics
UTME / JAMB 1983
Statistics and Probability
Solution
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
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
\(\frac{24.57 + 25.63 + 24.32 + 26.01 + 25.77}{5}\)
mean = \(\frac{126.3}{5}\)
= 25.26
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #32479)
Mathematics
UTME / JAMB 1982
Statistics and Probability
Solution
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
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
Re-arrange in ascending order: 110, 113, 113, 116, |117|, 118, 119, 127
a= 117
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #32493)
Mathematics
UTME / JAMB 1982
Statistics and Probability
Solution
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
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
\(\bar{x}\) = \(\frac{fx}{N}\)
= \(\frac{6705}{50}\)
= 1341
= N134.10
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #32540)
Mathematics
UTME / JAMB 1982
Statistics and Probability
Solution
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
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
1st 30 pupils at average age of 15.3 yrs. give total age of 15.3 x 30 = 459yrs
2nd group of 30 pupils at average age of 15.2 yrs
give total age of 15.2 x 30 = 456yrs
Difference in age = 459 - 456
= 3 yrs
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #32545)
Mathematics
UTME / JAMB 1981
Statistics and Probability
Solution
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
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
Arranging the scores in ascending order:
12, 17, 25, 25, 25, 25, 26, 26, 26, 29, 29, 29, 35, 35.
The median is the average of the 7th and 8th marks.
= \(\frac{26 + 26}{2} = 26\)
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #32551)
Mathematics
UTME / JAMB 1981
Statistics and Probability
Solution
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
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
Add all the No.s together to give 100
\(\sum\)xf = 100
N = 20
x = \(\frac{\sum xf}{N}\)
= \(\frac{100}{20}\)
= 5
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #32556)
Mathematics
UTME / JAMB 1981
Statistics and Probability
Solution
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
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
x
5
6
7
8
9
f
6
4
8
7
5
Mode is the No having the highest frequency = 7
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #32557)
Mathematics
UTME / JAMB 1980
Statistics and Probability
Solution
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
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
Total score for 2A & 2B = 4200
mean score = \(\frac{4200}{40 + 35}\)
= \(\frac{4200}{75}\)
= 56
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #32623)
Mathematics
UTME / JAMB 1979
Statistics and Probability
Solution
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
Verified Correct Answer: Option E
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
\(\frac{1.2 + 1.0 + 0.9 + 1.4 + 0.8 + 0.8 + 1.2}{8}\) = \(\frac{8.4}{8}\)
= 1.05
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #32644)
Mathematics
UTME / JAMB 1979
Statistics and Probability
Solution
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
Verified Correct Answer: Option E
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
Mean = 5, 42
Median = 6
Mode = 7
The mean is less than the median
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #32673)
Mathematics
UTME / JAMB 1978
Statistics and Probability
Solution
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
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
By re-arranging the goals in ascending order 0. 0. 0. 0. 0, 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5.
Mean = \(\frac{36}{20}\) = 1.8
Median = \(\frac{1 + 2}{2}\)
= \(\frac{3}{2}\)
= 1.5
Mode = 1
= 1.8, 1.5 and 1
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #32711)