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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1996 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
A town P is 150km from a town Q in the direction 050o. What is the bearing of Q from P?
A
050o
B
130o
C
230o
D
270o
E
310o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1996 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
The angle of elevation of the top X of a vertical pole from a point P on a level ground is 60o. The distance from P to the foot of the pole is 55m. Without using tables, find the height of the pole.
A
50/3m
B
50m
C
55√3m
D
60m
E
65m
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1996 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
The number of goals scored by a football team in 20 matches is shown in the table above What is the mean goal scored?
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A
0.75
B
1.75
C
1.9
D
2
E
2.15
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1996 Statistics (Data Representation, Central Tendency & Dispersion)
The number of goals scored by a football team in 20 matches is shown in the table above What is the modal goal scored?
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A
o
B
1
C
2
D
5
E
7
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1996 Statistics (Data Representation, Central Tendency & Dispersion)
The cumulative frequency curve may be used to find the
A
variance
B
standard deviation
C
mode
D
median
E
mean
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1996 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
The marks obtained by pupils of class are grouped as shown below; 0 - 4, 5 - 9,10 -14, 15 -19. Which of the following is/are not true? l. The mid values of the grouped marks are 2, 7, 12 and 17. II The class interval is 4. III The class boundaries are 0.5, 4.5, 9.5, 14.5 and 19.5
A
I only
B
II only
C
III only
D
I and II only
E
II and III only
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1996 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
What percentage of observation lie outside interquartile range of any distribution?
A
121/2%
B
25%
C
50%
D
621/2 %
E
75%
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1996 Permutations, Combinations & Probability
A bag contains 3 red, 4 black and 5 green identical balls. Two balls are picked at random, one after the other without replacement. Find the probability that one is red and the other is green
A
\(\frac{2}{3}\)
B
\(\frac{5}{11}\)
C
\(\frac{5}{22}\)
D
\(\frac{5}{24}\)
E
\(\frac{5}{48}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1996 Permutations, Combinations & Probability
The table gives the distribution of outcomes obtained when a die was rolled 100 times. What is the experimental probability that it shows at most 4 when rolled again?
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A
8/25
B
12/25
C
13/25
D
2/3
E
17/25
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1996 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
A shopkeeper buys 40 kg of fruits for N120.00. He sells 20 kg at N5.00 per kg, 10 kg at N3.00 per kg, 5 kg at N2.00 per kg and the remaining 5 kg at 50k per kg. Calculate the : (a) amount he realises from the sales ; (b) total profit / loss ; (c) percentage profit/ loss on his outlay of N120.00.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1996 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
(a) Solve the simultaneous equation : \(6y + 5x = 12 ; 4y - 3x = 11\). (b) In the diagram, ADC is a straight line. /CD/ = 48 cm, /BD/ = 36 cm and /AD/ = y cm. Find the value of y.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1996 Statistics (Data Representation, Central Tendency & Dispersion)
The table below shows the marks obtained by forty pupils in a Mathematics test. Marks 0 - 9 10 - 19 20 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 No of pupils 4 5 6 12 8 5 (a) Draw a histogram for the mark distribution ; (b) Use your histogram to estimate the mode ; (c) Calculate the median of the distribution.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1996 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
(a) If \(\log_{10} 2 = 0.3010\) and \(\log_{10} 3 = 0.4771\), calculate without using tables, the value of \(\log_{10} 0.72\). (b) A hawk on top of a tree, 20 metres high views a chick on the ground at an angle of depression of 39^\circ. Find, correct to 2 significant figures, the distance of the chick from the bottom of the tree.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1996 Permutations, Combinations & Probability
(a) ABCD is a trapezium with AB parallel to DC and /AD/ = /AB/. If < BAD = 106^\circ, find < BDC. (b) The table below shows the distribution of 20 cards labelled A - E. Card A B C D E Frequency 3 4 7 5 1 (i) If a card is selected at random from the pack, what is the probability that the card is E? (ii) If two cards are selected at random one after the other without replacement from the pack, what is the probability that one of the two cards is B?
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1996 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
(a) Without using tables, find the value of \(\frac{0.45 \times 0.91}{0.0117}\) (b) Find the number which is exactly halfway between \(1\frac{6}{7}\) and \(2\frac{11}{28}\). (c) If each interior angle of a regular polygon is five times the exterior angle, how many sides has the polygon? (d) Calculate the volume of the material used in making a pipe 20cm long, with an internal diameter 6cm and external diameter 8cm. [Take \(pi = \frac{22}{7}\)].
medium Difficulty
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