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WAEC / WASSCE 1996
Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
Solution
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
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
a = 50o (Alt. ∠s)
Bearing of Q from P = 180o + a
= 180o + 50o = 230o
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #23831)
Mathematics
WAEC / WASSCE 1996
Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
Solution
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
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
Tan60o = h/55
h = 55Tan60o
h 55 x √3 ; h = 55√3m
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #23832)
Mathematics
WAEC / WASSCE 1996
Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
Diagram
Solution
The number of goals scored by a football team in 20 matches is shown in the table above
What is the mean goal scored?
Attached Figure / Diagram
A
0.75
B
1.75
C
1.9
D
2
E
2.15
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
Mean =
∑fx/∑f
=
35/20
= 13/4 = 1.75
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #23833)
Mathematics
WAEC / WASSCE 1996
Statistics (Data Representation, Central Tendency & Dispersion)
Diagram
The number of goals scored by a football team in 20 matches is shown in the table above
What is the modal goal scored?
Attached Figure / Diagram
A
o
B
1
C
2
D
5
E
7
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option C.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #23834)
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
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option D.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #23835)
Mathematics
WAEC / WASSCE 1996
Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
Solution
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
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
0 - 4; Mid Values 0 + 4/2 = 2
5 - 9; 5 + 9/2 = 7
10 - 14; 10 + 14/2 = 12
15 - 19; 15 + 19/2 = 17
The class interval is 5 class boundaries are 0.5, 4.5, 9.5, 14.5, 19.5
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #23836)
Mathematics
WAEC / WASSCE 1996
Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
Solution
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
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
Q1 represents the value below which 25% of the data falls, while Q3 indicates the value below which 75% of the data falls (or above which 25% falls). Consequently, the percentage of data outside the interval [Q1, Q3] is 50%, composed of 25% on each side.
This principle applies to any distribution, as quartiles are determined by order statistics and cumulative probabilities, independent of the distribution's shape
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #23837)
Mathematics
WAEC / WASSCE 1996
Permutations, Combinations & Probability
Solution
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
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
Total balls = 12
RG or GR
\(\frac{3}{12}\) x \(\frac{5}{11}\) + \(\frac{5}{12}\) x \(\frac{3}{11}\)
= \(\frac{5}{44}\) + \(\frac{5}{44}\)
=\(\frac{10}{44}\)
=\(\frac{5}{22}\)
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #23838)
Mathematics
WAEC / WASSCE 1996
Permutations, Combinations & Probability
Diagram
Solution
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?
Attached Figure / Diagram
A
8/25
B
12/25
C
13/25
D
2/3
E
17/25
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option E
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
18 + 14 + 20 + 16/100 = 17/25
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #23839)
Mathematics
WAEC / WASSCE 1996
Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
Solution
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
Verified Correct Answer: Option
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
(a) 20 kg at N5.00 each = N100.00
10 kg at N3.00 each = N30.00
5 kg at N2.00 each = N10.00
5 kg at 50k each = N2.50
Total = N 142.50.
(b) Selling price = N142.50
Cost price = N120.00
\(\therefore\) Profit = N(142.50 - 120.00) = N22.50.
(c) \(% profit = \frac{22.5}{120} \times 100%\)
= \(\frac{45}{240} \times 100% = 18.75%\)
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #54495)
Mathematics
WAEC / WASSCE 1996
Indices, Logarithms & Surds
Solution
(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
Verified Correct Answer: Option
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
(a) \(6y + 5x = -12 ... (1)\)
\(4y - 3x = 11 ... (2)\)
Multiply (1) by 2 and (2) by 3,
\(12y + 10x = -24 ... (1a)\)
\(12y - 9x = 33 ... (2a)\)
\((1a) - (2a) : 19x = -57 \implies x = -3\)
\(4y - 3(-3) = 11 \implies 4y + 9 = 11\)
\(4y = 2 \implies y = \frac{1}{2}\)
(b)
\(/BC/^{2} = 36^{2} + 48^{2}\)
\(/BC/^{2} = 1296 + 2304 = 3600\)
\(/BC/ = \sqrt{3600} = 60 cm\)
\(/AC/^{2} = /BC/^{2} + /AB/^{2}\)
\((y + 48)^{2} = 60^{2} + 36^{2} + y^{2}\)
\(y^{2} + 96y + 2304 = 3600 + 1296 + y^{2}\)
\(96y = 3600 + 1296 - 2304 = 2592\)
\(96y = 2592 \implies y = \frac{2592}{96} = 27 cm\)
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #54496)
Mathematics
WAEC / WASSCE 1996
Statistics (Data Representation, Central Tendency & Dispersion)
Solution
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
Verified Correct Answer: Option
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
(a)
Marks
Class boundary
Freq
Cum freq
0 - 9
0 - 9.5
4
4
10 - 19
9.5 - 19.5
5
9
20 - 29
19.5 - 29.5
6
15
30 - 39
29.5 - 39.5
12
27
40 - 49
39.5 - 49.5
8
35
50 - 59
49.5 - 59.5
5
40
(b) Mode = 35.5
(c) Median = \(L_{1} + \frac{(\frac{N}{2} - \sum f_{p}) \times c}{f_{m}}\)
where \(L_{1}\) = lower class boundary of median class = 29.5
\(N = \sum f = 40\) ; \(\sum f_{p}\) = cumulative frequency before median class = 15.
\(f_{m}\) = frequency of median class = 12, c = class interval = 10.
Median = \(29.5 + \frac{(\frac{40}{2} - 15) \times 10}{12}\)
= \(29.5 + \frac{(20 - 15) \times 10}{12}\)
= \(29.5 + 4.17 = 33.67\)
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #54502)
Mathematics
WAEC / WASSCE 1996
Indices, Logarithms & Surds
Solution
(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
Verified Correct Answer: Option
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
(a) \(\log_{10} 0.72 =\log_{10} (\frac{72}{100})\)
= \(\log_{10} 72 - \log_{10} 100\)
= \(72 = 2^{3} \times 3^{2}\)
\(\log_{10} 72 = \log_{10} 2^{3} + \log_{10} 3^{2} = 3\log_{10} 2 + 2 \log_{10} 3\)
= \(3(0.3010) + 2(0.4771) = 0.9030 + 0.9542 = 1.8572\)
\(\therefore \log_{10} 0.72 \equiv \log_{10} 72 - \log_{10} 100\)
= \(1.8572 - 2 = -0.1428\)
(b) \(\tan 39^\circ = \frac{20}{AB} \)
= \(\frac{20}{\tan 39^\circ}\)
\(AB = 24.698 m \approxeq 25m\)
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #54503)
Mathematics
WAEC / WASSCE 1996
Permutations, Combinations & Probability
Solution
(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
Verified Correct Answer: Option
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
(a)
\(< BAD = 106^\circ\) (Given)
\(/AD/ = /AB/\) (given)
\(\therefore < ADC = \frac{180^\circ - 106^\circ}{2} = 37^\circ\) (base angles of an isosceles triangle)
(b) Total card = 20
(i) P(card picked is E) = \(\frac{1}{20}\)
(ii) P(B and A or C or D or E) or P(A or C or D or E and B)
= \(\frac{4}{20} \times \frac{3 + 7 + 5 + 1}{19} + \frac{3 + 7 + 5 + 1}{20} \times \frac{4}{19}\)
= \(\frac{64}{380} + \frac{64}{380} = \frac{32}{95}\)
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #54508)
Mathematics
WAEC / WASSCE 1996
Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
Solution
(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
Verified Correct Answer: Option
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
(a) \(\frac{0.45 \times 0.91}{0.0117} = \frac{45 \times 91}{117}\)
= \(5 \times 7 = 35\)
(b) Halfway between \(1\frac{6}{7}\) and \(2\frac{11}{28}\)
= \(\frac{1\frac{6}{7} + 2\frac{11}{28}}{2}\)
= \((\frac{13}{7} + \frac{67}{28}) \times \frac{1}{2}\)
= \(\frac{119}{28} \times \frac{1}{2} \)
= \(\frac{119}{56} = 2\frac{7}{56} = 2\frac{1}{8}\)
(c) Let the interior angle = 5x^\circ and the exterior angle = x^\circ.
\(\therefore 5x^\circ + x^\circ = 180^\circ\)
\(6x^\circ = 180^\circ \implies x = 30^\circ\)
Exterior angle = \(\frac{360^\circ}{n} \implies 30^\circ = \frac{360^\circ}{n}\)
\(n = \frac{360^\circ}{30^\circ} = 12\)
The polygon has 12 sides.
(d) Length of pipe = 20 cm
Internal diameter = 6 cm ; radius = 3cm
External diameter = 8 cm ; radius = 4cm
Let the external radius = R and internal radius = r
\(\therefore\) Volume of material used = \(\pi R^{2} l - \pi r^{2} l\)
Where l = length.
\(Volume = \pi l (R^{2} - r^{2}) cm^{3}\)
= \(\frac{22}{7} \times 20 (4^{2} - 3^{2}) = \frac{22}{7} \times 20 \times 7 = 440 cm^{3}\)
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #54510)