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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2016 Number and Numeration
If log2(3x - 1) = 5, find x.
A
2.00
B
3.67
C
8.67
D
11
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2016 Number and Numeration
A sphere of radius rcm has the same volume as cylinder of radius 3cm and height 4cm. Find the value of r
A
\(\frac{2}{3}\)
B
2
C
3
D
6
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2016 Number and Numeration
Express 1975 correct to 2 significant figures
A
20
B
1,900
C
1,980
D
2,000
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2016 Number and Numeration
Examine M' \(\cap\) N from the venn diagram
Attached Figure / Diagram
Question diagram
A
{f, g}
B
{e}
C
{e, f, g}
D
{e, f, g}
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2016 Number and Numeration
If 20(mod 9) is equivalent to y(mod 6), find y.
A
1
B
2
C
3
D
4
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2016 Number and Numeration
Simplify \(\frac{(p - r)^2 - r^2}{2p^2 - 4pr}\)
A
\(\frac{1}{2}\)
B
p - 2r
C
\(\frac{1}{p - 2r}\)
D
\(\frac{2p}{p - 2r}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2016 Number and Numeration
The relation y = x2 + 2x + k passes through the point (2,0). Find the value of k
A
- 8
B
- 4
C
4
D
8
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2016 Number and Numeration
The ratio of the exterior angle to the interior angle of a regular polygon is 1:11. How many sides has the polygon?
A
30
B
24
C
18
D
12
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2016 Number and Numeration
Halima is n years old. Her brother's age is 5 years more than half of her age. How old is her brother?
A
\(\frac{n}{2} + \frac{5}{2}\)
B
\(\frac{n}{2}\) - 5
C
5 - \(\frac{n}{2}\)
D
\(\frac{n}{2}\) + 5
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2016 Number and Numeration
An object is 6m away from the base of a mast. If the angle of depression of the object from the top of the mast is 50o, find, correct to 2 decimal places, the height of the mast.
A
8.60m
B
7.83m
C
7.51m
D
7.15m
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2016 Number and Numeration
(a) Solve : \(7(x + 4) - \frac{2}{3}(x - 6) \leq 2[x - 3(x + 5)]\) (b) A transport company has a total of 20 vehicles made up of tricycle and taxicabs. Each tricycle carries 2 passengers while each taxicab carries four passengers. If the 20 vehicles carry a total of 66 passengers at a time, how many tricycles does the company have?
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2016 Number and Numeration
Scores 1 2 3 4 5 6 Frequency 25 30 x 28 40 32 The table shows the outcome when a die is thrown a number of times. If the probability of obtaining a 3 is 0.225; (a) How many times was the die thrown? (b) Calculate the probability that a trial chosen at random gives a score of an even number or a prime number.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2016 Number and Numeration
(a) Find the sum of the Arithmetic Progression (AP) 1, 3, 5,..., 101. (b) Out of the 95 travellers interviewed, 7 travelled by bus and train only, 3 by train and car only and 8 travelled by all 3 means of transport. The number, x, of travellerswho travelled by bus only was equal to the number who travelled by bus and car only. If 47 people travelled by bus and 30 by train : (i) represent this information in a Venn diagram; (ii) calculate the (1) value of x ; (2) number who travelled by at least two means.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2016 Number and Numeration
(a) Using the method of completing the square, solve, correct to 2 decimal places, \(\frac{x - 2}{4} = \frac{x + 2}{2x}\). (b) In the diagram, PQRST is a circle with centre O. If PS is a diameter, RS//QT, and < QTS = 52^\circ, find : (i) < SQT ; (ii) < PQT.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2016 Number and Numeration
(a) Find the equation of a straight line which passes through the point (2, -3) and is parallel to the line \(2x + y = 6\). (b) The operation \(\Delta\) is defined on the set T = {2, 3, 5, 7} by \(x \Delta y = (x + y + xy) mod 8\). (i) Construct modulo 8 table for the operation \(\Delta\) on the set T. (ii) Use the the table to find: (a) \(2 \Delta (5 \Delta 7)\) ; (b) \(2 \Delta n = 5 \Delta 7\).
medium Difficulty
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