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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2013 Statistics and Probability
Which of the following is not a probability of Mary scoring 85% in a mathematics test?
A
0.15
B
0.57
C
0.94
D
1.01
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2012 Statistics and Probability
The mean of seven numbers is 96. If an eighth number is added, the mean becomes 112. Find the eighth number.
A
126
B
180
C
216
D
224
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2012 Statistics and Probability
Find the median of 2,3,7,3,4,5,8,9,9,4,5,3,4,2,4 and 5
A
9
B
8
C
7
D
4
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2012 Statistics and Probability
The probability that a student passes a physics test is \(\frac{2}{3}\). If he takes three physics tests, what is the probability that he passes two of the tests?
A
\(\frac{2}{27}\)
B
\(\frac{3}{27}\)
C
\(\frac{4}{27}\)
D
\(\frac{5}{3}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2012 Statistics and Probability
The probabilities that a man and his wife live for 80 years are \(\frac{2}{3}\) and \(\frac{3}{5}\) respectively. Find the probability that at least one of them will live up to 80 years
A
\(\frac{2}{15}\)
B
\(\frac{3}{15}\)
C
\(\frac{7}{15}\)
D
\(\frac{13}{15}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2012 Statistics and Probability
A bag contains 4 red and 6 black balls of the same size. If the balls are shuffled briskly and two balls are drawn one after the other without replacement, find the probability of picking balls of different colours
A
\(\frac{8}{15}\)
B
\(\frac{13}{25}\)
C
\(\frac{11}{15}\)
D
\(\frac{13}{15}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2012 Statistics and Probability
The bar chart shows the frequency distribution of marks scored by students in a class test. How many students are in the class?
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A
10
B
24
C
25
D
30
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2012 Statistics and Probability
The bar chart shows the frequency distribution of marks scored by students in a class test. Calculate the mean of the distribution.
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A
6.0
B
3.0
C
2.4
D
1.8
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2012 Statistics and Probability
The bar chart shows the frequency distribution of marks scored by students in a class test. What is the median of the distribution?
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A
2
B
4
C
6
D
8
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2012 Statistics and Probability
(a) A box contains 40 identical discs which are either red or white. If the probability of picking a red disc is \(\frac{1}{4}\); Calculate the number of (i) white discs ; (ii) red discs that should be added such that the probability of picking a red disc will be \(\frac{1}{3}\). (b) A salesman bought some plates at N50.00 each. If he sold all of them for N600.00 and made a profit of 20% on the transaction, how many plates did he buy?
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2011 Statistics and Probability
Class Intervals 0-2 3-5 6-8 9-11 Frequency 3 2 5 3 Find the mode of the above distribution.
A
9
B
8
C
10
D
7
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2011 Statistics and Probability
\(\begin{array}{c|c} No & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 \\ \hline Frequency & 1 & 4 & 3 & 8 & 2 & 5 \end{array}\). From the table above, find the median and range of the data respectively.
A
(8,5)
B
(3, 5)
C
(5 , 8)
D
(5 , 3)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2011 Statistics and Probability
If a number is chosen at random from the set {x: 4 \(\leq x \leq 15\)}. Find the probability that it is a multiple of 3 or a multiple of 4
A
\(\frac{1}{2}\)
B
\(\frac{5}{12}\)
C
\(\frac{7}{12}\)
D
\(\frac{11}{12}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2011 Statistics and Probability
The histogram shows the age distribution of members of a club. What is their modal age?
Attached Figure / Diagram
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A
44.5
B
42.5
C
41.5
D
40.5
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2010 Statistics and Probability
Marks 1 2 3 4 5 Frequency 2 2 8 4 4 The table above show the marks obtained in a given test. How many student took the test?
A
16
B
13
C
20
D
15
medium Difficulty
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