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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. Find the mean mark
A
3.1
B
3.0
C
3.2
D
3.3
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2010 Statistics and Probability
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{No. of pets} & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 \\ \hline \text{No. of students} & 8 & 4 & 5 & 10 & 3\end{array}\) The table shows the number of pets kept by 30 students in a class. If a student is picked at random ftom the class. What is the probability that he/she kept more than one pet?
A
\(\frac{1}{5}\)
B
\(\frac{2}{5}\)
C
\(\frac{3}{5}\)
D
\(\frac{4}{5}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2010 Statistics and Probability
The mean age of R men in a club is 50 years, Two men aged 55 and 63, left the club and the mean age reduced by 1 year. Find the value of R
A
18
B
20
C
22
D
28
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2010 Statistics and Probability
The mean of the numbers 2, 5, 2x and 7 is less than or equal to 5. Find the range of the values of x
A
x \(\leq\) 3
B
x \(\geq\) 3
C
x < 3
D
x > 3
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2010 Statistics and Probability
The frequency distribution of the weight of 100 participants in a high jump competition is as shown below : Weight (kg) 20 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 - 69 70 - 79 Number of Participants 10 18 22 25 16 9 (a) Construct the cumulative frequency table. (b) Draw the cumulative frequency curve. (c) From the curve, estimate the : (i) median ; (ii) semi- interquartile range ; (iii) probability that a participant chosen at random weighs at least 60 kg.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2009 Statistics and Probability
5, 8, 6 and k occur with frequency 3, 2, 4, and 1 respectively and have a mean of 5.7. Find the value of k?
A
4
B
3
C
2
D
1
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2009 Statistics and Probability
What is the mean deviation of x, 2x, x+1 and 3x. If their mean is 2?
A
0.5
B
1.0
C
1.5
D
2.0
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2009 Statistics and Probability
In how many ways can 9 people be seated if 3 chairs are available?
A
720
B
504
C
336
D
210
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2009 Statistics and Probability
In an examination, Kofi scored x% in Physics, 50% in Chemistry and 70% in Biology. If his mean score for the three subjects was 55%, find x
A
40
B
45
C
55
D
60
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2009 Statistics and Probability
What is the median of the following scores: 22 35 41 63 74 82
A
82
B
52
C
49
D
22
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2009 Statistics and Probability
A box contains black, white and red identical balls. The probability of picking a black ball at random from the box is \(\frac{3}{10}\) and the probability of picking a white ball at random is \(\frac{2}{5}\). If there are 30 balls in the box, how many of them are red?
A
3
B
7
C
9
D
12
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2009 Statistics and Probability
The pie chart shows the distribution of 4320 students who graduated from four departments in a university. If a student is picked at random from the four departments, what id the probability that he is not from the education department?
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A
\(\frac{3}{10}\)
B
\(\frac{2}{9}\)
C
\(\frac{5}{18}\)
D
\(\frac{7}{10}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2008 Statistics and Probability
What is the mean of the data t, 2t-1, t-2, 2t -1, 4t and 2t+2?
A
2t
B
2t-1
C
2/3t+1
D
2t-1/3
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2008 Statistics and Probability
Find the median of 4, 1, 4, 1, 0, 4, 4, 2 and 0
A
zero
B
1
C
2
D
4
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2008 Statistics and Probability
Find the mean deviation of 2, 4, 5, and 9
A
1
B
2
C
5
D
7
medium Difficulty
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