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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1990 Mensuration (Areas, Perimeters & Volumes)
(a) Find the volume of a right solid cone of base radius 4cm and perpendicular height 6cm. [\(\pi = 3.142\)] (b) A hemispherical tank of diameter which is 10m is filled by water issuing from a pipe of radius 20cm at 2m per second. Calculate, correct to three significant figures, the time, in minutes, it takes to fill the tank.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1990 Statistics (Data Representation, Central Tendency & Dispersion)
The weights to the nearest kilogram, of a group of 50 students in a College of Technology are given below: 65, 70, 60, 46, 51, 55, 59, 63, 68, 53, 47, 53, 72, 53, 67, 62, 64, 70, 57, 56, 73, 56, 48, 51, 58, 63, 65, 62, 49, 64, 53, 59, 63, 50, 48, 72, 67, 56, 61, 64, 66, 52, 49, 62, 71, 58, 53, 69, 63, 59. (a) Prepare a grouped fraquency table with class intervals 45 - 49, 50 - 54, 55 - 59 etc. (b) Using an assumed mean of 62 or otherwise, calculate the mean and standard deviation of the grouped data, correct to one decimal place.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1990 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
(a) ABCD is a trapezium in which AB // DC, |AB| = 8cm, < ABC = 60^\circ, |BC| = 5.5cm and |BD| = 8.3cm. Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct: (i) the trapezium ABCD ; (ii) a rectangle PQCD, where P, Q are two points AB; (b) Measure |AB| and |QB|.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1990 Permutations, Combinations & Probability
(a) If a number is chosen at random from the integers 5 to 25 inclusive, find the probability that the number is a multiple of 5 or 3. (b) A bag contains 10 balls that differ only in colour; 4 are blue and 6 are red. Two balls are picked one after the other, with replacement. What is the probability that: (i) both are red? (ii) both are the same colour?
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1990 Inequalities & Linear Programming
The following is an incomplete table for the relation \(y = 2x^{2} - 5x + 1\) x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 y 8 1 -1 26 (a) Copy and complete the table. (b) Using a scale of 2cm to 1 unit on the x- axis and 2cm to 10 units on the y- axis, draw the graph of the relation \(y = 2x^{2} - 5x + 1\) for \(-3 \leq x \leq 5\). (c) Using the same scale and axes, draw the graph of \(y = x + 6\). (d) Estimate from your graphs, correct to one decimal place : (i) the least value of y and the value of x for which it occurs ; (ii) the solution of the equation \(2x^{2} - 5x + 1 = x + 6\).
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1990 Sets, Logic & Venn Diagrams
In a class of 40 students, 25 speak Hausa, 16 speak Igbo, 21 speak Yoruba and each of the students speak at least one of the these three languages. If 8 speak Hausa and Igbo, 11 speak Hausa and Yoruba and 6 speak Igbo and Yoruba. (a) Draw a Venn diagram to illustrate the information, using x to represent the number of students that speak all three languages. (b) calculate the value of x.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1990 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
An aeroplane flies from a town P(lat. 40^\circN, 38^\circE) to another town Q(lat. 40^\circN, 22^\circW). It later flies to a third town T(28^\circN, 22^\circW). Calculate the : (a) distance between P and Q along their parallel of latitude ; (b) distance between Q and T along their line of longitudes; (c) average speed at which the aeroplane will fly from P to T via Q, if the journey takes 12 hours, correct to 3 significant figures. [Take the radius of the earth = 6400km ; \(\pi = 3.142\)]
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1990 Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word Underlined: The policeman was asked to investigate the matter
A
ask about
B
forget about
C
examine
D
inquire about
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1990 Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word Underlined: Lola was agitated when the sad news of her mother's accidents was broken to her
A
excited
B
calm
C
uncontrollable
D
unreasonable
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1990 Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word Underlined: Though his parents' poverty placed many obstacles in his path as a young man, Olu succeeded at last.
A
hurdles
B
advantages
C
temptations
D
diversions
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1990 Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word Underlined: Binta sobbed by the door because she had lost her mother's precious necklace
A
cried
B
smiled
C
wept
D
laughed
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1990 Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word Underlined: The president took exception to the ignoble role the young man played in the matter
A
honourable
B
embarrassing
C
dishonourable
D
extraordinary
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1990 Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word Underlined: The man who had been seriously ill was convalescing at a sea-side resort
A
regaining health
B
deteriorating in health
C
recuperating
D
relaxing
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1990 Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word Underlined:For millions years, the worlds's resources have remained boundless
A
unlimited
B
scarce
C
indomitable
D
limited
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1990 Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word Underlined: It seems fashionable, in some quaters today to decry examinations and the ability to pass them
A
extol
B
abuse
C
entreat
D
discourage
medium Difficulty
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