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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2025 Probability
From a box containing 2 red, 6 white, and 5 black balls, a ball is randomly selected. What is the probability that the selected ball is black?
A
\(\frac{5}{13}\)
B
\(\frac{5}{11}\)
C
\(\frac{2}{13}\)
D
\(\frac{5}{6}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2025 Probability
a. A pack of 52 playing cards is shuffled, and a card is drawn at random. Calculate the probability that it is either a five or a red nine. [Hint: There are 4 fives and 2 red nines in a pack of 52 cards] b. P, Q, and R are points in the same horizontal plane. The bearing of Q from P is 150º, and the bearing of R from Q is 060º. If |PQ| = 5 m and |QR| = 3 m, find the bearing of R from P, correct to the nearest degree.
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 2025 Heat Energy & Temperature
5400kJ of heat energy was lost when some amount of steam condensed to water for drinking purposes at 15º C. What is the quantity of water collected? [L\(_f \) = 2.26 × 10\(^6\) Jkg\(^{-1}\), c\(_w\) = 4200 Jkg\(^{-1}K^{-1}\)]
A
0.95 kg
B
8.24 kg
C
1.84 kg
D
2.06 kg
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 2025 Heat Energy & Temperature
How long will it take to heat 4 kg of water from 30ºC to 65ºC using an electric kettle taking 5 A from a 240 V supply? (Specific heat capacity of water = 4200 J kg\(^{-1}\) K\(^{-1}\))
A
160 s
B
245 s
C
490 s
D
150 s
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 2025 Heat Energy & Temperature
The quantity of heat required to convert 5kg of ice at its melting point to water without a change of temperature is
A
Heat capacity
B
specific latent heat of fusion
C
Specific heat capacity
D
Latent heat of fusion.
medium Difficulty
Physics WAEC / WASSCE 2025 Heat Energy & Temperature
A body of specific heat capacity 450 Jkg\(^{-1}\)K\(^{-1}\) falls to the ground from rest through a vertical height of 20 m. Assuming conservation of energy, calculate the change in temperature of the body striking the ground level. (g = 10 ms\(^{-2}\))
A
0°C
B
\(\frac{2}{9}\) °C
C
\(\frac{4}{9}\) °C
D
\(\frac{9}{4}\) °C
medium Difficulty
Physics WAEC / WASSCE 2025 Heat Energy & Temperature
Hot water at temperature of t is added to twice that amount of water at a temperature of 30°C. If the resulting temperature of the mixture is 50°C, calculate t
A
40°C
B
80°C
C
90°C
D
50°C
medium Difficulty
Physics WAEC / WASSCE 2025 Heat Energy & Temperature
An iron rod of mass 2 kg and at a temperature of 280°C is dropped into some quantity of water initially at a temperature of 30°C. If the temperature of the mixture is 70°C, calculate the mass of the water. (Neglect heat losses to the surroundings) [Specific heat capacity of iron = 460 Jkg\(^{-1}\)K\(^{-1}\)] [Specific heat capacity of water = 4200 Jkg\(^{-1}\)K\(^{-1}\)]
A
1.50 kg
B
0.58 kg
C
1.15 kg
D
0.77 kg
medium Difficulty
Physics WAEC / WASSCE 2025 Heat Energy & Temperature
How much heat is required to convert 20 g of ice at 0°C to water at the same temperature? [Specific latent heat of ice = 336 Jg\(^{-1}\)]
A
1.35 × 10\(^3\) J
B
6.72 × 10\(^3\) J
C
5.38 × 10\(^3\) J
D
7.06 × 10\(^3\) J
medium Difficulty
Physics WAEC / WASSCE 2025 Heat Energy & Temperature
When two objects, P and Q, are supplied with the same quantity of heat, the temperature change in P is observed to be twice that in Q. If the masses of P and Q are the same, calculate the ratio of the specific heat capacities of Q to P.
A
4: 1
B
2: 1
C
1: 2
D
1: 1
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 2025 Waves & Wave Motion
Which of the following electromagnetic spectra has the shortest wavelength?
A
Ultra violet radiation
B
X - rays
C
Visible light
D
Infrared
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 2025 Waves & Wave Motion
Standing waves are produced by
A
Waves that vibrate in a vertical plane(standing upright)
B
The motion of the source toward the observer
C
The motion of the source away from the observer
D
waves that reflect off a boundary and interfere with themselves
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 2025 Waves & Wave Motion
Water waves and light waves differ generally in their
A
ability to be diffracted
B
ability to be reflected
C
direction of vibration
D
medium of propagation
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 2025 Simple Machine
A hydraulic press consists of two cylinders of cross-sectional radius r\(_1\) and r\(_2\). If a force of 200N applied to the smaller piston (r\(_1\)), causes a force of 3200N to be transmitted onto the larger piston (r\(_2\)). The ratio r\(_1\): r\(_2\) is?
A
1:4
B
1:2
C
1:8
D
1:16
medium Difficulty
Physics WAEC / WASSCE 2025 Simple Machine
A body of mass 7.5 kg is to be pulled along a plane which is inclined at 30º to the horizontal. If the efficiency of the plane is 75%, what is the minimum force required to pull the body up the plane?
A
20.0N
B
50.0N
C
75.0N
D
5.0N
medium Difficulty
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