WAEC - Mathematics (2001)

  • 1
    Which of the following correctly expresses 48 as a product of prime factors?
    答え
    (D)
    2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3
  • 2
    Evaluate \((20_{three})^2 - (11_{three})^2\) in base three
    答え
    (C)
    202
  • 3
    Evaluate \(log_{10}5 + log_{10}20\)
    答え
    (A)
    2
  • 4
    In a class of 80 students, every students studies Economics or Geography or both. If 65 students study Economics and 50 study Geography, how many study both subjects?
    答え
    (C)
    35
  • 5
    If N varies directly as M and N = 8 when M = 20 find M when N = 7
    答え
    (C)
    \(17\frac{1}{2}\)
  • 6
    Express 0.0462 in standard form
    答え
    (D)
    4.62 x 10-2
  • 7
    In a bag of oranges, the ratio of the good ones to the bad ones is 5:4. If the number of bad oranges in the bag is 36, how many oranges are there in the altogether?
    答え
    (A)
    81
  • 8
    A boy estimated his transport fare for a journey as N190 instead of N200. Find the percentage error in his estimate
    答え
    (D)
    5%
  • 9
    Evaluate \(5\frac{2}{5}\times \left(\frac{2}{3}\right)^2\div\left(1\frac{1}{2}\right)^{-1}\)
    答え
    (C)
    \(3\frac{3}{5}\)
  • 10
    The nth term of a sequence is \(2^{2n-1}\). Which term of the sequence is \(2^9?\)
    答え
    (C)
    5th
  • 11
    Evaluate \(\frac{1}{2}+\frac{3}{4}of\frac{2}{5}\div 1\frac{3}{5}\)
    答え
    (B)
    \(\frac{11}{16}\)
  • 12
    A man is four times as old as his son. The difference between their ages is 36 years Find the sum of their ages
    答え
    (C)
    60 years
  • 13
    Given that y = px + q and y = 5 when x = 3, while y = 4 when x = 2, find the value of p and q.
    答え
    (B)
    p = 1, q = 2
  • 14
    Evaluate \(\frac{x^2 + x - 2}{2x^2 + x -3}\) when x = -1
    答え
    (D)
    1
  • 15
    Factorize \(6x^2 + 7x - 20\)
    答え
    (D)
    (3x-4)(2x+5)
  • 16
    Simplify \(\frac{2x-1}{3}-\frac{x+3}{2}\)
    答え
    (C)
    \(\frac{x-11}{6}\)
  • 17
    If \(\frac{y-3}{2}<\frac{2y-1}{3}\), which of the following is true?
    答え
    (C)
    y > -7
  • 18
    if \(\frac{4m+3n}{4m-3n}=\frac{5}{2}\), find the ratio m:n
    答え
    (A)
    7:4
  • 19
    If \(2x^2 + kx - 14 = (x+2)(2x-7)\), find the value of K
    答え
    (A)
    -3
  • 20
    which of the following is not quadratic expression?
    答え
    (D)
    y = 5(x-1)
  • 21
    The graph of the curve \(y = 2x^2 - 5x - 1\) and a straight line PQ were drawn to solve the equation \(2x^2 - 5x + 2 = 0\)
    What is the equation of the straight line PQ?
    答え
    (D)
    y = -3
  • 22
    Subtract (-y + 3x + 5z) from (4y - x - 2z)
    答え
    (A)
    5y - 4x - 7z
  • 23
    If \(y \propto \frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}\) and x = 16 when y = 2, find x when y = 24
    答え
    (A)
    \(\frac{1}{9}\)
  • 24
    If 2x : (x +1) = 3:2, what is the value of x?
    答え
    (D)
    3
  • 25
    The bearing S40°E is the same as
    答え
    (D)
    140o
  • 26
    Given that sin \(P = \frac{5}{13}\), where p is acute, find the value of cos p - tan p
    答え
    (A)
    \(\frac{79}{156}\)
  • 27
    Three observation posts P,Q and R are such that Q is due east of P and R is due north of Q. If |PQ| = 5km and |PR| = 10km, find |QR|
    答え
    (D)
    8.7km
  • 28
    Express 25° 45' in decimal (Hint: 1° = 60')
    答え
    (A)
    25.75o
  • 29
    A box contains 5 red, 3 green and 4 blue balls. A boy is allowed to take away two balls from the box. What is the probability that the two balls are red?
    答え
    (A)
    \(\frac{5}{33}\)
  • 30
    A box contains 5 red, 3 green and 4 blue balls. A boy is allowed to take away two balls from the box. What is the probability that one is green and the other is blue?
    答え
    (A)
    \(\frac{2}{11}\)
  • 31
    If the probability that an event will occur is p and the probability that it will not occur is q, which of the following is true?
    答え
    (C)
    p+q=1
  • 32

    What is the range of their age?

    答え
    (B)
    20 years
  • 33

    What is the mode?

    答え
    (C)
    24.0 years
  • 34

    How many students are there in the group?

    答え
    (C)
    52
  • 35
    Which of the following is not the the size of an exterior angle of a regular polygon?
    答え
    (D)
    21o
  • 36

    In the diagram, PQR is a triangle.|PQ| = |PR|, |PS| = |SQ| and PRS = 50°. What is the size of ∠PSQ?

    答え
    (B)
    80o
  • 37
    PQRS is a rhombus of side 16cm. The diagonal |QS| = 20cm. Calculate, correct to the nearest degree, ∠PQR
    答え
    (D)
    103o
  • 38

    In the diagram, PQ is a diameter of the circle and ∠PRS = 58°. Find ∠STQ.

    答え
    (B)
    32o
  • 39
    A chord of length 30cm is 8cm away from the center of the circle. What is the radius of the circle? Take \(\pi =\frac{22}{7}\)
    答え
    (B)
    17cm
  • 40
    A sector of a circle radius 14 cm subtends an angle 135° at the center of the circle. What is the perimeter of the sector? Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)
    答え
    (B)
    61cm
  • 41

    In the diagram, MN||PQ, |LM| = 3cm and |LP| = 4cm. If the area of ∆LMN is 18cm2, find the area of the quadrilateral MPQN

    答え
    (C)
    14cm2
  • 42

    The diagram shows a triangular prism of length 7cm. The right - angled triangle PQR is a cross section of the prism |PR| = 5cm and |RQ| = 3cm. What is the area of the cross-section?

    答え
    (B)
    6cm2
  • 43

    The diagram shows a triangular prism of length 7cm. The right - angled triangle PQR is a cross section of the prism |PR| = 5cm and |RQ| = 3cm. What is the volume of the prism?

    答え
    (B)
    42cm2
  • 44
    A solid cylinder of radius 7cm is 10 cm long. Find its total surface area.
    答え
    (D)
    \(238\pi cm^2\)
  • 45

    PQRS is a trapezium in which |PS| = 9cm, |QR| = 15cm, |PQ| = \(2\sqrt{3}, \angle PQR = 90^o and \angle QRS = 30^o\). Calculate the area of the trapezium

    答え
    (A)
    \(24\sqrt{3} cm^2\)