WAEC - Mathematics (2013)

  • 1
    Multiply 2.7 x 10-4 by 6.3 x 106 and leave your answers in standard form
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    (C)
    1.701 x 103
  • 2
    If 9(2 - x) = 3, find x
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    (B)
    \(\frac{3}{2}\)
  • 3
    In what number base is the addition 465 + 24 + 225 = 1050?
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    (D)
    seven
  • 4
    Simplify \(\frac{1\frac{7}{8} \times 2\frac{2}{5}}{6\frac{3}{4} \div \frac{3}{4}}\)
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    (D)
    \(\frac{1}{2}\)
  • 5
    If Un = n(n2 + 1), evaluate U5 - U4
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    (C)
    62
  • 6
    If \(\sqrt{50} - K\sqrt{8} = \frac{2}{\sqrt{2}}\), find K
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    (D)
    2
  • 7
    A sales boy gave a change of N68 instead of N72. Calculate his percentage error
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    (B)
    5\(\frac{5}{9}\)%
  • 8
    Four oranges sell for Nx and three mangoes sell for Ny. Olu bought 24 oranges and 12 mangoes. How much did he pay in terms of x and y?
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    (B)
    N(6x + 4y)
  • 9
    Simplify: \(\frac{x^2 - y^2}{(x + y)^2} \div \frac{(x - y)^2}{(3x + 3y)}\)
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    (C)
    \(\frac{3}{x - y}\)
  • 10
    Solve the inequality: \(\frac{2x - 5}{2} < (2 - x)\)
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    (D)
    x < 2\(\frac{1}{4}\)
  • 11
    If x = 64 and y = 27, evaluate: \(\frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} - y^{\frac{1}{3}}}{y - x^{\frac{2}{3}}}\)
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    (C)
    \(\frac{5}{11}\)
  • 12
    If \(\frac{1}{2}\)x + 2y = 3  and \(\frac{3}{2}\)x - 2y = 1, find (x + y)
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    (A)
    3
  • 13
    Given that \(p^{\frac{1}{3}}\) = \(\frac{\sqrt[3]{q}}{r}\), make q the subject of the equation
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    (C)
    q = pr3
  • 14
    A chord is 2cm from the centre of a circle. If the radius of the circle is 5cm, find the length of the chord
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    (A)
    2\(\sqrt{21}\)cm
  • 15
    A cube and cuboid have the same base area. The volume of the cube is 64cm\(^3\) while that of the cuboid is 80cm\(^3\). Find the height of the cuboid
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    (C)
    5cm
  • 16
    If sin x = \(\frac{5}{13}\) and 0o \(\leq\) x \(\leq\) 90o, find the value of (cos x - tan x)
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    (C)
    \(\frac{79}{156}\)
  • 17
    An object is 6m away from the base of a mast. The angle of depression of the object from the top pf the mast is 50o, Find, correct to 2 decimal places, the height of the mast
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    (C)
    7.15m
  • 18
    The bearing of Y from X is 060º and the bearing of Z from Y = 060º. Find the bearing of X from Z
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    (B)
    240o
  • 19
    Which of the following is not a probability of Mary scoring 85% in a mathematics test?
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    (D)
    1.01
  • 20
    If 2 log x (3\(\frac{3}{8}\)) = 6, find the value of x
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    (A)
    \(\frac{3}{2}\)
  • 21
    If p = (y : 2y \(\geq\) 6) and Q = (y : y -3 \(\leq\) 4), where y is an integer, find p\(\cap\)Q
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    (C)
    {3, 4, 5, 6, 7}
  • 22
    Find the values of k in the equation 6k2 = 5k + 6
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    (B)
    {\(\frac{-2}{3}, \frac{3}{2}\)}
  • 23
    If y varies directly as the square root of (x + 1) and y = 6 when x = 3, find x when y = 9 
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    (A)
    8
  • 24
    The graph of the relation y = x2 + 2x + k passes through the point (2, 0). Find the values of k
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    (D)
    -8
  • 25
    What is the locus of the point X which moves relative to two fixed points P and M on a plane such that < PXM = 30o
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    (B)
    an arc of a circle with PM as a chord
  • 26
    When a number is subtracted from 2, the result equals 4 less than one-fifth of the number. Find the number
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    (C)
    5
  • 27
    Express \(\frac{2}{x + 3} - \frac{1}{x - 2}\) as a simple fraction
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    (A)
    \(\frac{x - 7}{x^2 + x - 6}\)
  • 28
    An interior angle of a regular polygon is 5 times each exterior angle. How many sides has the polygon?
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    (B)
    12
  • 29
    Given that P = x2 + 4x - 2, Q = 2x - 1 and Q - p = 2, find x
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    (B)
    -1
  • 30
    A pyramid has a rectangular base with dimensions 12m by 8m. If its height is 14m, calculate the volume
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    (B)
    448m3
  • 31
    The slant height of a cone is 5cm and the radius of its base is 3cm. Find, correct to the nearest whole number, the volume of the cone. ( Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\))
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    (C)
    38cm3
  • 32
    The distance between two towns is 50km. It is represented on a map by 5cm. Find the scale used
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    (A)
    1: 1,000,000
  • 33
    Given that (x + 2)(x2 - 3x + 2) + 2(x + 2)(x - 1) = (x + 2) M, find M
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    (D)
    x2 - x
  • 34
    An open cone with base radius 28cm and perpendicular height 96cm was stretched to form sector of a circle. calculate the arc of the sector (Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\))
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    (A)
    8800cm2
  • 35

    In the diagram, PRST is a square. If |PQ| = 24cm. |QR| = 10cm and < PQR = 90o, find the perimeter of the polygon PQRST.

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    (A)
    112cm
  • 36
    in the diagram, the height of a flagpole |TF| and the length of its shadow |FL| re in the ratio 6:8. Using k as a constant of proportionality, find the shortest distance between T and L
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    (B)
    10K units
  • 37
    In the diagrams, |XZ| = |MN|, |ZY| = |MO| and |XY| = |NO|. Which of the following statements is true?
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    (D)
    \(\bigtriangleup\) XYZ= \(\bigtriangleup\) NOM
  • 38

    In the diagram, PQRS is a rhombus and < PSQ = 35º. Calculate the size of < PRQ

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    (B)
    55o
  • 39
    Find the value of m in the diagram
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    (D)
    17o
  • 40

    In the diagram, O is the centre of the circle. OM||XZ and < ZOM = 25º. Calculate ∠XYZ

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    (D)
    65o
  • 41

    Using the histogram, estimate the mode of distribution

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    (C)
    53.5
  • 42

    Using the histogram, what is the median class?

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    (C)
    40.5 - 50.5
  • 43

    The pie chart shows the distribution of 600 mathematics textbooks for Arts, Business, Science and Technical Classes. How many textbooks are for the technical class?

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    (D)
    250
  • 44

    The pie chart shows the distribution of 600 mathematics textbooks for Arts, Business, Science and Technical Classes. What percentage of the total number of textbooks belongs to science?

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    (A)
    12\(\frac{1}{2}\)%
  • 45
    In the diagram, PQRST is a regular polygon with sides QR and TS produced to meet at V. Find the size of < RVS
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    (A)
    36o