WAEC - Mathematics (2014)

  • 1
    Simplify 10\(\frac{2}{5} - 6 \frac{2}{3} + 3\)
    Trả lời
    (B)
    6\(\frac{11}{15}\)
  • 2
    If 23x = 325, find the value of x
    Trả lời
    (A)
    7
  • 3
    The volume of a cube is 512cm3. Find the length of its side
    Trả lời
    (C)
    8cm
  • 4

    The bar chart above shows the scores of some students in a test. Use it to answer this question

    If one student is selected at random, find the probability that he/she scored at most 2 marks

    Trả lời
    (B)
    \(\frac{11}{20}\)
  • 5
    Simplify: \(\sqrt{12} ( \sqrt{48} - \sqrt{3}\))
    Trả lời
    (A)
    18
  • 6
    Given that x > y and 3 < y, which of the following is/are true? i. y > 3 ii. x < 3 iii. x > y > 3
    Trả lời
    (C)
    i and iii
  • 7
    Three quarters of a number added to two and a half of the number gives 13. Find the number
    Trả lời
    (A)
    4
  • 8
    If x = {0, 2, 4, 6}, y = {1, 2, 3, 4} and z = {1, 3} are subsets of u = {x:0 \(\geq\) x \(\geq\) 6}, find x \(\cap\) (Y' \(\cup\) Z)
    Trả lời
    (C)
    {0, 6)
  • 9
    Find the truth set of the equation x2 = 3(2x + 9)
    Trả lời
    (D)
    {x : x = -3, x = 9}
  • 10
    The coordinates of points P and Q are (4, 3) and (2, -1) respectively. Find the shortest distance between P and Q.
    Trả lời
    (D)
    2\(sqrt{5}\)
  • 11
    Make u the subject of formula, E = \(\frac{m}{2g}\)(v2 - u2)
    Trả lời
    (A)
    u = \(\sqrt{v^2 - \frac{2Eg}{m}}\)
  • 12
    F x varies inversely as y and y varies directly as Z, what is the relationship between x and z?
    Trả lời
    (B)
    x \(\alpha \frac{1}{z}\)
  • 13
    Find the gradient of the line joining the points (2, -3) and 2, 5)
    Trả lời
    (D)
    undefined
  • 14
    If (x - a) is a factor pf bx - ax + x2, find the other factor.
    Trả lời
    (A)
    (x + b)
  • 15
    \(\begin{array}{c|c}height & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\ \hline frequency & 2 & 4 & 5 & 3 & 1
    \end{array}\)
    The table shows the distribution of the height of plants in a nursery. Calculate the mean height of the plants.
    Trả lời
    (A)
    3.8
  • 16
    The area of a sector a circle with diameter 12cm is 66cm2. If the sector is folded to form a cone, calculate the radius of the base of the cone [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)]
    Trả lời
    (B)
    3.5cm
  • 17
    A chord, 7cm long, is drawn in a circle with radius 3.7cm. Calculate the distance of the chord from the centre of the circle
    Trả lời
    (B)
    1.2cm
  • 18
    Which of the following is a measure of dispersion?
    Trả lời
    (A)
    range
  • 19
    A ship sails x km due east to a point E and continues x km due north to F. Find the bearing the bearing of f from the starting point.
    Trả lời
    (A)
    045o
  • 20
    A box contains 13 currency notes, all of which are either N50 or N20 notes. The total value of the currency notes is N530. How many N50 notes are in the box?
    Trả lời
    (D)
    9
  • 21
    If x : y = 3 : 2 and y : z = 5 : 4, find the value of x in the ratio x : y : z
    Trả lời
    (C)
    15
  • 22
    Given that cos x = \(\frac{12}{13}\), evaluate \(\frac{1 - \tan x}{\tan x}\)
    Trả lời
    (C)
    \(\frac{7}{5}\)
  • 23
    approximate 0.0033780 to 3 significant figures
    Trả lời
    (C)
    0.00338
  • 24
    Simplify \(\sqrt{\frac{8^2 \times 4^{n + 1}}{2^{2n} \times 16}}\)
    Trả lời
    (C)
    4
  • 25
    If \(\frac{2}{x - 3} - \frac{3}{x - 2}\) is equal to \(\frac{p}{(x - 3)(x - 2)}\), find p
    Trả lời
    (D)
    5 - x
  • 26
    Subtract \(\frac{1}{2}\)(a - b - c) from the sum of \(\frac{1}{2}\)(a - b + c) and \(\frac{1}{2}\)
    (a + b - c)
    Trả lời
    (A)
    \(\frac{1}{2}\) (a + b + c)
  • 27
    A man's eye level is 1.7m above the horizontal ground and 13m from a vertical pole. If the pole is 8.3m high, calculate, correct to the nearest degree, the angle of elevation of the top of the pole from his eyes.
    Trả lời
    (C)
    27o
  • 28
    A chord subtends an angle of 120o at the centre of a circle of radius 3.5cm. Find the perimeter of the minor sector containing the chord, [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)]
    Trả lời
    (A)
    14\(\frac{1}{3}\)cm
  • 29
    In parallelogram PQRS, QR is produced to M such that |QR| = |RM|. What fraction of the area of PQMS is the area of PRMS?
    Trả lời
    (C)
    \(\frac{2}{3}\)
  • 30
    In a cumulative frequency graph, the lower quartile is 18 years while the 60th percentile is 48 years. What percentage of the distribution is at most 18 years or greater than 48 years?
    Trả lời
    (C)
    65%
  • 31
    If a number is selected at random from each of the sets p = {1, 2, 3} and Q = {2, 3, 5}, find the probability that the sum of the numbers is prime
    Trả lời
    (C)
    \(\frac{1}{3}\)
  • 32
    If log 5.957 = 0.7750, find log \(3 \sqrt{0.0005957}\)
    Trả lời
    (D)
    \(\overline{1}\).075
  • 33
    The probability of an event P happening is \(\frac{1}{5}\) and that of event Q is \(\frac{1}{4}\). If the events are independent, what is the probability that neither of them happens?
    Trả lời
    (C)
    \(\frac{3}{5}\)
  • 34
    Each exterior angle of a polygon is 30o. Calculate the sum of the interior angles
    Trả lời
    (D)
    1800o
  • 35
    Find the number of term in the Arithmetic Progression(A.P) 2, -9, -20,...-141.
    Trả lời
    (D)
    14
  • 36
    In what modulus is it true that 9 + 8 = 5?
    Trả lời
    (C)
    mod 12
  • 37
    The radii of the base of two cylindrical tins, P and Q are r and 2r respectively. If the water level in p is 10cm high, what would be the height of the same quantity of water in Q?
    Trả lời
    (A)
    2.5cm
  • 38
    The bar chart shows the scores of some students in a test. How many students took the test?
    Trả lời
    (C)
    20
  • 39
    The bar chart shows the scores of some students in a test. If one students is selected at random, find the probability that he/she scored at most 2 marks
    Trả lời
    (B)
    \(\frac{11}{20}\)
  • 40
    In the diagram, the value of x + y = 220o. Find the value of n
    Trả lời
    (B)
    40o
  • 41

    In the diagram, PQR is straight line, ( m + n) = 120o and ( n + r) = 100o. Find (m + r).

    Trả lời
    (C)
    140o
  • 42
    In the diagram, PQR is a straight line, (m + n) = 120o and (n + r) = 100o. Find (m + r)
    Trả lời
    (C)
    140o
  • 43
    In the diagram, ST is parallel to UW, < WVT = xo, < VUT = yo, < RSV = 45o and < VTU = 20o. Find the value of x
    Trả lời
    (B)
    45
  • 44
    In the diagram, ST is parallel to UW, < WVT = xo, < VUT = yo, < RSV = 45o and < VTU = 20o. Calculate the value of y
    Trả lời
    (B)
    25
  • 45

    The graph given is for the relation y = 2x\(^2\) + x - 1. What are the coordinates of the point S?

    Trả lời
    (C)
    (1, 2.0)