WAEC Mathematics Past Questions & Answers - Page 240

1,196.

Find the value of x in the diagram above

A.

8.0cm

B.

6.8cm

C.

6.6cm

D.

6.5cm

E.

5.6cm

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,197.

In \(\triangle PQR\). T is a point on QR such that \(\angle QPT = 39^o and \angle PTR = 83^o. Calculate \angle PQT\)

A.

\(34^o\)

B.

\(44^o\)

C.

\(45^o\)

D.

\(97^o\)

E.

\(107^o\)

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,198.

The diagram above is a rectangle. If the perimeter is 36m, find the area of the rectangle

A.

\(64m^2\)

B.

\(65m^2\)

C.

\(84m^2\)

D.

\(124m^2\)

E.

\(275m^2\)

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,200.

The pie chart above show the distribution of how students travelled to a certain school on a particular day. Use this information to answer the question below
If a hundred students travelled by bus, find the total number of students in the school

A.

300

B.

400

C.

500

D.

600

E.

750

Correct answer is B

If X represent the total number of students

where the bus holds a right angle; 90º
\(\frac{90}{360}\times X=100\)(students traveling by bus)
\(X=\frac{100\times 360}{90}=400\)