WAEC Mathematics Past Questions & Answers - Page 258

1,286.

A student found the approximate value of 0.02548 correct to two places of decimal instead of two significant figures. Find the percentage error.

A.

0%

B.

131/3%

C.

15 5/13%

D.

2/3%

E.

20%

Correct answer is E

0.02548 \(\approxeq\) 0.03 (to 2 decimal places)

0.02548 \(\approxeq\) 0.025 (2 sig. figs)

Error = 0.03 - 0.025

= 0.005

% error = \(\frac{0.005}{0.025} \times 100%\)

= 20%

 

1,287.

A and B are two sets. The number of elements in A∪B is 49, the number in A is 22 and number in B is 34. How many elements are in A ∩ E?

A.

105

B.

27

C.

15

D.

12

E.

7

Correct answer is E

Let x represent the intersection
34 - x + 22 - x + x = 49
  - x = 49 - 56; x = 7

1,288.

If P = {3, 5, 6} and Q = {4, 5, 6} then P∩Q equals

A.

{3, 4}

B.

{4, 5}

C.

{4, 6}

D.

{5, 6}

E.

{3, 5}

Correct answer is D

P ∩ Q = {5, 6}

1,289.

Express (0.0425 / 2.5) as a fraction

A.

17/10,000

B.

17/1,000

C.

17/250

D.

17/100

E.

17/10

Correct answer is B

0.0425/2.5

=

425/25000

=

17/1000