WAEC Mathematics Past Questions & Answers - Page 259

1,291.

A bag contains 3 red, 4 black and 5 green identical balls. Two balls are picked at random, one after the other without replacement. Find the probability that one is red and the other is green

A.

2/3

B.

5/11

C.

5/22

D.

5/24

E.

5/48

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Correct answer is C

Total balls = 12
RG or GR

3/12

x

5/11

+

5/12

x

3/11

 

5/44

+

5/44

=

10/44

=

5/22

1,292.

What percentage of observation lie outside interquartile range of any distribution?

A.

121/2%

B.

25%

C.

50%

D.

621/2 %

E.

75%

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Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,293.

The marks obtained by pupils of class are grouped as shown below; 0 - 4, 5 - 9,10 -14, 15 -19. Which of the following is/are not true?

l. The mid values of the grouped marks are 2, 7, 12 and 17.

II The class interval is 4.

III The class boundaries are 0.5, 4.5, 9.5, 14.5 and 19.5

A.

I only

B.

II only

C.

III only

D.

I and II only

E.

II and III only

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Correct answer is B

0 - 4; Mid Values 0 + 4/2 = 2
5 - 9; 5 + 9/2 = 7
10 - 14; 10 + 14/2 = 12
15 - 19; 15 + 19/2 = 17
The class interval is 5 class boundaries are 0.5, 4.5, 9.5, 14.5, 19.5

1,294.

The cumulative frequency curve may be used to find the

A.

Variance

B.

Standard deviation

C.

Mode

D.

Median

E.

Mean

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Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,295.

The number of goals scored by a football team in 20 matches is shown in the table above


What is the modal goal scored?

A.

0

B.

1

C.

2

D.

5

E.

7

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Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.


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