WAEC Mathematics Past Questions & Answers - Page 278

1,386.

Find the probability that a number selected from the number 30 to 50 inclusive is a prime

A.

1/4

B.

5/21

C.

2/7

D.

3/10

E.

1/3

Correct answer is B

30 (31) 32 33 34 35 36 (37) 38 39 40 (41) 42 (43) 44 45 46 (47) 48 49 50
prob = 5/21

1,387.

Two cards are drawn one after the other with replacement from a well-shuffled ordinary deck of 52 cards containing four Aces. Find the probability that they are both Aces

A.

1/221

B.

1/169

C.

1/52

D.

1/26

E.

1/13

Correct answer is B

1st card prob = 4/52 2nd card prob = 4/52
prob.both are aces = (4/52) x (4/52) = 1/169

1,389.

The percentage of the students with mass less than 69kg is

A.

56%

B.

62.5%

C.

68%

D.

70%

E.

87.5%

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,390.

The median of the distribution is

A.

9.5kg

B.

11kg

C.

67kg

D.

65.5kg

E.

68kg

Correct answer is E

\(\frac{67 + 68}{2} = 67.5 = 68kg\)