WAEC Mathematics Past Questions & Answers - Page 296

1,476.

A stick of length 1.75m was measured by a boy as 1.80m. Find the percentage error in his measurement

A.

27/9%

B.

26/7%

C.

5%

D.

277/9%

E.

284/7%.

Correct answer is B

% Error =
Error /Actual measurement
x
100/1


=
0.05/1.80
x
100/1
= 27/9%

1,477.

Convert 89\(_{10}\) to a number in base two.

A.

1101001

B.

1011001

C.

1001101

D.

101101

E.

11001

Correct answer is B

\(89_{10}\)

2 89
2 44 r 1
2 22 r 0
2 11 r 0
2 5 r 1
2 2 r 1
2 1 r 0
  0 r 1

\(89_{10} = 1011001_{2}\)

1,478.

Solve the inequality: 3m + 3 > 9

A.

m > 2

B.

m > 3

C.

m>4

D.

m>6

E.

m>12

Correct answer is A

3m + 3 > 9

3m > 9 - 3

3m > 6

m > 2

1,479.

Simplify: \(\frac{3}{4} \div 1\frac{1}{4} \times (1\frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{3})\)

A.

7/30

B.

7/24

C.

9/25

D.

1/2

E.

18/25

Correct answer is D

\(\frac{3}{4} \div 1\frac{1}{4} \times (1\frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{3})\)

\(\frac{3}{4} \div \frac{5}{4} \times (\frac{9 - 4}{6})\)

= \(\frac{3}{4} \times \frac{4}{5} \times \frac{5}{6}\)

= \(\frac{1}{2}\)

1,480.

S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}, T = {2,4,5,7} and R = {1,4, 5}, and (S∩T) ∪ R

A.

{1, 4, 5}

B.

{2, 4, 5}

C.

{1, 2, 4, 5}

D.

{2, 3, 4, 5}

E.

{1, 2, 3, 4, 5}

Correct answer is C

S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6};  T = {2, 4, 5, 7}; R = {1, 4, 5}

(S∩T) ∪ R = {2, 4, 5}  ∪ {1, 4, 5}

= {1, 2, 4, 5}