From a box containing 2 red, 6 white, and 5 black balls, a ball is randomly selected. What is the probability that the selected ball is black?
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48 questionsFind the median of the following numbers: 2.64, 2.50, 2.72, 2.91, and 2.35
The mean of 20 observations in an experiment is 4. If the observed largest value is 23, find the mean of the remaining observations.
Without using tables, find the value of: \(\frac{sin 20°}{cos 70°} + \frac{cos 25°}{sin 65°}\)
The bearing of two points Q and R from a point P are 030º and 120º, respectively. If |PQ| = 12 m and |PR| = 5 m, find the distance QR.
What is the mode of the numbers 8, 10, 9, 9, 10, 8, 11, 8, 10, 9, 8, and 14?
In the diagram above, < PRQ = 90º, < QPR = 30º and |PQ| = 10 cm. Find y
In the diagram above, the value of angles b + c is
In the diagram above, AB||CD. What is the size of the angle marked x?
In the diagram below, AB||DC, the bisectors of < BAC and < ACD meet at E. Find the value of < AEC
In the diagram above, PQ is parallel to TU, < PQR = 50º, < QRS = 86º, and < STU = 64º. Calculate the value of x
In the diagram,|AB| = 12cm, |AE| = 8cm, |DC| = 9cm and BD||DC. Find the length of EC.
The locus of a point which is equidistant from two given fixed points is the
Which of the following angles is an exterior angle of a regular polygon?
In the diagram above. O is the centre of the circle and |BD| = |DC|. If < DCB = 35º, find < BAO
In the diagram above, AO is perpendicular to OB. Find x.
The angle of a sector of a circle is 108 °. If the radius of the circle is 3\(\frac{1}{2}\)cm, find the perimeter of the sector.
If log\(_{10}\)x = 2.3675 and log\(_{10}\)y = 2.9738, what is the value of x + y, correct to three significant figures
A cylindrical container, closed at both ends, has a radius of 7 cm and a height of 5 cm. Use this information to answer the questions below. What is the volume of the container?
A 120º sector of a circle of radius 21 cm is bent to form a cone. What is the base radius of the cone?