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Question 131
waec 2023

Solve  \(1 + \sqrt[3]{ x - 3} = 4\)

A30
B6
C12
D66
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Question 132
waec 2023

In the diagram, O is the center of the circle QRS and ∠SQR = 28°. Find ∠ORS.

A\(56^0\)
B\(28^0\)
C\(76^0\)
D\(62^0\)
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Question 133
jamb 2023

It takes 12 men 8 hours a day to finish a piece of work in 4 days. In how many days will it take 4 men working 16 hours a day to complete the same piece of work?

A6 days
B8 days
C10 days
D12 days
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Question 134
jamb 2023

200 tickets were sold for a show. VIP tickets costs ₦1,200 and ₦700 for regular. Total amount realised from the sale of the tickets was ₦180,000. Find the number of VIP tickets sold and the the number of regular ticket sold.

AVIP = 80, Regular = 100
BVIP = 60, Regular = 120
CVIP = 60, Regular = 100
DVIP = 80, Regular = 120
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Question 135
jamb 2023

Give the number of significant figures of the population of a town which has approximately 5,020,700 people

A7 significant figures
B3 significant figures
C4 significant figures
D5 significant figures
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Question 136
jamb 2023

A circle has a radius of 13 cm with a chord 12 cm away from the centre of the circle. Calculate the length of the chord.

A16 cm
B8 cm
C5 cm
D10 cm
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Question 137
jamb 2023

Use the graph of sin (θ) above to estimate the value of θ when sin (θ) = -0.6 for \(0^o ≤ θ ≤ 360^o\)

Aθ = 223\(^o\), 305\(^o\)
Bθ = 210\(^o\), 330\(^o\)
Cθ = 185\(^o\), 345\(^o\)
Dθ = 218\(^o\), 323\(^o\)
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Question 138
jamb 2023

A ship sets sail from port A (86\(^o\)N, 56\(^o\)W) for port B (86\(^o\)N, 64\(^o\)W), which is close by. Find the distance the ship covered from port A to port B, correct to the nearest km.

[Take \(\pi\) = 3.142 and R = 6370 km]

A62 km
B97 km
C389 km
D931 km
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Question 139
jamb 2023

The perimeter of an isosceles right-angled triangle is 2 meters. Find the length of its longer side.

A2 - \(\sqrt2\)
B-4 + 3\(\sqrt2\)
CIt cannot be determined
D-2 + 2\(\sqrt2\) m
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Question 140
jamb 2023

A student pilot was required to fly to an airport and then return as part of his flight training. The average speed to the airport was 120 km/h, and the average speed returning was 150 km/h. If the total flight time was 3 hours, calculate the distance between the two airports.

A270 km
B200 km
C360 km
D450 km
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Question 141
jamb 2023

PQRS is a cyclic quadrilateral. Find \(x\) + \(y\)

A50
B60
C15
D0
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Question 142
jamb 2023

The area of a trapezium is 200 cm\(^2\). Its parallel sides are in the ratio 2 : 3 and the perpendicular distance between them is 16 cm. Find the length of each of the parallel sides.

A10 cm and 15 cm
B8 cm and 12 cm
C6 cm and 9 cm
D12 cm and 18 cm
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Question 143
jamb 2023

Study the given histogram above and answer the question that follows.

What is the total number of students that scored at most 50 marks?

A380
B340
C360
D240
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Question 144
jamb 2023

Find the volume of a cone which has a base radius of 5 cm and slant height of 13 cm.

A\(300\pi\) cm\(^3\)
B\(325\pi\) cm\(^3\)
C\(\frac{325}{3}\pi\) cm\(^3\)
D\(100\pi\) cm\(^3\)
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Question 145
jamb 2023

Which inequality describes the graph above?

A\(4y + 5x ≥ 20\)
B\(5y + 4x ≤ 20\)
C\(4y + 5x ≤ 20\)
D\(5y + 4x ≥ 20\)
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Question 146
jamb 2023

Find the value of x in the diagram above

A10 units
B15 units
C5 units
D20 units
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Question 147
jamb 2023

Calculate the area of the composite figure above.

A6048 m\(^2\)
B3969 m\(^2\)
C4628 m\(^2\)
D5834 m\(^2\)
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Question 148
jamb 2023

Solve the logarithmic equation: \(log_2 (6 - x) = 3 - log_2 x\)

 

A\(x\) = 4 or 2
B\(x\) = -4 or -2
C\(x\) = -4 or 2
D\(x\) = 4 or -2
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Question 149
jamb 2023

Tickets for the school play were priced at ₦520.00 each for adults and ₦250.00 each for kids. How many kids' tickets were sold if the total sales were ₦171,000.00 and there were 5 times as many adult tickets sold as children's tickets?

A20
B300
C50
D60
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Question 150
jamb 2023

The line \(3y + 6x\) = 48 passes through the points A(-2, k) and B(4, 8). Find the value of k.

A16
B20
C8
D-2
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