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Question 1 of 20 90 total questions
Question 21
waec 1997
Simplify log39 + log315 - log35
Alog319
Blog3
C3
D1
Eo
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Question 22
waec 1997

A student found the approximate value of 0.02548 correct to two places of decimal instead of two significant figures. Find the percentage error.

A0%
B131/3%
C15 5/13%
D2/3%
E20%
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Question 23
waec 1997
A and B are two sets. The number of elements in A∪B is 49, the number in A is 22 and number in B is 34. How many elements are in A ∩ E?
A105
B27
C15
D12
E7
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Question 24
waec 1997

If P = {3, 5, 6} and Q = {4, 5, 6} then P∩Q equals

A{3, 4}
B{4, 5}
C{4, 6}
D{5, 6}
E{3, 5}
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Question 25
waec 1997
Express (0.0425 / 2.5) as a fraction
A
17/10,000
B
17/1,000
C
17/250
D
17/100
E
17/10
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Question 26
jamb 1997

In an examination, the result of a certain school is as shown in the histogram above. How many candidates did the school present?

A12
B16
C18
D19
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Question 27
jamb 1997

The pie chart shows the income of a civil servant in a month. If his monthly income is N6000, find his monthly basic salary

AN2050
BN2600
CN3100
DN3450
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Question 28
jamb 1997

In the figure, XYZ is a triangle with XY = 5cm, XZ = 2cm and XZ is produced to E making the angle < YZE = 150o. If the angle XYZ = \(\theta\), calculate the value of sin\(\theta\)

A\(\frac{3}{5}\)
B\(\frac{1}{2}\)
C\(\frac{2}{5}\)
D\(\frac{1}{5}\)
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Question 29
jamb 1997

Find the volume of the prism

A990cm3
B880cm3
C550cm3
D495cm3
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Question 30
jamb 1997
The figure shows circles of radii 3cm and 2cm with centres at X and Y respectively. The circles have a transverse common tangent of length 25cm. Calculate XY
A\(\sqrt{630}\)cm
B\(\sqrt{626}\)cm
C\(\sqrt{615}\)cm
D\(\sqrt{600}\)cm
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Question 31
jamb 1997
Find the standard derivation of the following data -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
A2
B3
C\(\sqrt{10}\)
D\(\sqrt{11}\)
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Question 32
jamb 1997

A number is selected at random between 10 and 20, both numbers inclusive. Find the probability that the number is an even number

A\(\frac{5}{11}\)
B\(\frac{1}{2}\)
C\(\frac{6}{11}\)
D\(\frac{7}{10}\)
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Question 33
jamb 1997
In a basket of fruits, there are 6 grapes, 11 bananas and 13 oranges, if one fruit is chosen at random, what is the probability that the fruit is either a grape or a banana?
A\(\frac{17}{30}\)
B\(\frac{11}{30}\)
C\(\frac{6}{30}\)
D\(\frac{5}{30}\)
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Question 34
jamb 1997

Find the difference between the range and the variance of the following set of numbers 4, 9, 6, 3, 2, 8, 10, 5, 6, 7 where \(\sum d^2\) = 60

A2
B3
C4
D6
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Question 35
jamb 1997
Ages 20 25 30 35 40 45
Number of people 3 5 1 1 2 3


Find the median age of the frequency distribution in the table above.

A20
B25
C30
D35
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Question 36
jamb 1997

If \(y = x(x^4 + x + 1)\), evaluate \(\int \limits_{0} ^{1} y \mathrm d x\).

A\(\frac{11}{12}\)
B1
C\(\frac{5}{6}\)
Dzero
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Question 37
jamb 1997

Integrate \(\frac{1}{x}\) + cos x with respect to x

A-\(\frac{1}{x^2}\) + sin x + k
Bx + sin x - k
Cx - sin x + k
D-\(\frac{1}{x^2}\) - sin x + k
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Question 38
jamb 1997

\(\frac{d}{dx}\) cos(3x\(^2\) - 2x) is equal to

A-sin(6x - 2)
B-sin(3x2 - 2x)dx
C(6x - 2) sin(3x2 - 2x)
D-(6x - 2)sin(3x2 - 2x)
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Question 39
jamb 1997
Differentiate \(\frac{6x^3 - 5x^2 + 1}{3x^2}\) with respect to x
A\(\frac{2 + 2}{3x^3}\)
B2 + \(\frac{1}{6x}\)
C2 - \(\frac{2}{3x^3}\)
D\(\frac{1}{5}\)
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Question 40
jamb 1997

In a triangle XYZ, if < XYZ is 60º, XY = 3cm, and YZ = 4cm, calculate the length of the side XZ.

A√23cm
B√13cm
C2√5cm
D2√3cm
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