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Question 21
waec 2023

Simplify \(3\sqrt{12} + 10\sqrt{3} - \frac{6}{\sqrt{3}}\)

A10\(\sqrt{3}\)
B18\(\sqrt{3}\)
C14\(\sqrt{3}\)
D7\(\sqrt{3}\)
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Question 22
waec 2023

In the diagram above, M, N, R are points on the circle centre O. ∠ORN = 48° and ∠RNM = 124°. Find ∠OMN.

A\(58^0\)
B\(64^0\)
C\(48^0\)
D\(76^0\)
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Question 23
waec 2023

One-third of the sum of two numbers is 12, twice their difference is 12. Find the numbers.

A22 and 14
B20 and 16
C21 and 15
D23 and 13
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Question 24
waec 2023

The angle of elevation of the top of a building from a point Z on the ground is 50°. If the height of the building is 124 m, find the distance from Z to the foot of the building.

A147.78m
B104.05m
C161.87m
D192.91m
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Question 25
waec 2023

Mr Manu is 4 times as old as his son, Adu. 7 years ago the sum of their ages was 76. How old is Adu?

A22years
B12years
C18years
D15 years
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Question 26
waec 2023

There are 30 students in a class. 15 study woodwork and 13 study metal work. 6 study neither of the 2 subjects. How many student study woodwork but not metal work?

A13
B11
C5
D9
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Question 27
waec 2023

The angle of a sector of a circle of radius 3.4 cm is 115°. Find the area of the sector.

\((Take \pi = \frac{22}{7})\)

A\(11.6cm^2\)
B\(12.7cm^2\)
C\(10.2cm^2\)
D\(9.4cm^2\)
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Question 28
waec 2023

Solve  \(1 + \sqrt[3]{ x - 3} = 4\)

A30
B6
C12
D66
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Question 29
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 30
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 31
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 32
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 33
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 34
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 35
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 36
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 37
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 38
jamb 2023

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

A50
B60
C15
D0
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Question 39
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 40
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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