WAEC SSCE - General Mathematics - 2020 (Objective)

Fati buys milk at ₦x per tin sells each at a profit of ₦y. If she sells 10 tins of milk, how much does she receives from the sales?

In the diagram, PQR is a circle with center O. If ∠OPQ = 48°, find the value of M.

In the diagram, XYZ is an equilateral triangle of side 6cm and Y is the midpoint of \(\overline{XY}\). Find tan (< XZT) 

A box contains 12 identical balls of which 5 are red, 4 blue, and the rest are green. If two balls are selected at random one after the other with replacement, what is the probability that both are red? 

Find the least value of x which satisfies the equation 4x = 7(mod 9)

In the diagram, \(\overline{PU}\)/\(\overline{SR}\),  \(\overline{PS}\)/\(\overline{TR}\),  \(\overline{QS}\)/\(\overline{UR}\),  \(\overline{UR}\) = 15cm, \(\overline{SR}\) = 8 cm, \(\overline{PS}\) = 10 cm and area of ?SUR = 24 cm\(^2\). Calculate the area of PTRS.

In the diagram, PQ // SR. Find the value of x

The length of an arc of a circle of radius 3.5 cm is  1\(\frac{19}{36}\) cm. Calculate, correct to the nearest degree , the angle substended by the centre of the circle. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)] 

If x = 3 and y = -1, evaluate 2(x\(^2\) - y\(^2\))

Which of the following is not a sufficient condition for two triangles to be congruent?

Evaluate and correct to two decimal places, 75.0785 - 34.624 + 9.83 

If (x + 2) is a factor of x\(^2\) +px - 10, find the value of P. 

The graph of the equations y = 2x + 5 and y = 2x\(^2\) + x - 1 are shown. Use the information above to answer this question.

Find the point of intersection of the two graphs.

Make m the subject of the relation k = \(\frac{m - y}{m + 1}\)

The pie chart shows the population of men, women, and children in a city. If the population of the city is 1,800,000, how many men are in the city?

A box contains 12 identical balls of which 5 are red, 4 blue, and the rest are green.  If a ball is selected at random from the box, what is the probability that it is green? 

An amount of N550,000.00 was realized when a principal, x was saved at 2% simple interest for 5 years. Find the value of x

The implication x \(\to\) y is equivalent to 

The points on a linear graph are as shown in the table. Find the gradient (slope) of the line.

The dimension of a rectangular base of a right pyramid is 9 cm by 5cm. If the volume of the pyramid is 105 cm\(^3\), how high is the pyramid? 

The mean of the numbers 15, 21, 17, 26, 18, and 29 is 21. Calculate the standard deviation 

Each interior angle of a regular polygon is 168\(^o\). Find the number of sides of the polygon 

In the diagram, PQ is a straight line. If m = \(\frac{1}{2}\) (x + y + z), find value of m.

Given that \(\frac{\sqrt{3} + \sqrt{5}}{\sqrt{5}}\) 

= x + y\(\sqrt{15}\), find the value of (x + y) 

Find the sum of the interior angle of a pentagon.

If tan y is positive and sin y is negative, in which quadrant would y lie? 

Find the quadratic equation whose roots are \(\frac{1}{2}\)  and -\(\frac{1}{3}\) 

The expression \(\frac{5x + 3}{6x (x + 1)}\) will be undefined when x equals 

Simplify; [(\(\frac{16}{9}\))\(^{\frac{-3}{2}}\) x 16\(^{\frac{-3}{2}}\)]\(^{\frac{1}{3}}\)

Solve \(\frac{1}{3}\)(5 - 3x) < \(\frac{2}{5}\)(3 - 7x)

The graph of the equations y = 2x + 5 and y = 2x\(^2\) + x - 1 are shown. Use the information above to answer this question. 

If x = -2.5, what is the value of u on the curve?

In the diagram, \(\overline{MN}\)//\(\overline{PQ}\), < MNP = 2x, and < NPQ = (3x - 50)°. Find the value of < NPQ 

In the diagram, O is the centre of the circle. If < NLM = 74\(^o\), < LMN = 39\(^o\) and < LOM = x, find the value of x. 

A solid cuboid has a length of 7 cm, a width of 5 cm, and a height of 4 cm. Calculate its total surface area.

Find the equation of the line parallel to 2y = 3(x - 2) and passes through the point (2, 3) 

The diameter of a sphere is 12 cm. Calculate, correct of the nearest cm\(^3\), the volume of the sphere, [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)]

In the diagram, O is the center of the circle. \(\overline{PQ}\) and \(\overline{RS}\)  are tangents to the circle. Find the value of (M + N).

A fence 2.4 m tall, is 10m away from a tree of height 16m. Calculate the angle of elevation of the top of the tree from the top of the fence. 

Solve 3x - 2y = 10 and x + 3y = 7 simultaneously

A man is five times as old as his son. In four years' time, the product of their ages would be 340. If the son's age is y, express the product of their ages in terms of y.

Two buses start from the same station at 9.00am and travel in opposite directions along the same straight road. The first bus travel at a speed of 72 km/h and the second at 48 km/h. At what time will they be 240km apart?

The first term of a geometric progression (G.P) is 3 and the 5th term is 48. Find the common ratio. 

Given that x is directly proportional to y and inversely proportional to Z, x = 15 when y = 10 and Z = 4, find the equation connecting x, y and z

The interquartile range of distribution is 7. If the 25th percentile is 16, find the upper quartile.

Simplify; \(\frac{a}{b} - \frac{a}{a} - \frac{c}{b}\)

Express 1 + 2 log10\(^3\) in the form log10\(^9\) 

If 101\(_{\text{two}}\) + 12y = 3.3\(_{\text{five}}\). Find the value of y

If  X = {x : x < 7} and Y = {y:y is a factor of 24} are subsets of \(\mu\) = {1, 2, 3...10} find X \(\cap\) Y.

A woman received a discount of 20% on a piece of cloth she purchased from a shop. If she paid $525.00, what was the original price?