Waec Mathematics 1996 Past Questions and Answers

Question 41:

• WAEC 1996

A town P is 150km from a town Q in the direction 050^o. What is the bearing of Q from P?

A. 050^o
B. 130^o
C. 230^o
D. 270^o
E. 310^o

Question 42:

• WAEC 1996

The angle of elevation of the top X of a vertical pole from a point P on a level ground is 60^o. The distance from P to the foot of the pole is 55m. Without using tables, find the height of the pole.

A. 50/3m
B. 50m
C. 55√3m
D. 60m
E. 65m

Question 43:

• WAEC 1996

The number of goals scored by a football team in 20 matches is shown in the table above

What is the mean goal scored?

A. 0.75
B. 1.75
C. 1.9
D. 2
E. 2.15

Question 44:

• WAEC 1996

The number of goals scored by a football team in 20 matches is shown in the table above

What is the modal goal scored?

A. O
B. 1
C. 2
D. 5
E. 7

Question 45:

• WAEC 1996

The cumulative frequency curve may be used to find the

A. Variance
B. Standard deviation
C. Mode
D. Median
E. Mean