Mathematics 2016 Waec Past Questions and Answers

Question 56 :

• WAEC 2016

(a) Find the sum of the Arithmetic Progression (AP) 1, 3, 5,..., 101.
(b) Out of the 95 travellers interviewed, 7 travelled by bus and train only, 3 by train and car only and 8 travelled by all 3 means of transport. The number, x, of travellerswho travelled by bus only was equal to the number who travelled by bus and car only. If 47 people travelled by bus and 30 by train :
(i) represent this information in a Venn diagram;
(ii) calculate the
(1) value of x ; (2) number who travelled by at least two means.

Question 57 :

• WAEC 2016

(a) Using the method of completing the square, solve, correct to 2 decimal places, \(\frac{x - 2}{4} = \frac{x + 2}{2x}\).
(b)
In the diagram, PQRST is a circle with centre O. If PS is a diameter, RS//QT, and < QTS = 52°, find :
(i) < SQT ; (ii) < PQT.

Question 58 :

• WAEC 2016

(a)
In the diagram, < KLM = x, < LMK = y, < KJH = r and < KGF = 110°. If 2x = r = y, find the value of x.
(b) Ten boys and twelve girls collected donations for a project. The total amount collected by the boys was N600.00 gretaer than that collected by the girls. If the average collection of the boys was N100.00 greater than the average collection of the girls, how much was collected by the two groups?

Question 59 :

• WAEC 2016

The weight (in kg) of 50 contestants at a competition is as follows:
65 66 67 66 64 66 65 63 65 68 64 62 66 64 67 65 64 66 65 67 65 67 66 64 65 64 66 65 64 65 66 65 64 65 63 63 67 65 63 64 66 64 68 65 63 65 64 67 66 64.
(a) Construct a frequenct table for the discrete data.
(b) Calculate, correct to 2 decimal places, the;
(i) mean ; (ii) standard deviation of the data.

Question 60 :

• WAEC 2016

Using ruler and a pair of compasses only,
(a) construct :
(i) \(\Delta\)XYZ such that |XY| = 10cm, < XYZ = 30° and < YXZ = 45°.
(ii) locus, \(l_{1}\), of points equidistant from Y and Z.
(iii) locus, \(l_{2}\), of points parallel to XY through Z.
(b) Locate M, the point of intersection of \(l_{1}\) and \(l_{2}\).
(c) Measure < ZMY.