Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

PRSQ is a trapezium of area 14cm² in which PQ||RS. If PQ = 4cm and SR = 3cm, Find the area of SQR in cm²

A 7.0
B 6.0
C 5.2
D 5.0

Question 37:

A bag contains 4 white balls and 6 red balls. Two balls are taken from the bag without replacement. What is the probability that they are both red?

A \(\frac{2}{3}\)
B \(\frac{2}{15}\)
C \(\frac{1}{2}\)
D \(\frac{1}{3}\)

Question 38:

Two points X and Y both on latitude 60^oS have longitude147^oE and 153^oW respectively. Find to the nearest kilometer the distance between X and Y measured along the parallel of latitude(Take 2\(\pi\)R = 4 x 10⁴km, where R is the radius of the earth)

A 16667km
B 28850km
C 8333km
D 2233km

Question 39:

In a class of 120 students, 18 of them scored an A grade in mathematics. If the section representing the A grade students on a pie chart has angle Z^o at the centre of the circle, what is Z?

A 15
B 27
C 50
D 52
E 54

Question 40:

If a{\(\frac{x + 1}{x - 2} - \frac{x - 1}{x + 2}\)} = 6x. Find a in its simplest form

A X2 - 1
B X2 + 1
C X2 + 4
D X2 - 4
E 1