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Waec Mathematics Questions

Question 546:
A piece of cloth was measured as 6.10m. If the actual length of the cloth is 6.35, find the percentage error, correct to 2 decimal places
  • A 3.05%
  • B 3.95%
  • C 15.00%
  • D 25.00%
  • E 39.30%
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Question 547:
Simplify \(\frac{8^{\frac{2}{3}}*27^{\frac{-1}{3}}}{64^{\frac{1}{3}}}\)
  • A -3
  • B \(\frac{1}{9}\)
  • C \(\frac{1}{3}\)
  • D \(\frac{27}{8}\)
  • E 4
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Question 548:
Solve the equation 5x2 - 4x - 1 = 0
  • A -1, 1/5
  • B -1, -1/5
  • C 1, 1/5
  • D 1, -1/5
  • E -1, 5
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Question 549:
p and q are two positive numbers such that p > 2q. Which one of the following statements is not true?
  • A -p < -2q
  • B -p > -2q
  • C -q < 2p
  • D Q < 1/2p
  • E P2 > 2q2
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Question 550:
For what value of x is the expression
x - 5/x2 - 2x - 3
not defined?
  • A 3, 1
  • B -1, -3
  • C -1, 3
  • D 3, -2
  • E 1, -3
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