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Waec Mathematics Questions

Question 561:
A die with faces numbered 1 to 6 is rolled once. What is the probability of obtaining 4?
  • A \(\frac{1}{36}\)
  • B \(\frac{1}{6}\)
  • C \(\frac{1}{3}\)
  • D \(\frac{1}{2}\)
  • E \(\frac{2}{3}\)
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Question 562:
In the diagram above, the area of triangle ABC is 35cm2, find the value of y
  • A 5cm
  • B 10cm
  • C 17.5cm
  • D 28cm
  • E 70cm
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Question 563:
The graph of the quadratic expression
  • A \(y=x^2 + x - 2\)
  • B \(y=x^2 - x + 2\)
  • C \(y=x^2 - x - 2\)
  • D \(y=x + x + 2\)
  • E \(y=x^2 - 2 x - 2\)
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Question 564:
The values of x when y = -1 are approximately
  • A -10 and 2.0
  • B -1.3 and 2.3
  • C -0.6 and 2.6
  • D -0.6 and 1.6
  • E 1.6 and 1.6
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Question 565:
A box contain 2 white and 3 blue identical balls. If two balls are picked at random, one after the other, without replacement, what is the probability of picking two balls of different colours?
  • A \(\frac{5}{25}\)
  • B \(\frac{7}{20}\)
  • C \(\frac{3}{5}\)
  • D \(\frac{2}{3}\)
  • E \(\frac{5}{6}\)
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