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Waec Mathematics Questions

Question 281:
A fair die is rolled once. What is the probability of
obtaining 4 or 6?
  • A 1/12
  • B 1/6
  • C 1/3
  • D 1/2
  • E 2/3
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Question 282:
Three balls are drawn one after the other with replacement, from a bag containing 5 red, 9white and 4 blue identical balls, What is the probability that they are one red, one white and one blue?
  • A 5/102
  • B 5/136
  • C 5/162
  • D 5/204
  • E 5/243
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Question 283:
The data below shows the number of worker?
employed in the various sections of a construction
company in Lagos.
Carpenters 24 Labourers 27
Plumbers 12 Plasterers 15
Painters 9 Messengers 3
Bricklayers 18

If one of the workers is absent on a certain day,
what is the probability that he is a bricklayer?
  • A 1/12
  • B 1/9
  • C 2/9
  • D 1/6
  • E 1/4
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Question 284:
The data below shows the number of worker?
employed in the various sections of a construction
company in Lagos.
Carpenters 24 Labourers 27
Plumbers 12 Plasterers 15
Painters 9 Messengers 3
Bricklayers 18

If a worker is retrenched, what is the probability that he is a plumber or plasterer.
  • A 1/27
  • B 1/9
  • C 5/36
  • D 1/4
  • E 3/4
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Question 285:
(a) If \(9^{2x - 1} = \frac{81^{x - 2}}{3^{x}}\), find x.
(b) Without using Mathematical Tables, evaluate: \(\sqrt{\frac{0.81 \times 10^{-5}}{2.25 \times 10^{7}}}\)
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