Question 4

(a) A pack of 52 playing cards is shuffled and a card is drawn at random. Calculate the probability that it is either a five or a red nine.

[Hint : There are 4 fives and 2 red nines in a pack of 52 cards]

(b) P, Q and R are points in the same horizontal plane. The bearing of Q from P is 150° and the bearing of R from Q is 060°. If /PQ/ = 5m and /QR/ = 3m, find the bearing of R from P, correct to the nearest degree.

Theory

Question details

Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Mathematics
Year
1995
Question no.
#4
Type
Theory

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