General Mathematics Paper 2, WASSCE (SC), 2022

Question 1

  1. Given that  are consecutive terms of a Geometric Progression (G.P.) with common ratio, , find the values of .
  2. Two positive numbers are in the ratio 3 : 4. The sum of thrice the first number and twice the second is 68. Find the smaller number.

 

Observation

 

The Chief Examiner reported that Candidates’ answered this The Chief Examiner reported that in part(a) of this question a good number of candidates were able to interpret the but could not get the quadratic equation. In part (b), many candidates handled it satisfactorily.