General Mathematics Paper 2, WASSCE 2ND series 2019

Question 8

The fifth term of an Arithmetic Progression (A. P.) is 11 and the eighth term is 20. Find the:


    1. 12th term.

    2. Sum of the first 12 terms.

  1. A trader collected ₦36,000.00 in cash after allowing a discount of 15%. How much was the discount?

Observation


The Chief Examiner reported that majority of the candidates’ that attempted this


question performed well. However, the performance was better in part (a) than (b)