Waec Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

Question 1521:

• WAEC 2013

Using the venn diagram, find n(x \(\cap\) y¹)

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 6

Question 1522:

• WAEC 2013

(a) Simplify, without using tables or calculator : \(\frac{\frac{3}{4}(3\frac{3}{8} + 1\frac{5}{8})}{2\frac{1}{8} - 1\frac{1}{2}}\).
(b) Given that \(\log_{10} 2 = 0.3010\) and \(\log_{10} 3 = 0.4771\), evaluate, correct to 2 significant figures and without using tables or calculator, \(\log_{10} 1.125\).

Question 1523:

• WAEC 2013

(a) Solve : \(7x + 4 < \frac{1}{2}(4x + 3)\).
(b) Salem, Sunday and Shaka shared a sum of N1,100.00. For every N2.00 that Salem gets, Sunday gets 50 kobo and for every N4.00 Sunday gets, Shaka gets N2.00. Find Shaka's share.

Question 1524:

• WAEC 2013

(a) The present ages of a father and his son are in the ratio 10 : 3. If the son is 15 years old now, in how many years will the ratio of their ages be 2 : 1?
(b) The arithmetic mean of x, y and z is 6 while that of x, y, z, l, u, v and w is 9. Calculate the arithmetic mean of l, u, v and w.

Question 1525:

• WAEC 2013

The area of a circle is \(154cm^{2}\). It is divided into three sectors such that two of the sectors are equal in size and the third sector is three times the size of the other two put together. Calculate the perimeter of the third sector. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)].