WAEC PRACTICE QUESTIONS

ALGEBRAIC PROCESS

1. 500 tickets were sold for a concert tickets for adults and children were sold at $4.50 and
$3.00 respectively if the total receipts for the concerts was $1987.50 how many tickets
for adults were sold?
2. A man will be (x+10) years old in 8years time. If 2years ago he was 63 years., find the
value of x
3. If 4x+2y=16 and 6x-2y=4 , find the value of (y-x).
4. One of the factors of (mn - nq – n2 + mq) is (m - n). Find other factor is?
5. Mensah is 5 years old and joyce is thrice as old as mensah. In how many years will
joyce be twice as old as Mensah?
2 3 p
6. If − = , find p.
( x−3 ) ( x −2 ) ( x−3 )( x−2 )
( 4−x)
7. For what value of x is is undefined
( x+ 1)
8. If 5x + 3y=4 and 5x-3y= 2, what is the value of (25x2 -9y2)?
9. Two lines, 3y−2x=21and 4y+5x=5 intersect at the point Q. Find the
coordinates of Q.
10. Find the range of values of x which satisfies the
inequality 3x−2<10+x<2+5x.
2 3
11. (a) Solve the equation : (3x−5)− (2x−3)=3
3 5
12. (a) Copy and complete the table of values for the relation y=2 x 2−5 x−3 for−3 ≤ x ≤ 5.
(b)
X -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
Y 30 -3 9
Using a scale of 2cm to 1 unit on the x-axis and 2cm to 5 units on the y-axis, draw the graph of
2
y=2 x −5 x−3 for−3 ≤ x ≤ 5.
(c) Using the graph:
(i) find the truth set of 2 x 2−4 x−7=x−4
(ii) determine the equation of the line of symmetry;
(iii) find the values of x for which y=7.
(iv) the roots of the equation
13. (a) Copy and complete the table of values for y = 2x2 + x - 10 for -5 ≤≤ x ≤≤ 4.

x -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
y 5 -9 -10 0
(b) Using scales of 2cm to 1 unit on the x- axis and 2cm to 5 units on the y- axis,
Draw the graph of y = 2x2 + x - 10 for -5 ≤≤ x ≤≤ 4.

(c) Use the graph to find the solution of :

 (i) 2x2 + x = 10

(ii) 2x2 + x - 10 = 2x

(iii) coordinate of the minimum point.

−2
14. Find the quadratic equations whose roots are ∧4.
3
15. Make c the subject of the relation(formular):

k-m = −
√
k m
c k
16. (a) Using completing the square method, solve, correct to 2 decimal places, the
equation 3y2−5y+2=0

Number and Numerations

17. Express 245six as a number in base ten
18. Express 101102 as a number in base 5
19. If 301x =13, find the value of x
20. Given that x=3 and y=2, evaluate 4x+3y(mod8).
21. (a) (i) Copy and complete the table for multiplication in modulo 9.

¿ 2 3 5 7 8
2 5
3
5 1 7
7
8 6

(ii) Use the table to evaluate (3*7)*(8*7).

(iii) Find the truth set of:
(a) 3*m = 6;
(b) p*p = 4.
22. Find the product of 0.0409 and 0.0021 leaving your answer in the standard form
23. A trader bought 100 tubers at 5 for N350.00. She sold them in sets of 4 for N290.00.
Find her gain percent.
24. A weaver bought a bundle of grass for $ 50.00 from which he made 8 mats. If each mat
was sold for $ 15.00, find the percentage profit.
1 1 1
25. Simplify 7 −(2 +3)÷ 16
2 2 2

()
x
1 3 x−3
26. If =2 , find the value of x.
4
n+3
5
27. Given that 2 n−3 =50 , Find n.
25
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28. If log 2 = x, log 3 = y and log 7 = z, find, in terms of x, y and z, the value of log
3
29. Evaluate log 10 ( 7510 )−2 log ( 59 ) + log ( 100
10 10
243 )
30. If√ 24+ √96−√ 600= y √ 6, Find y
14 7
31. Evaluate 2√ 7− +
√ 7 √21
32. The nth term of a sequence is 22 n+1 , Find the first 3 terms of the sequence.
33. In a geometric sequence, the first term is 2 and the 3rd term is 18. Find the:
i common ratio.
ii 11th term
iii Sum of the first 20 terms
34. The third and seventh terms of an Arithmetic Progression (A.P) are 3+4√ 3 and
3+12√ 3 respectively. Find the:
i) Sixth term
ii) Sum of the first four terms.

35. (a) In a class of 80 students,3/4 study Biology and 3/5 study Physics.
If each student studies at least one of the subjects:

(i) draw a Venn diagram to represent this information

(ii) how many students study both subjects

(iii) find the fraction of the class that study Biology but not Physics.

36. Given that A and B are sets such that n(A) = 8, n(B)=12 and n(AnB) =3, find
n(AuB).

𝜇 = {x : 0 < x ≤ 10} and x is an integer, find (T′′ n M′′).

37. If T = {prime numbers} and M = {odd numbers} are subsets of

38. Consider the statements:

p: Stephen is intelligent

q: Stephen is good at Mathematics

If p⇒q, which of the following is a valid conclusion?

A. If Stephen is good at Mathematics, then he is intelligent

B. If Stephen is not good at Mathematics, then he is not intelligent
C. If Stephen is not intelligent, then he is not good at Mathematics
D. If Stephen is not good at Mathematics, then he is intelligent

39. (a) Two functions, f and g, are defined by f:x→2x2−1and g:x→3x+2 where
x is a real number.
 (i) If f(x−1)−7=0 , find the values of x.
40. a Consider the statements: p: Some teachers in a school are graduates. q: Only graduate
teachers received National honours.
(i) Represent this information in avenn diagram.
(ii) If Mr Sowah is a teacher in the school, determine whether or not the following
conclusions are valid or not valid.
(a) Mr Sowah is graduate ⇒ Mr Sowah received National honours.
(b) Mr.Sowah received National honours ⇒ Mr Sowah is a graduate.
(c) Mr Sowah did not received a National honour ⇒ Mr Sowah is not a graduate.
41. Three boys shared D 10,500.00 in the ratio 6:7:8. Find the largest share.
42. A trader paid import duty of 38 kobo in the naira on the cost of an engine. If a total of
#22,800.00 was paid as import duty, calculate the cost of the engine.
43. a) Mr Sarfo borrowed $25,000 from Afiak financial services at 21% simple interest per annum for 3
years if he was able to pay back the loan in two years at equal yearly installments how much did he
pay each year?
(b) Two consecutive numbers are such that the sum of thrice the smaller and twice the larger is 17.
find correct through three significant figures the smaller number as a percentage of the sum of the
two numbers.
44. On Sam's first birthday celebration, his grandfather deposited an amount of S 1,000.00 in a bank
compound at 4 % interest annually.
Find how much is in the account if Sam is 4 years old.
45. M varies directly as n and inversely as the square of p. If M= 3 when n = 2 and p = 1, find M
in terms of n and p.
MENSURATIONS

46.

In the diagram, M and N are the centres of two circles of equal radii 7cm. The circle
intercept at P and Q. If < PMQ = < PNQ = 60°, calculate, correct to the nearest whole
number, the area of the shaded portion. [Take π=22/7].
47. (a) AB is a chord of a circle centre O. If |AB| = 24.2 cm and the perimeter of Δ AOB is 52.2 cm,
calculate < AOB, correct to the nearest degree.
(b) A rectangular tank 60cm by 80cm by 100cm is half filled with water. How many litres of water is it
holding?
48. (a) The sides of an isosceles triangle triangle are in the ratio 7:5:7. Calculate, correct to the
nearest degree, the angle included between the equal sides.
(b) The sum of the interior angles of a regular polygon is 1440°. Calculate : (i) the number of sides ;
(ii) the size of one exterior angle of the polygon.
49. The equation of the line passing through the point (-3,-4) is 6y+kx-12 = 0.
Find the value of k.
 50. Find the correct to two decimal places, the volume of a sphere whose radius is 3cm.
51. Find the volume of a cone of radius 3.5cm and vertical height 12cm.
52. The base of a pyramid, 12 cm high, is a rectangle with dimensions 42 cm by 11 cm. If the
pyramid is filled with water and emptied into a conical container of equal height and volume,
calculate, leaving the answer in surd form(radicals), the base radius of the container.
53. The volume of a cylinder is 1200cm3 and the area of its base is 150cm2. Find the height of
the cylinder.
54. (a) A boy blew his rubber balloon to a spherical shape. The balloon burst when its diameter
was 15 cm. Calculate, correct to the nearest whole number, the volume of air in the balloon
at the point of bursting.

ANGLES AND GEOMETRY

55.

In the diagram, MN//PQ, < MNP = 2x, and < NPQ = (3x - 50)°. Find the value of < NPQ
56. The equation of a line is given as 3 x - 5y = 7. Find its gradient (slope)
57.

|AB| = |BC| and ∠ADC= 50°, find ∠BAD.

In the diagram above, ABCD are points on the circle centre O. If

58. Two isosceles triangles PQR and PQS are drawn on opposite sides of a common base PQ.
If <PQR=66°and <PSQ=109°calculate the value of <RQS.
59.

and ∠ROQ = 80 . Find ∠QRS.

In the diagram, KS is a tangent to the circle centre O at R
0
60. In an isosceles triangle ABC, AB = AC=6cm and ¿ BAC=1300 . Find, correct to two
significant figures, the:
(i) BC
(ii) the area of triangle ABC.
61. Given that 10cos ( x +17 )−2=0 ,0 0 ≤ x ≤ 900 , Calculate, correct to the nearest degree,
the value of x.
62. The sum of the interior angles of a regular polygon with n sides is (120 n)0. Find n.
63. A trapezium of parellel sides 10cm and 21cm and height 8cm is inscribed in a circle of

64. In the diagram, MPis a tangent to the circle NQR, ∠NQR, ∠PNQ = 64 and | RQ| = |RN|.
radius 7cm. calculate the area of the region not covered by the trapezium.

Find the angle market t.

65. In the diagram, line EC is a diameter of the circle ABCDE.

If angle ABC equals 158°, find ∠ADE

TRIGONOMETRY

66. Given that sin x = 3/5, 0 ≤ x ≤ 90, evaluate (tanx + 2cosx)

67.

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68. Given that sin (5x-28)° = cos (3x-50)0, 0°≤ x ≤ 90°, find the value of x.
69. Give me the points P(3, 5) and Q(-5, 7) on the Cartesian plane such that R (x, y) is the
midpoint of PQ, find the equation of the line that passes through R and perpendicular to line
 PQ.
70. (a) Copy and complete the table of values for y = 3Sinx + 7Cosx for 0°

xº 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

y 7.0 4.2 -0.9

(b) Using a scale of 2cm to 20° on the x-axis and 2cm to 2 units on the y-axis,
draw the graph of y = 3Sinx + 7Cosx for 0°

(c) Using the graph, find the;

(i) value of y when x= 150°,

(i) range of values of x for which y > 0.

71. Three ships P, Q and R are at sea. The bearing of Q from P is 030° and the bearing

of P and R is 300°. If |PQ| = 5 km and |PR| = 8 km,

(i) Illustrate the information in a diagram.

(ii) Calculate, correct to three significant figures, the:

(a) distance between Q and R

(b) bearing of R from Q.

72. A ladder, LA, leans against a vertical pole at a point L which is 9.6metres above the groung. Another
ladder, LB, 12 metres long, leans on the opposite side of the pole and at the same point L. If A and B
are 10 metres apart and on the same straight line as the foot of the pole, calculate, correct to 2
significant figures, the :
(i) length of ladder LA (ii) angle which LA makes with the ground.
73. Using ruler and a pair of compasses only,

(a) construct :

(i) ΔXYZ such that |XY| = 10cm, < XYZ = 30° and < YXZ = 45°.
(ii) locus, l1, of points equidistant from Y and Z.
(iii) locus, l2, of points parallel to XY through Z.
(b) Locate M, the point of intersection of l1 and l2.
(c) Measure < ZMY.

74. (a) Copy and complete the table of values, correct to one decimal place, for the
relation y=3sinx+2cosx for 0°≤x≤360°.

0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 360

x
° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° °
3.
y 1.6 -2.0 -3.6 -3.0 2.0
0
 (b)
Using scales of 2cm to 30°mon the x- axis and 2cm to 1 unit on the y- axis, draw the graph of the
relation y=3sinx+2cosx for 0°≤x≤360°.
(c) Use the graph to solve :
(i) 3sinx+2cosx=0
(ii) 2+2cosx+3sinx=0
75. (a) Using ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct a :
(i) Trapezium WXYZ such that |WX| = 8 cm, |XY| = 5.5 cm, |YZ| = 8.3 cm,
< WXY = 60° and WX // ZY;
(ii) rectangle PQYZ where P and Q are on WX
(c) Measure : (i) |QX| ; (ii) < XWZ.
76. Given that log10 2=0.3010and log103=0.4771, evaluate, correct to 2
significant
figures and without using tables or calculator, log101.125log10.
77. From an aeroplane in the air and at a horizontal distance of 1050m, the angles of depression of the
top and base of a control tower at an instance are 36° and 41° respectively. Calculate, correct to the
nearest meter, the :
(i) height of the control tower ; (ii) shortest distance between the aeroplane and the base of the
(ii) control tower.
78. A boy 1.2m tall, stands 6m away from the foot of a vertical lamp pole 4.2m long. If the lamp is at the
tip of the pole,
(a) represent this information in a diagram ;
(b) calculate the (i) length of the shadow of the boy cast by the lamp ; (ii) angle of elevation of the
lamp from the boy, correct to the nearest degree.
79 An aeroplane flies due North from a town T on the equator at a speed of 950km per hour for 4
hours to another town P. It then flies eastwards to town Q on longitude 65°E. If the longitude of T is
15°E,
(a) represent this information in a diagram ;
(b) calculate the : (i) latitude of P, correct to the nearest degree ; (ii) distance between P and Q,
correct to four significant figures.
STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY
80 find the first quartile of 7,8,7,9,11,8,7,9,6 and 8.
81.
 The pie chart represents the distribution of fruits on
display in the shop if there are 60 apples on display how many oranges are there?
82.

Marks 1 2 3 4 5
Number of students m+2 m-1 2m-3 m+5 3m -4
The table shows the distribution of marks scored by some students in a test.
6
(a) If the mean mark is 3 , find the value of m.
23
(b) Find the: (i) median (ii) mode (iii) interquartile range (iv) probability of selecting a student who
scored at least 4 marks in the test.
83. The frequency distribution shows the range of prices of a brand of car sold by a dealer and the
corresponding quantity demanded.

Price (#1,000,000.00) 1.0-1.9 2.0-2.9 3.0-3.9 4.0-4.9 5.0-5.9

Number of vehicles 23 48 107 90 32
(a) Represent the information in a histogram
(b) Use the histogram to determine the most preferred selling price(mode) for the brand of car.
84. The table shows the distribution of marks scored by students in a test.

Marks% 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99
Frequency 4 7 12 18 20 14 9 4 2
(a) Construct a cumulative frequency table for the distribution.
(b) Draw a cumulative frequency curve for the distribution.
(c) Use the curve to estimate the: (i) median (ii) probability that a student selected at random
obtained distinction, if the lowest mark for distinction is 75%.
85. The ages of 14 children at a party are given as follows: 12,6,5,4,8,13,11,2,5,7,1,9,10 and 3. Calculate
the:
(i) Range
(ii) Semi-interquartile range;
(iii) Mean
b. Calculate, correct to three significant figures, the variance and Standard deviations
86.
 In the diagram, < RTS = 28°, < VRM = 46°, MQ is a tangent to the circle VRSTU at
the point R. Find < VUS.
87. Out of the 95 travellers interviewed, 7 travelled by bus and train only, 3 by train and car only and 8
travelled by all 3 means of transport. The number, x, of travellerswho travelled by bus only was
equal to the number who travelled by bus and car only. If 47 people travelled by bus and 30 by train
(i) represent this information in a Venn diagram;
(ii) calculate the
(a) value of x ; (b) number who travelled by at least two means.

88. The weight (in kg) of 50 contestants at a competition is as follows:

65 66 67 66 64 66 65 63 65 68 64 62 66 64 67 65 64 66 65 67 65 67 66 64 65 64
66 65 64 65 66 65 64 65 63 63 67 65 63 64 66 64 68 65 63 65 64 67 66 64.
(a) Construct a frequenct table for the discrete data.
(b) Calculate, correct to 2 decimal places, the;
(i) mean ; (ii) standard deviation of the data.
89. A man drives from Ibadan to Oyo, a distance of 48km in 45 minutes. If he drives at 72 km/h
where the surface is good and 48 km/h where it is bad, find the number of kilometers of
good surface.
90. A building contractor tendered for two independent contracts, X and Y. The probabilities that he will
win contract X is 0.5 and not win contract Y is 0.3, What is the probability that he will win :
(a) both contracts ;
(b) exactly one of the contracts ;
(c) neither of the contracts?
91.
Scores 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency 2 5 13 11 9 10
The table shows the distribution of outcomes when a die is thrown 50 times. Calculate the :
(a) Mean deviation of the distribution ; (b) probability that a score selected at random is at least a 4.
92. The bearing of Q from P is 0150° and the bearing of P from R is 015°. If Q and R are
24km and 32km respectively from P : (i) represent this information in a diagram;
(iii) calculate the distance between Q and R, correct to two decimal places ; (iii) find the
 (iv) bearing of R from Q, correct to the nearest degree.
93. (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.
94. A group of market women sell at least one of yam, plantain and maize. 12 of them sell maize,
10 sell yam and 14 sell plantain. 5 sell plantain and maize, 4 sell yam and maize, 2 sell
yam and plantain only while 3 sell all the three items. How many women are in the group?
95. A number is selected at random from the set S = {1,2,3,4,…,24,25}. Find the probability that
the random selected is:
(a) even; (b) prime; (c) either even or prime; (d) both even and prime.
96. A box contains 3 red balls and 4 white balls. Two balls are picked at random one after the
other without replacement. Find the probability that the two balls picked are:
(i) both red (ii) both white; (iii) of the same colour; (iv) of different colours.
In the diagram, three points A, B and C are on the
same horizontal ground. B is 15m from A, on a
bearing of 053°, C is 18m from B on a bearing of
161°. A vertical pole with top T is erected at B such
that < ATB = 58°. Calculate, correct to three
significant figures,
(a) the length of AC.
(b) the bearing of C from A ;
97. (c) the height of the0pole BT.
98. The angle of depression of a boat from a mid-point of a vertical cliff is 35 . If the boat is 120m
from the foot of the cliff, calculate the height of the cliff. (b) Towns P and Q are x km apart.
The poins X and Y, 19m apart are on the same side of a tree. The angles of elevation of the
top, T, of the tree from X and Y on the horizontal ground with the foot of the tree are 43 0 and
380 respectively. (i) Illustrate the information in a diagram. (ii) Find, correct to one decimal
place, the height of the tree.
99. A tree and a flagpole are on the same horizontal ground. A bird on top of the tree observes
the top and bottom of the flagpole below it at angles of 450 and 600 respectively. If the tree is
10.65m high, calculate, correct to 3 significant figures, the height of the flagpole.
100. Form a question using WAEC past papers for yourself and others