Mathematics Quiz For WAEC Past Questions

1. Find the value of x if 2x+5=17

2. What is the probability of rolling a prime number on a fair six-sided die?

3. A man buys $3$ items for ₦450 each. If he sells them for ₦600 each, what is his total profit?

4. In a class of 50 students, 30 study Mathematics and 25 study Physics. If 10 students study both subjects, how many study neither subject?

5. Solve for 𝑥: 3𝑥 + 4 = 2(𝑥+5)

6. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its width is 3 cm. What is its perimeter?

7. Solve for 𝑥 if 𝑥² − 9 = 0

8. Solve the simultaneous equations:
2x+y=10
3x−y=5
What is the value of $x$?

9. Find the gradient of the line passing through the points $(2,3)$ and (4,7)

10. Find the median of the numbers 7,9,12,15,18

11. If 2𝑝+5=15, find the value of 4𝑝

12. The LCM of 12 and 15 is

13. Evaluate 4 (3+5) − 2³

14. A man walks 3 km east, then 4 km north. Find the shortest distance from his starting point.

15. The perimeter of a rectangle is $24\text{cm}$, and its length is $8\text{cm}$. Find its breadth.

16. Simplify: 3(2x−4) + 5(x+3)

17. The mean of five numbers is 10. If four of the numbers are 8,12,15, and 5, find the fifth number

18. If a cube has a side length of 4cm what is its volume?

19. Find the value of x in the Inequality $3x-7>2$.

20. What is the value of 2³ + 3²