WAEC GCE Mathematics Questions and Answers for 2023/2024 (Theory and Objectives)

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1. Simplify:​​ √108 108 ​​ +√125125​​ ­-​​ √75.75.

(a) √33​​ +​​ 5√555​​ ​​

 (b).​​ 6√36√3​​ -​​ 5√555​​

 (c)​​ 6√36√3​​ +​​ √22​​ 

(d).​​ 6√36√3​​ -​​ √22​​ 

2. Evaluate:​​ (64^1/2+ 125^1/3)64^1/2+ 125^1/3

(a). 121

(b). 144

(c) 169

(d). 196

3. Given that​​ y​​ varies inversely as the square of​​ x.​​ if​​ x=3 when​​ y=100, find the equation connecting ​​ x​​ and​​ y

(a) yx²=300

(b).​​ yx²=900

(c)​​ yx²=100x9100x9​​ 

(d) y = 900x² ​​​​ 

4. Find the value of​​ x for which 32_four​​ = 22 base x

(a). three

(b) five

(c) Six

(d) seven

5. Simplify:​​ 2 whole number1/4 x 3 whole number1/2 ÷4 whole number3/8

(a).​​ 5/9 

 ​​ (b)​​ 1 whole number1/5​​ 

(c)​​ 1 whole number 1/4​​ 

(d)​​ 1 whole number 4/5

6. There are 250 boys and 150 girls in a school. If 60% of the boys and 40% of the girls play football. What percentage of the school play football?

(a). 40.0%

(b) 42.2%

(c) 50.0%

(d) 52.5%

7. If log₁₀​​ (6 x−4) x-4)​​ – log₁₀​​ 2=1, solve for​​ xx

(a). 2

(b) 3

(c) 4

(d) 5

8. If F =​​ 9C/5+ 32, find C when F = 98.6

(a) 30

(b) 37

(c) 39

(d) 41

9. If​​ y ÷​​ 2 x ​​ = 4 and​​ y−3x=−1, ​​ find the value of (x+y)

(a) 3

(b) 2

(c) 1

(d) -1

10. If​​ x:y:z=2:3:4,​​ Evaluate​​ 9x+3y/6z−2y

(a)1 whole number1/2​​ 

(b)​​ 2

(c)​​ ​​ 2 whole number1/2​​ 

(d)​​ 3

11. Simplify:​​ 2−18m^2/1+3m

(a) 2(1+3m)

(b) 2(2+3m²)

(c) 2(1-3m)

(d) 2(1-3m²)

12. A curve is such that when​​  y = 0,​​ x​​ = -2 or​​ x=3. Find the equation for the curve.

(a).​​ y=  x^2-5 x -6

(b).​​ y= x^2+5x−6 

 (c)​​ y= x2+x−6  

 (d)​​ y=x^2-  x-6

13. The volume of a cylindrical tank, 10m high is 385m³. Find the diameter of the tank. Take​​ π=22/7

(a). 14 m  

(b). 10 m  

(c). 7 m

 ​​ (d). 5 m 

14. The surface of a sphere is​​ 7927cm27927cm2. Find correct to the nearest whole number, its volume. Take​​ ​​ [π=22/7]

(a)113 cm^3  

 ​​ (b)​​ 131cm^3 

(c)​​ 311cm^3

 (d)​​ 414cm^3

15. A piece of thread of length 21.4cm is used to form a sector of a circle of radius 4.2cm on a piece of cloth. Calculate, correct to the nearest degree, the angle of the sector.​​ Take​​ π=22/7

(a) 170⁰​​ 

(b) 177⁰​​ 

(c) 182⁰​​ 

(d) 192⁰​​

16.

In the diagram which of the following ratios is​​ equal to​​ ∣PN∣ / ∣PQ∣

(a) ∣PN∣/ ∣PR∣​​

 (b).​​ ∣PM∣/∣PQ∣

​​ (c)​​∣PM∣/∣PR∣

​​ (d)​​ ∣PR/ ∣PQ∣

​​17.

In the diagram​​ PS​​ and​​ RS​​ are tangents to the circle centre O,​​ <PSR​​ = 70⁰,​​ <POR​​ = m and​​ <PQR​​ = n. Find (m+n).

(a) 110⁰​​ 

(b) 135⁰​​ 

(c) 165⁰​​

 (d) 225⁰

​​ 18.

Find the value of t in the diagram

(a) 63⁰​​ 

(b) 117⁰​​

 (c) 126⁰​​

 (d) 234⁰​​ 

​​ 19.

In the diagram,​​ PR​​ is a tangent to the circle at Q, QT//RS,​​ <SQR = 35⁰​​ and​​ <RSQ = 50⁰. Find the value of​​ <QST.

(a) 40⁰​​

 (b) 65⁰​​ 

(c) 85​​ 

(d) 95⁰​​ 

20. The angles of a polygon are​​ x, 2 x , 2 x,  (x-30⁰), (x-20⁰) and (x-10⁰). Find the value of​​ x.

(a) 45^0​​ 

(b) 84⁰​​ 

(c) 85⁰​​ 

(d) 95⁰

21. If​​ M​​ ​​ and​​ N​​ are the points (-3, 8) and (5, -7) respectively, find​​ |MN|.

(a) 8 units

(b) 11 units

(c) 15 units

(d) 17 units​​ 

22. The equation of the line through the points (4, 2) and (-8, -2) is​​ 3y​​ = p  x​​ +​​ q, where​​ pp​ and​​ q​​ are constants. Find the value of​​ p.

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 9

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23. The angle of elevation of the top of a tree from a point 27 m​​ away and on the same horizontal ground as the foot of the tree is 30⁰. Find the height of the tree.

(a) 27 m ​​

 (b) 13.5√3 m​​

 (c)​​ 13.5√2 m 

(d)​​ 9√3 m

24. If tan​​ x=4/3, 0^0​​ < x<90⁰, find the value of sin​​ x​​ – cos x .

(a) 1/10​​

 (b)​​ 1/5​​ 

(c)​​ 5/12​​ 

(d)​​ 1 whole number 2 /5

25. Given that​​ Y​​ is 20​​ m​​ on a bearing of 300⁰​​ from​​ X, how far south of​​ Y​​ is​​ X?

(a) 10 m ​​

 (b) 15 m 

​​ (c) 25 m ​​

 (d) 30 m 

26. The mean of 1,3,5,7 and​​ x​​ is 4. Find the value of​​ .x.

(a) 2

(b) 4

(c) 6

(d) 8

27. Find the median of 2,1,0,3,1,14,0,1 and 2.

(a) 0.0

(b) 0.5

(c) 1.0

(d)1.5

Number of goals​​	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Number of teams​​	3	1	6	6	4	2	3

The table shows the distributions of goals scored by​​ 25 teams in a football competition. Use it to answer questions 28 and 29.

28. Calculate the probability that a team​​ selected at random scored at most 3 goals.

(a) 3/25​​

 (b)​​ 1/5​​ 

(c)​​ 6/25​​

 (d)​​ 2/5 

29. Find the probability that a team selected at random scored either 4 or 7 goals.

(a) 9/25 ​​

 (b)​​ 11/25 ​​ 

(c)​​ 3/5 ​​

 (d)​​ 18/25

In the diagram, WXYZ, is a rectangle with dimension 8cm by 6cm,​​ P,​​ Q,​​ R​​ and S are the midpoints of the sides of the rectangle as shown. Use this information to answer questions​​ 30​​ and​​ 31.

30. What type of quadrilateral is the shaded region?

(a)Trapezium

(b)​​ Prism

(c) Rectangle

(d) Rhombus

31. Calculate the area of the part of the rectangle that is​​ not shaded.​​ 

(a) 25​​ cm^2​​ 

(b) 24 cm^2 ​​

 (c) 16 cm^2 ​​ 

(d)​​ 12 cm^2 

32. The​​ total surface area of a hemisphere is 75πcm^2. Find its radius

(a) 5.0 cm ​​ 

(b) 7.0​​ cm​​ 

(c) 8.5​​ cm​​ 

(d)​​ 12.0 cm 

33. Find the values of​​ x​​ for which​​ x−5/x(x−1)​​ is​​ 

(a) 0 or 5

(b) -5 or 5

(c) -1 or 5

(d) 0 or 1

34. Solve the equation 2_x²​​ – x-6=0.

(a) x=−3/2​​ or 2

(b)​​ x=−2 or 3/2​​ 

(c)​​ x=−3 or 2 

(d)​​ x=3 or−2

35. Factorize completely the expression (x+2)²​​ – (2 x+1)²

(a) (3  x+2)(1- xx)​​ 

(b) (3  x+2)(1-  x)​​

 (c) (3 x+2)²​​ 

(d) 3( x+1)(1- x)

36. Find the n^th​​ term of the sequence 2 x 3, 4 x 6

(a) 2ⁿ​​ x 3(n + 1)

(b) 2ⁿ​​ x 3n

(c) 2ⁿ​​ x 3ⁿ ​​​​ 

(d) 2ⁿ​​ x 3^n-1

37. If 3x​​ = 4 (mod 5), find the least value of​​ xx

(a)1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

38. The solution of​​ x​​ + 2​​ ≥​​ 2 x ​​ + 1 is illustrated on the number line as

39. If​​ p​​ and​​ q​​ are two statements, under what condition would​​ p​​ –​​ q​​ be​​ false?

(a) If​​ p​​ is true and​​ q​​ is true

(b) If​​ p​​ is true and​​ q​​ is false

(c) If​​ p​​ is false and​​ q​​ is false

(d) If​​ p​​ is false and​​ q​​ is true​​ 

40.

The diagram shows a trapezium inscribed in a​​ semi-circle. If O is mid-point of WZ and​​ |WX| =​​ |XY|​​ =​​ |YZ|, calculate the value of​​ m.m.

(a) 90⁰​​ (b) 60^0​​ (c) 45^0​​ (d) 30⁰​​ 

 ​​​​  ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ 

41. Find the interquartile range of 1,3,4,5,8,9,10,11,12,14,16

(a) 6

(b) 7

(c) 8

(d) 9​​ 

42. Donations during the launching of a church project were sent in sealed envelopes. The table shows​​ the distribution of the amount of money in the envelopes.

No. of envelopes	4	7	20	9	4	5	3	1	2
Number of teams​​	5000	2000	1000	700	500	100	50	2	10

How much was the total donation?

(a) N26,792.00

(b)​​ N26,972.00

(c)​​ N62,792.00

(d)​​ N62,972.00

43.

 ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ In the diagram, PQ is a straight line, (m+n)=110⁰, (n+r) = 130⁰​​ and (m+r)= 120⁰, find the ratio of m:n:r.

(a) 2:3:4

(b) 3:4:5

(c) 4:5:6

(d) 5:6:7

44. If​​ x: y = 14 : 38 and​​ y: z = 13​​ : 49, find​​ x: z 

(a) 2:3

(b) 3:4

(c) 3:8

(d) 1:2

45. Find the mean deviation of 20, 30, 25, 40, 35, 50, 45, 40, 20 and 45.

(a) 8

(b) 9

(c) 10

(d) 10

46. M and N are two subsets of the universal set (U). if n(U)=48, n(M)=20, n(N)=30 and n(MUN)=40, find n(MՈN)’.

(a) 18

(b) 20

(c) 30

(d)38

47. Express 0.612 in the form​​ x/y, where​​ x​​ and​​ y​​ are integers and​​ y≠0.

(a)153/250

​​ (b)​​ 68/111​​

 (c)​​ 61/100​​ 

(d)​​ 21/33

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In the diagram, PQ//RS. Find​​ xx​​ in terms of​​ y​​ and​​ z.

(a)x=240^0​​ +  y- z ​​ 

(b)​​ x=180⁰​​ + y- z ​​

 (c)​​ x=360⁰​​ +  y- z​​ 

(d)​​ x=360⁰– y- z 

49. The diagonals of a rhombus WXYZ intersect at M. if​​ |MW|= 5 cm​​ |MX|= 5cm, calculate its perimeter.

(a) 42 cm  

(b)​​ 48cm​​ 

(c) 52​​ cm​​ 

(d)​​ 60​​ cm

50. The graphs of​​ y=  x²​​ and​​ y=  x​​ intersect at which of these points?

(a) (0,0), (1,1)

(b) 0,0), (0,1)

(c) (1,0)(0,0)

(d)​​ (0,0)(0,0)​​ 

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