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NECO Mathematics · Number and Numeration

Indices: NECO Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

What the WAEC syllabus covers in Indices

Our summary: The rules for powers, and writing very large or very small numbers in standard form.

  • Laws of indices
  • Numbers in standard form (scientific notation)

Syllabus content © The West African Examinations Council (WASSCE (harmonised West African syllabus)). NECO questions are matched to the WAEC syllabus topic.

NECO Mathematics questions on Indices

  1. NECO 2008Evaluate (25 × 4-2) ÷ (2-3 × 26)
  2. NECO 2005Simplify P-6 × P3 × P2 ÷ P4 × P0
  3. NECO 2005If 25a2 = 5-1 × 125. Find the value of a?
  4. NECO 2005Evaluate 0.0025 × 2.5 × 102 to 2 significant figures.
  5. NECO 2004Calculate (0.05 × 0.025) ÷ (4.25 × 3.35) and express your answer in standard form
  6. NECO 2004Express the quotient of 0.422 and 0.004 in standard form
  7. NECO 2004Simplify (216^ 1/3 )^ -2
  8. NECO 2002Evaluate 1.25 × 10 ^2 × 0.125 × 10 ^3 × 12.5 × 10 ^ -4 leaving your answer in standard form
  9. NECO 2002The length, breadth and height of a cuboid are 8cm, 7 1/2 cm and 6 1/2 cm respectively. What Is its volume in m3 (leave your answer in standard form)?
  10. NECO 2001Evaluate ( 1/343 ) ^ 1/3 + (64) ^ -1/3 - 4/9 ^ -1/2
  11. NECO 2001Simplify 6a^ -2 × √24a^6
  12. NECO 2001Find the value of x in the equation: 9 ^x = 729

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