WAEC (WASSCE) Mathematics · Algebraic Processes

Algebraic expressions: WAEC Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

What the WAEC syllabus covers in Algebraic expressions

Our summary: Turning a word situation into an algebraic expression and finding its value.

  • Formulating algebraic expressions from given situations
  • Evaluation of algebraic expressions

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WAEC (WASSCE) Mathematics questions on Algebraic expressions

  1. WAEC 2022If a = 3 and b = -7, find the value of 5b+(a+b)^2/(a-b)^2
  2. WAEC 2020Fati buys milk at ₦x per tin sells each at a profit of ₦y. If she sells 10 tins of milk, how much does she receives from the sales?
  3. WAEC 2019If m : n = 2 : 1, evaluate 3m^2 - 2n^2/m^2 + mn
  4. WAEC 2019If 2 ^ a = √64 and b/a = 3, evaluate a ^2 + b^ 2
  5. WAEC 2017If x = 2/3 and y = - 6, evaluate xy - y/x
  6. WAEC 2016Halima is n years old. Her brother's age is 5 years more than half of her age. How old is her brother?
  7. WAEC 2015If m = 4, n = 9 and r = 16., evaluate m/n - 1 7/9 + n/r
  8. WAEC 2015Tom will be 25 years old in n years' time. If he is 5 years younger than Bade, find Bade's present age.
  9. WAEC 2013Four oranges sell for Nx and three mangoes sell for Ny. Olu bought 24 oranges and 12 mangoes. How much did he pay in terms of x and y?

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