WAEC (WASSCE) Mathematics · Algebraic Processes

Algebraic Fractions: WAEC Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

What the WAEC syllabus covers in Algebraic Fractions

Our summary: Adding and simplifying fractions that have letters in them.

  • Operations on algebraic fractions with: monomial denominators; binomial denominators

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WAEC (WASSCE) Mathematics questions on Algebraic Fractions

  1. WAEC 2024For what values of y is y + 2/8y^2 - 10y + 3 not defined?
  2. WAEC 2023For what value of x is x^2 + 2 / 10x^2 - 13x - 3 is undefined?.
  3. WAEC 2022Simplify 2-18m^2/1+3m
  4. WAEC 2022.Find the value of x such that 1/x + 4/3x - 5/6x + 1 = 0
  5. WAEC 2021If 2/x-3 - 3/x-2 = p/(x-3)(x -2) , find p.
  6. WAEC 2021For what value of x is 4 - 2x/x + 1 undefined.
  7. WAEC 2020Simplify; a/b - b/a - c/b
  8. WAEC 2020The expression 5x + 3/6x (x + 1) will be undefined when x equals
  9. WAEC 2019Simplify: x^2 - 5x - 14/x^2 - 9x + 14
  10. WAEC 2019Which of these values would make 3p - 1 p^ 2 - p undefined?
  11. WAEC 2019Solve: y + 1/2 - 2y - 1/3 = 4
  12. WAEC 2018Simplify; 2 - 18m^2/1 + 3m
  13. WAEC 2018Find the value of x for which x - 5/x(x - 1) is undefined.
  14. WAEC 2017Simplify the expression a^2 b^4 - b^2 a^4/ab(a + b)
  15. WAEC 2017Solve the equation: 1/5x + 1/x = 3
  16. WAEC 2016Simplify (p - r)^2 - r^2/2p^2 - 4pr
  17. WAEC 2016Find the values of y for which the expression y^2 - 9y + 18/y^2 + 4y - 21 is undefined
  18. WAEC 2016Simplify; 2/1 - x - 1/x
  19. WAEC 2015Simplify: 3x - y/xy - 2x + 3y/2xy + 1/2
  20. WAEC 2014If 2/x - 3 - 3/x - 2 is equal to p/(x - 3)(x - 2) , find p
  21. WAEC 2013Simplify: x^2 - y^2/(x + y)^2 ÷ (x - y)^2/(3x + 3y)
  22. WAEC 2013Express 2/x + 3 - 1/x - 2 as a simple fraction
  23. WAEC 2012Simplify: 54k^2 - 6/3k + 1
  24. WAEC 2012Express 3 - [ x - y/y ] as a single fraction
  25. WAEC 2012Solve for x in the equation; 1/x + 2/3x = 1/3
  26. WAEC 2011Simplify m/n + (m - 1)/5n = (m - 2)/10n where n 0
  27. WAEC 2010Simplify 2/2 + x + 2/2 - x

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