WAEC (WASSCE) Mathematics · Number and Numeration
Fractions, Decimals, and Approximations: WAEC Mathematics Past Questions and Answers
What the WAEC syllabus covers in Fractions, Decimals, and Approximations
Our summary: Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions and decimals, and rounding sensibly.
- Basic operations on fractions and decimals
- Approximations and significant figures
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WAEC (WASSCE) Mathematics questions on Fractions, Decimals, and Approximations
- WAEC 2023Evaluate, correct to three decimal place 4.314 × 0.000056/0.0067
- WAEC 2022Evaluate, correct to four significant figures, (573.06 x 184.25).
- WAEC 2021What number should be subtracted from the sum of 2 1/6 and 2 7/12 to give 3 1/4 ?
- WAEC 2021correct 0.007985 to three significant figures.
- WAEC 2021Find, correct to two decimal, the mean of 1 1/2 , 2 2/3 , 3 3/4 , 4 4/5 , and 5 5/6 .
- WAEC 2020Evaluate and correct to two decimal places, 75.0785 - 34.624 + 9.83
- WAEC 2019Simplify, correct to three significant figures, (27.63) ^2 - (12.37) ^2
- WAEC 2019Evaluate: 0.42 ÷ 2.5/0.5 × 2.05 , leaving the answer in the standard form.
- WAEC 2019Express, correct to three significant figures, 0.003597.
- WAEC 2018Expression 0.612 in the form x/y , where x and y are integers and y 0
- WAEC 2018Simplify; 2 1/4 × 31/2 ÷ 4 3/8
- WAEC 2017Express 0.0000407, correct to 2 significant figures
- WAEC 2017Evaluate 31/4 × 13/5 111/3 - 5 1/3
- WAEC 2016Express 1975 correct to 2 significant figures
- WAEC 2016Simplify: ( 3/4 - 2/3 ) x 1 1/5
- WAEC 2015A farmer uses 2/5 of his land to grow cassava, 1/3 of the remaining for yam and the rest for maize. Find the part of the land used for maize
- WAEC 2015If m = 4, n = 9 and r = 16., evaluate m/n - 1 7/9 + n/r
- WAEC 2014Simplify 10 2/5 - 6 2/3 + 3
- WAEC 2014approximate 0.0033780 to 3 significant figures
- WAEC 2013Simplify 17/8 × 22/5 63/4 ÷ 3/4
- WAEC 2012Express 302.10495 correct to five significant figures
- WAEC 2012Alfred spent 1/4 of his money on food, 1/3 on clothing and save the rest. If he saved N72000.00, how much did he spend on food?
- WAEC 2011Simplify 1 3/4 - (2 1/3 + 4)
- WAEC 2011What is the value of 3 in the number 42.7531?
- WAEC 2010Simplify 1 1/2 + 21/3 × 3/4 - 1/2
- WAEC 2010Correct 0.002473 to 3 significant figure
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