WAEC (WASSCE) Mathematics · Number and Numeration

Number bases: WAEC Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

What the WAEC syllabus covers in Number bases

Our summary: Writing numbers in bases other than ten and doing arithmetic in them.

  • Conversion of numbers from one base to another
  • Basic operations on number bases

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WAEC (WASSCE) Mathematics questions on Number bases

  1. WAEC 2024The number 1621 was subtracted from 6244 in base x. If the result was 4323, find x.
  2. WAEC 2023Arrange the following in ascending order of magnitude 110 two , 31 eight , 42 five
  3. WAEC 2023Express 413 7 to base 5
  4. WAEC 2022Change 432 five to a number in base three.
  5. WAEC 2021Simplify: (11 two ) ^2
  6. WAEC 2019If 23 y = 1111 two , find the value of y
  7. WAEC 2017In what number base was the addition 1 + nn = 100, where n 0, done?
  8. WAEC 2016If 23x + 101x = 130x, find the value of x
  9. WAEC 2015The sum 11011 2 , 11111 2 and 10000 2 is 10m10n0 2 . Find the value of m and n.
  10. WAEC 2014If 23x = 325, find the value of x
  11. WAEC 2013In what number base is the addition 465 + 24 + 225 = 1050?
  12. WAEC 2012Convert 3510 to number in base 2
  13. WAEC 2010The subtraction below is in base seven. Find the missing number. 5 1 6 2seven -2 6 4 4seven -------- 2 1 5 --------

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