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WAEC Word Problem questions

1. Three quarters of a number added to two and a half of that number gives 13. Find the missing number.  

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7

2. Adding 42 to a given positive number gives the same result as squaring the number. Find the number.

A. 14
B. 13
C. 7
D. 6

3. The sum of 2 consecutive whole numbers is % of their product. Find the numbers. 

A. 3,4
B. 1,2
C. 2,3
D. 0,1

4. The sum of 6 and one-third of x is one more than twice x. Find x. 

A. x=7
B. x=5
C. x=3
D. x=2

5. Tom will be 25 years old in n years' time. If he is 5 years younger than Bade, find Bade' present age.

A. (30-n) years
B. (20-n) years
C. (25-n) years
D. (30+ n) years

6. If 4y is 9 greater than the sum of y and 3x, by how much is y greater than x? 

A. 3
B. 6
C. 9
D. 12

7. I am x years old and my brother is 3 years older. How old was my brother last year? 

A. (x - 4) years
B. (x - 2) years
C. (3x - 1) years
D. (3x + 1) years

8. In a quiz competition, a student answers n questions correctly and was given n(n + 50) for each question correctly answered. If he gets D600.00 altogether, how many questions did he answer correctly? 

A. 18
B. 15
C. 12
D. 10

9. Halima is n years old. Her brother' age is 5 years more than half of her age. How old is her brother?

A. n/2 + 5/2
B. n/2 - 5
C. 5 - n/2
D. n/2 + 5

10. The of 12 and one third of n is 1 more than twice n. Express the statement in the form of an equation.

A. 12n - 6 = 0
B. 3n - 12 = 0
C. 2n – 35 = 0
D. 5n - 33 = 0

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