Independent practice for WASSCE General Mathematics. Not affiliated with or endorsed by WAEC (the West African Examinations Council).

WASSCE maths topics and papers

General Mathematics is a core subject every WASSCE school candidate sits, in two papers: an objective paper of 1 hour 30 minutes and an essay paper of 2 hours 30 minutes.

Weeks before your session

Hours a week for maths

Section 1: Number and numeration

Section 2: Sets, logic and sequences

Section 3: Commercial arithmetic

Section 4: Algebraic processes

Section 5: Quadratics, graphs and coordinates

Section 6: Plane geometry

Section 7: Mensuration

Section 8: Trigonometry and bearings

Section 9: Statistics and probability

12 weeks, 96 hours in all

Start with Section 1

Number and numeration: 8.9 of your hours. Every section starts with the same weight; the sections you are less sure of get more time.

Hours per section
Section	Your hours	Share of your hours
Section 1: Number and numeration	8.9	11%
Section 2: Sets, logic and sequences	8.9	11%
Section 3: Commercial arithmetic	8.9	11%
Section 4: Algebraic processes	8.9	11%
Section 5: Quadratics, graphs and coordinates	8.9	11%
Section 6: Plane geometry	8.9	11%
Section 7: Mensuration	8.9	11%
Section 8: Trigonometry and bearings	8.9	11%
Section 9: Statistics and probability	8.9	11%

Week by week

Week 1Section 1: Number and numeration
Week 2Section 1: Number and numeration, Section 2: Sets, logic and sequences
Week 3Section 2: Sets, logic and sequences, Section 3: Commercial arithmetic
Week 4Section 3: Commercial arithmetic, Section 4: Algebraic processes
Week 5Section 4: Algebraic processes, Section 5: Quadratics, graphs and coordinates
Week 6Section 5: Quadratics, graphs and coordinates, Section 6: Plane geometry
Week 7Section 6: Plane geometry, Section 7: Mensuration
Week 8Section 7: Mensuration, Section 8: Trigonometry and bearings
Week 9Section 8: Trigonometry and bearings, Section 9: Statistics and probability
Week 10Section 9: Statistics and probability
Week 11A timed paper, then write out full answers to every question you lost, step by step
Week 12A timed paper, then write out full answers to every question you lost, step by step

Check each section for free

Paper 1	Objective (multiple choice), 1 hour 30 minutes
Paper 2	Essay, 2 hours 30 minutes, answers in writing
This course	Nine sections, 18 lessons and two timed papers

The nine sections

Number and numeration: number bases, modular arithmetic, standard form, indices, logarithms and surds.
Sets, logic and sequences: Venn diagrams with up to three sets, logical reasoning, arithmetic and geometric progressions.
Commercial arithmetic: ratio and rates, percentages, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, depreciation.

How to use the planner

Set the weeks you have and how sure you feel in each section. The planner gives the most hours to the sections you are least sure of and keeps the last weeks for timed papers and written practice. Every section has the same weight: we do not guess which topics will be set.

Try 3 questions

Question 1Multiple choice

Convert

2314_{5}

to a number in base ten.

Question 2Multiple choice

U

= \{1, 2, 3, \ldots, 12\}

A

is the set of multiples of

3

U

and

B

is the set of even numbers in

U

. Find

(A \cup B)'

Question 3Multiple choice

A

B

and

C

are points on a circle with centre

O

, and

C

lies on the major arc

AB

. The angle

AOB

at the centre (the angle facing the minor arc

AB

) is

115^\circ

. Find

\angle ACB

Next step

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Questions people ask

How long are the WASSCE maths papers?

Paper 1, the objective paper, is 1 hour 30 minutes. Paper 2, the essay paper, is 2 hours 30 minutes.

Is General Mathematics compulsory?

Yes. It is one of the core subjects every school candidate takes.

Are these past questions?

No. Every question in this course is original, written for the topics the examination covers.