WAEC 2025 · Paper 1 · Q2✱✱

If three children share ₦10.50 among themselves in the ratio $6 : 7 : 8$ , how much is the largest share?

Worked solution (try it first)

The ratio $6 : 7 : 8$ has $6 + 7 + 8 = 21$ parts, so one part is $10.50 \div 21 =$ ₦0.50.
The largest share is 8 parts: $8 \times 0.50 =$ ₦4.00, option B.