Waec Model Questions Vol1 2019 Geography Question 24

Practice objective / multiple choice question 24 from the 2019 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2019 Geography Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 24 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2019 • GEOGRAPHY • objective

Three towns are to be served by a new service station. Their planar coordinates (in km) are: Town A (2, 3) with population 2 000, Town B (8, 5) with population 3 500, and Town C (5, 12) with population 1 500. Assuming the station should be placed at the point that minimises the total weighted travel distance (population × distance), determine the optimal coordinates of the station (to two decimal places) and the minimum total weighted distance (in km·person, rounded to the nearest whole number).

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. Location (5.64 km, 5.93 km); minimum weighted distance ≈ 27 380 km·person
B. Location (6.12 km, 5.47 km); minimum weighted distance ≈ 28 150 km·person
C. Location (5.64 km, 5.93 km); minimum weighted distance ≈ 26 900 km·person
D. Location (5.20 km, 6.30 km); minimum weighted distance ≈ 27 380 km·person
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
Location (5.64 km, 5.93 km); minimum weighted distance ≈ 27 380 km·person

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2019 Geography Question 24. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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