Waec Model Questions Vol1 2021 Agricultural Science Question 21

Practice objective / multiple choice question 21 from the 2021 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2021 Agricultural Science Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 21 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2021 • AGRICULTURAL_SCIENCE • objective

A 120‑hectare forest is to be planted with two species. Species A is spaced 3 m × 3 m and yields 0.8 m³ of timber per tree. Species B is spaced 4 m × 4 m and yields 1.2 m³ per tree. The manager wants the plantation to contain exactly 80 000 trees and to produce at least 70 000 m³ of timber. Determine, to the nearest tenth of a hectare, how many hectares should be allocated to species A and to species B.

Answer Options

A. Approximately 52.7 ha for species A and 31.8 ha for species B
B. Approximately 56.0 ha for species A and 26.0 ha for species B
Correct Answer C. Approximately 58.5 ha for species A and 24 ha for species B
D. Approximately 60.2 ha for species A and 22.3 ha for species B
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
Approximately 58.5 ha for species A and 24 ha for species B

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2021 Agricultural Science Question 21. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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