Waec Model Questions Vol1 2020 Civic Education Question 16
Practice objective / multiple choice question 16 from the 2020 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.
In a community, youths (aged 15‑24) constitute 40% of the population and adults (aged 25‑44) 60%. Among youths, 12% use cannabis, 8% use heroin and 5% use both drugs. Among adults, 6% use cannabis, 4% use heroin and 2% use both. A drug‑abuse prevention campaign reduces cannabis use among youths by 25% and heroin use by 10% (relative reductions). It also reduces cannabis use among adults by 15% and heroin use by 5%. The proportion of people who use both drugs falls by 20% for youths and by 12% for adults. What is the overall percentage reduction in the number of drug users (any drug) in the whole community after the campaign?
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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2020 Civic Education Question 16. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.
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