Post Utme Unn 2017 Geography Question 29

Practice objective / multiple choice question 29 from the 2017 Post Utme Unn Geography examination.

Post Utme Unn 2017 Geography Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 29 POST_UTME_UNN • 2017 • GEOGRAPHY • objective

A farmer is considering two different types of fertilizers to apply to his crops. The first fertilizer costs ₦100 per bag and provides 20 kg of nitrogen per bag. The second fertilizer costs ₦150 per bag and provides 30 kg of nitrogen per bag. If the farmer needs 500 kg of nitrogen for his crops, how many bags of each type of fertilizer should he buy to minimize his cost?

Answer Options

A. 10 bags of fertilizer 1 and 5 bags of fertilizer 2
Correct Answer B. 5 bags of fertilizer 1 and 10 bags of fertilizer 2
C. 15 bags of fertilizer 1 and 3 bags of fertilizer 2
D. 20 bags of fertilizer 1 and 2 bags of fertilizer 2
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
5 bags of fertilizer 1 and 10 bags of fertilizer 2

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This is Post Utme Unn 2017 Geography Question 29. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Post Utme Unn Geography examination.

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