Gce Model Questions Vol1 2023 Civic Education Question 37

Practice objective / multiple choice question 37 from the 2023 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2023 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 37 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2023 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

From 2018 to 2022 the number of reported cult‑related activities in a state rose from 120 to 210. Assume the increase follows an exponential pattern. In 2020 the government introduced a prevention programme that reduced the annual growth rate by 30 % relative to the rate that applied in 2018‑2020. (a) Determine the original annual growth rate \(r\) (as a percentage) that applied in 2018‑2020. (b) Find the new growth rate after the programme was introduced. (c) If the programme had not been introduced, what would the projected number of cases have been in 2022, and how many fewer cases actually occurred because of the programme?

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. Original growth rate ≈ 17.7 %; New growth rate ≈ 12.4 %; Projected without programme ≈ 230 cases; Reduction = 20 cases
B. Original growth rate ≈ 15.0 %; New growth rate ≈ 10.5 %; Projected without programme ≈ 220 cases; Reduction = 10 cases
C. Original growth rate ≈ 17.7 %; New growth rate ≈ 17.7 %; Projected without programme ≈ 210 cases; Reduction = 0 cases
D. Original growth rate ≈ 20.0 %; New growth rate ≈ 14.0 %; Projected without programme ≈ 250 cases; Reduction = 40 cases
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
Original growth rate ≈ 17.7 %; New growth rate ≈ 12.4 %; Projected without programme ≈ 230 cases; Reduction = 20 cases

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2023 Civic Education Question 37. It is one of the objective questions from the 2023 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

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