Gce Model Questions Vol1 2024 Geography Question 1
Practice objective / multiple choice question 1 from the 2024 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.
Annual rainfall in a region is normally distributed with mean \(1200\) mm and standard deviation \(200\) mm. A landslide occurs in a year when the rainfall exceeds \(1500\) mm. If a landslide occurs, the average damage cost is £\(2.5\) million. Two mitigation options are available:\n\n- Option A costs £\(0.8\) million per year and reduces the probability of a landslide by 40 %.\n- Option B costs £\(1.2\) million per year and reduces the average damage per landslide by 30 %.\n\nWhich option results in the lower expected annual cost (including mitigation cost and expected damage)?
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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2024 Geography Question 1. It is one of the objective questions from the 2024 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.
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