Neco 2018 Government Question 39

Practice objective / multiple choice question 39 from the 2018 Neco Government examination.

Neco 2018 Government Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 39 NECO • 2018 • GOVERNMENT • objective

A state contains five local government areas (LGAs) with the following populations: LGA1 62,000; LGA2 47,000; LGA3 53,000; LGA4 39,000; LGA5 71,000. Each ward must contain between 5,000 and 8,000 inhabitants. Determine the minimum total number of wards required for the state and give one possible allocation of wards to each LGA that achieves this minimum.

Answer Options

A. Minimum total wards = 35. Allocation: LGA1 8, LGA2 5, LGA3 7, LGA4 5, LGA5 10 wards.
B. Minimum total wards = 36. Allocation: LGA1 9, LGA2 6, LGA3 7, LGA4 5, LGA5 9 wards.
C. Minimum total wards = 38. Allocation: LGA1 9, LGA2 7, LGA3 8, LGA4 5, LGA5 9 wards.
Correct Answer D. Minimum total wards = 35. Allocation: LGA1 8, LGA2 6, LGA3 7, LGA4 5, LGA5 9 wards.
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
Minimum total wards = 35. Allocation: LGA1 8, LGA2 6, LGA3 7, LGA4 5, LGA5 9 wards.

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This is Neco 2018 Government Question 39. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Neco Government examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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