Neco 2019 Civic Education Question 3

Practice objective / multiple choice question 3 from the 2019 Neco Civic Education examination.

Neco 2019 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 3 NECO • 2019 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

Over a ten‑year period, a region experienced seven armed conflicts. The durations (in months) of six of the conflicts were 14, 22, 9, 31, 18 and 27. Let \(X\) be the duration of the seventh conflict. After a comprehensive peace agreement, the average duration of conflicts was reduced by \(20\%\) compared with the original average, and the total combined duration of all seven conflicts after the agreement became 150 months. Determine the value of \(X\) and the original average duration (in months) of the conflicts before the agreement. Give your answers to one decimal place.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. X = 66.5 months; original average ≈ 26.8 months
B. X = 58.0 months; original average ≈ 24.5 months
C. X = 61.5 months; original average ≈ 25.3 months
D. X = 72.0 months; original average ≈ 28.0 months
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
X = 66.5 months; original average ≈ 26.8 months

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This is Neco 2019 Civic Education Question 3. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Neco Civic Education examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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