Neco 2020 Geography Question 20

Practice objective / multiple choice question 20 from the 2020 Neco Geography examination.

Neco 2020 Geography Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 20 NECO • 2020 • GEOGRAPHY • objective

A truck consumes fuel according to the relation \(C = a + bL\) litres per kilometre, where \(L\) is the load in tonnes, \(a = 0.2\) L/km and \(b = 0.05\) L/km per tonne. The truck must travel a round‑trip of 150 km carrying a load of 8 t. Fuel costs \(\text{₦}200\) per litre.\n(a) Calculate the total fuel cost for the trip.\n(b) The company wishes to cut the fuel cost by 15 % by reducing the load by \(x\) tonnes. Find the value of \(x\) (to one decimal place).

Answer Options

A. 1.5
B. 2.1
C. 2.0
Correct Answer D. 1.8
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
1.8

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This is Neco 2020 Geography Question 20. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Neco Geography examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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