Neco 2024 Agricultural Science Question 23

Practice objective / multiple choice question 23 from the 2024 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

Neco 2024 Agricultural Science Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 23 NECO • 2024 • AGRICULTURAL_SCIENCE • objective

A pest population in a field starts with 200 insects. Each week the population increases by a factor of 1.6. After the weekly growth, a pesticide can be applied that instantly kills 70\% of the insects present. The farmer may apply the pesticide at most once per week, immediately after the growth phase. To keep the population below 500 insects after four weeks, what is the minimum number of pesticide applications required?

Answer Options

A. 0
B. 3
Correct Answer C. 1
D. 2
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
1

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This is Neco 2024 Agricultural Science Question 23. It is one of the objective questions from the 2024 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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