Neco 2025 Islamic Religious Studies Question 3

Practice objective / multiple choice question 3 from the 2025 Neco Islamic Religious Studies examination.

Neco 2025 Islamic Religious Studies Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 3 NECO • 2025 • ISLAMIC_RELIGIOUS_STUDIES • objective

In 2020 the Muslim population of Country X was \(12\) million, representing \(15\%\) of the total population. By 2025 the total population had risen to \(84\) million and the proportion of Muslims had increased to \(16\%\). Assuming the total population and the Muslim proportion changed linearly over the five‑year period, (a) what was the average annual increase in the number of Muslims between 2020 and 2025? (b) what was the average annual percentage growth rate of the Muslim population over the same period? Express the growth rate to one decimal place.

Answer Options

A. 288,000; 2.8%
Correct Answer B. 288,000; 2.3%
C. 240,000; 2.0%
D. 300,000; 2.5%
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
288,000; 2.3%

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This is Neco 2025 Islamic Religious Studies Question 3. It is one of the objective questions from the 2025 Neco Islamic Religious Studies examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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