Neco Model Questions Vol1 2020 Geography Question 6
Practice objective / multiple choice question 6 from the 2020 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.
A farmer has 20 hectares of land to allocate between maize (M) and beans (B). Maize yields 3.2 tonnes per hectare and sells for \(\,250{,}000\) Naira per tonne; beans yield 1.8 tonnes per hectare and sell for \(\,350{,}000\) Naira per tonne. Each hectare of maize requires 5,000 m³ of water and each hectare of beans requires 3,000 m³. The farm has a total water supply of 80,000 m³. At least 30 % of the land must be planted to beans for soil health. What is the greatest possible area (in hectares) that can be devoted to maize while meeting all constraints?
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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2020 Geography Question 6. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.
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