Waec Model Questions Vol1 2017 Civic Education Question 35
Practice objective / multiple choice question 35 from the 2017 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.
A city has a total population of 1.2 million people. Youths (aged 15‑24) constitute 20 % of the total population. Currently, 5 % of the youths are drug abusers. A community programme aims to reduce this prevalence by 40 % over two years, but the reduction applies only to the original youth population. During the first year, 30,000 additional youths move into the city, of whom 6 % are drug abusers. After two years, what is the overall prevalence of drug abuse among all youths in the city? Express your answer as a percentage rounded to two decimal places.
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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2017 Civic Education Question 35. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.
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