Waec Model Questions Vol1 2020 Biology Question 18

Practice objective / multiple choice question 18 from the 2020 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2020 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 18 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2020 • BIOLOGY • objective

In a community of 10,000 people, an outbreak of disease X starts with 5 cases on day 0. By day 6, the number of cases rises to 80. Assuming the disease spreads in discrete generations with a generation time of 3 days and each infected individual infects R₀ new individuals per generation, estimate the basic reproduction number R₀.

Answer Options

A. 3
Correct Answer B. 4
C. 6
D. 5
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
4

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2020 Biology Question 18. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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