Waec Model Questions Vol1 2021 Civic Education Question 30

Practice objective / multiple choice question 30 from the 2021 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2021 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 30 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2021 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

A driver travels a 30 km route that is divided into three segments with different speed limits:\n- Segment 1: 12 km, limit 60 km/h\n- Segment 2: 10 km, limit 80 km/h\n- Segment 3: 8 km, limit 50 km/h\nThe driver's recorded travel times are 10 minutes for segment 1, 6 minutes for segment 2 and 12 minutes for segment 3.\n\n(a) For each segment, state whether the driver exceeded the speed limit and, if so, by how many kilometres per hour (rounded to one decimal place).\n(b) Compute the driver's overall average speed for the whole journey and compare it with the overall speed‑limit average (weighted by distance). State the amount by which the overall average speed exceeds the weighted limit, rounded to one decimal place.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. Segment 1: exceeded by 12.0 km/h; Segment 2: exceeded by 20.0 km/h; overall exceeded by 0.3 km/h.
B. Segment 1: exceeded by 13.5 km/h; Segment 2: exceeded by 20.0 km/h; overall exceeded by 0.1 km/h.
C. Segment 1: exceeded by 10.0 km/h; Segment 2: exceeded by 18.0 km/h; overall exceeded by 0.5 km/h.
D. Segment 1: exceeded by 12.0 km/h; Segment 2: exceeded by 22.0 km/h; overall exceeded by -0.2 km/h.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
Segment 1: exceeded by 12.0 km/h; Segment 2: exceeded by 20.0 km/h; overall exceeded by 0.3 km/h.

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2021 Civic Education Question 30. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

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