JAMB Economics 2019 Objective — Question 34
Question 34 of 40 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Economics 2019 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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The population of Ohaha Local Government Area was 480,000 in December 1980, of which 60% were female. If the population fell by 9,600 by December 1981, what was the total population in December 1981?
- A. 288,000
- B. 470,400Correct
- C. 192,000
- D. 480,000
Explanation
Females in Dec. 1980 = 480,000×60/100 = 288,000; Males = 480,000−288,000 = 192,000. Population of December 1981 = 480,000−9,600 = 470,400. (Note: exact original wording of this question was partly illegible in the scan; reconstructed to match the answer key's working.)
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