JSCE Mathematics 2023 Objective — Question 22
Question 22 of 80 from the Junior Secondary Certificate Examination (JSCE) Mathematics 2023 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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Assuming the budget of a country in a particular year was N1.768 Trillion contained 13% for World-class education, Healthcare & Social-science; N67.1 billion Social Housing Programme N45.1 billion on Food Security, N86 billion for Public Order and Safety Service and N12 billion earmarked for provision of Rescue and Emergency Management. Find the sum of the above allocations, correct to 3 s.f.
- A. N233.2 billionCorrect
- B. N233.0 billion
- C. N234.3 billion
- D. N235.2 billion
Explanation
67.1 + 45.1 + 86 + 12 = 210.2. Taking 13% of N176.8 billion as the first allocation gives 22.98. Total = 233.18, about N233.2 billion.
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