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BECE Mathematics 2013 Paper

Question : 35

Total: 40

Trade	Shoe making	Mining	Road transport	Agriculture	Manufacturing goods
Number of workers	300,000	25,000	160,000	225,000	165,000

How many people are employed under all the trade?

Solution:

Concept:

Total employment is found by adding the number of workers in every trade listed in the table.

Explanation:

The trades are shoe making, mining, road transport, agriculture, and manufacturing goods.

Total workers

= 300{,}000 + 25{,}000 + 160{,}000 + 225{,}000 + 165{,}000

Add the values step by step:

300{,}000 + 25{,}000 = 325{,}000

325{,}000 + 160{,}000 = 485{,}000

485{,}000 + 225{,}000 = 710{,}000

710{,}000 + 165{,}000 = 875{,}000

So the total number of people employed under all the trades is

875{,}000

Answer:

875{,}000

, which is Option D.

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