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WAEC Economics 2016 Paper

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Question : 5

Total: 50

A country allocation to various sectors of the economy is shown in the pie chat below, use it to answer question 5 and 6

If the budget of the country was \$7,200, how much is allocated to Education?

$\$2,400.00$
$\$2,000.00$
$\$1,200.00$
$\$1,000.00$

Solution:

Concept:

The amount allocated to a sector equals its angle divided by the total angle of the pie chart, multiplied by the total budget.

Explanation:

From the pie chart, Education sector has an angle of

60^\circ

.

Total budget is

\$7{,}200

.

Allocation to Education is calculated as:

\frac{60}{360} \times 7200 = \frac{1}{6} \times 7200 = \$1{,}200.00

Answer:

C. \$1,200.00

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