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WAEC Animal Husbandry 2022 Question 13

Question 13

Pasture and Forage

Use this information to answer the question.
Guinea grass was planted on a 40 m × 100 m land with a spacing of 0.5 m × 0.75 m.
Determine the population of the Guinea grass.

  1. A.1,500
  2. B.5,333
  3. C.8,000
  4. D.10,666
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Answer: D (10,666)

Explanation

Area = 40 × 100 = 4,000 m²; space per plant = 0.5 × 0.75 = 0.375 m²; 4,000 ÷ 0.375 ≈ 10,666 plants.