Topic: Solve this question if you know you are good..

Men see people still dey solve when I just licked out one of the chevron shl question to come next month...

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Approximately 460580 passengers under d age group of 35 by next year. I hope i'm correct.

You got it..Can you briefly explain how you arrived at the answer..

Number of those who commuted by bus this year = 12 % of 425600= x

Number of those who would commute by bus next year = x- 0.8% of x = y

Number of those who would commute by bus next year = 11% of z = y

where z is the total number of commuters under 35, so find z.

Use your calculator, if you know x, then you know y, if you know y, then you know z

Quite easily done

According to data on age group below 35,
average no of daily commuters = 425600
commuters who use buses as a means of transportation = 12/100 * 425600 = 51072 (present yr)
a decrease in bus passenger by 0.8% next yr can be expressed mathematically as:
51072 - 0.008(51072) = 50663.4 (next year)
commuters who enter buses as a means of transportation next yr = 11% * t = 50663.4
where t is d average no of daily commuters next yr.
Hence, p = 50663.4/0.11 = 460580 approximately.

@Yemmi-- It would have been nice if you can outline it with figures because from what you explained here. You seems to be wrong except am missing something out.
From you explaination

Number of those who commuted by bus this year = 12 % of 425600= x -- where x = 51,072

Number of those who would commute by bus next year = x- 0.8% of x = y -- where x which is 51072 - 0.8% of x which is = 408.6 in subraction detailed... 51072 - 408.6= y where Y would be = 50663.4

Number of those who would commute by bus next year = 11% of z = y -- 11% of 425600 = 46816 = Y like you said. Now we have two values for Y, they 408.6 and 46816, --- Blunder in representation..Or what happened here.

Further as you said If I know X? x = 51072
iF i know Y? y(1)= 408.6
if i know Y y (2)= 46816
if i know z? Z= 425600

Sorry you got it wrong or misplaced... Try and fine tune properly for others to understand.

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