The SPE Board of Directors is made up of representatives from each of its geographic regions. How many regional directors does the SPE Board of Directors include?

• A. 12
• B. 15
• C. 18
• D. 20

Answer: (B)

The board uses geographic representation: one regional director sits on the board for each geographic region the SPE recognizes. Because of this setup, the total number of regional directors exactly matches the number of geographic regions. The key idea is that regional voice on the board is fixed by how many regions there are, not by other factors or how large the regions are. So you determine the total by counting the regions, and that count is the number of regional directors on the board.