Suppose an Oil Tanker Hits a Reef and Begins to Leak

question 91

Multiple Choice

Suppose an oil tanker hits a reef and begins to leak. The efforts of the workers repairing the leak cause the rate at which the oil is leaking to decrease. The oil was leaking at a rate of 41 barrels per hour at the end of the first hour after the accident, and the rate is decreasing at a rate of one barrel per hour. What formula describes the rate of loss in terms of the time t that has lapsed since the leak began? ​

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