Suppose an Oil Tanker Hits a Reef and Begins to Leak

question 75

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 39 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. How many barrels of oil will leak in the first 6 hours? ​

• A)216 barrels
• B)132 barrels
• C)222 barrels
• D)231 barrels
• E)225 barrels

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