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question 91

Multiple Choice

The rate of U.S. per capita sales of bottled water for the period 1993-2003 could be approximated by $Q ( t ) = 0.05 t ^ { 2 } + 0.4 t + 9$ where t is the time in years since 1990.
Compute the average annual sales of bottled water over the period 1996-2003, to the nearest gallon per year.

• A)16 gallons per year
• B) 15 gallons per year
• C) 17 gallons per year
• D) 18 gallons per year
• E) 19 gallons per year

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