Because of the Increasingly Important Role Played by Coal as a Viable

question 57

Multiple Choice

Because of the increasingly important role played by coal as a viable alternative energy source, the production of coal has been growing at the rate of billion metric tons/year t years from 1990 (which corresponds to t = 0) .Had it not been for the energy crisis, the rate of production of coal since 1990 might have been only billion metric tons/year t years from 1990.Determine how much additional coal was produced between 1990 and the end of the century as an alternate energy source.

• A)13.6 billion metric tons
• B)0.6 billion metric tons
• C)4.7 billion metric tons
• D)7.9 billion metric tons

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