Solve the Problem $y$ , to Build an Oil Platform Of $x$

question 222

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-Suppose the cost per ton, $y$ , to build an oil platform of $x$ thousand tons is approximated by $f ( x ) = \frac { 312,500 } { x + 625 }$ . What is the cost per ton for $x = 400$ ?

• A) \(\$ 304.88\)
• B) \(\$ 121,951.22\)
• C) \(\$ 156.25\)
• D) \(\$ 200,000.00\)

---

Definitions:

System.exit()

A method in Java used to terminate the currently running Java virtual machine by giving a status code.

Iteration

Iteration refers to the process of executing a sequence of statements repeatedly, either a fixed number of times or until a certain condition is met, as seen in loops.

Precedence

The rule used to clarify which operations in an expression are performed first when multiple operations occur.

Switch Statement

A control statement in programming used to perform different actions based on different conditions, testing a variable against a list of values.