Based on a Preliminary Report by a Geological Survey Team

question 41

Multiple Choice

Based on a preliminary report by a geological survey team, it is estimated that a newly discovered oil field can be expected to produce oil at the rate of thousand barrels/year, t years after production begins. Find the amount of oil that the field can be expected to yield during the first 11 years of production, assuming that the projection holds true.

• A) 802 thousand barrels
• B) 810 thousand barrels
• C) 805 thousand barrels
• D) 798 thousand barrels

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P-Value

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