Based on a Preliminary Report by a Geological Survey Team

question 153

Short Answer

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 year(s) of production, assuming that the projection holds true. Please round your answer to the nearest whole number.
__________ thousand barrels

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