The United States imports 6 million barrels of oil per day. This imported oil provides about one-fourth
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The United States imports 6 million barrels of oil per day. This imported oil provides about one-fourth of our total energy. A barrel fills a drum that stands about 1 m high.
(a) If the barrels are la id end to end, what is the length in kilometers of barrels of oil imported each day?
(b) The largest tankers hold about a quarter-million barrels. How many tanker loads per y ear would supply our imported oil?
(c) If oil costs $20 a barrel, how much do we spend for oil each year?
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