3000 gallons of oil are to be transported to a destination 1000 miles away. The only delivery truck available has a load capacity of 1000 gallons max. Additionally the truck consumes 1 gallon per mile from its load. What is the maximum gallons of oil that can reach the destination when taking into account the truck consumption?
3000 gallons of oil are to be transported to a destination 1000 miles away.
The only delivery truck available has a load capacity of 1000 gallons max. Additionally the truck consumes 1 gallon per mile from its load.
What is the maximum gallons of oil that can reach the destination when taking into account the truck consumption?

3000 gallons of oil are to be transported to a destination 1000 miles away
The only delivery truck available has a loaded capacity of 1000 gallons max
The truck consumes 1-gallon per mile
Then consume oil to take destination=
Total consume=1000 gallon
So, the maximum gallons of oil that can reach the destination when taking into account the truck consumption =1000-1000=0
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