On April 20th, 2010, an explosion and fire on an oil rig operated by British Petroleum (BP) caused the worst oil spill in history. Or May 20h, the Associated Press reported, "oil has been pouring into the Gulf from a blown-out undersea well at a rate of at least 210,000 gallons per day" Unfortunately, this turned out to be a best-case estimate. On June 20th, 2010, Associated Press reported that a confidential memo by BP gave a worst-case estimate of 4.2 million gallons per day pouring into the ocean. a. What is the difference in gallons per day between the worst-and best-case scenarios? Use scientific notation to express your answer. The worst-case scenario was Nx 10" gallons per day more than the best-case scenario, where N = and n = b.How many times larger is the worst-case scenario than the best-case? The worst-case scenario is times larger than the best-case scenario. C. After 105 days, a temporary cap on the pipe began to stop the spill. Using the best-case scenario, estimate how much oil was spilled over 105 days. Using the worst-case, how much was spilled? Worst-case: N x 10" gallons, where N = and n = Best-case: N x 10" gallons, where N = and n =

On April 20th, 2010, an explosion and fire on an oil rig operated by British Petroleum (BP) caused the worst oil spill in history. Or May 20h, the Associated Press reported, "oil has been pouring into the Gulf from a blown-out undersea well at a rate of at least 210,000 gallons per day" Unfortunately, this turned out to be a best-case estimate. On June 20th, 2010, Associated Press reported that a confidential memo by BP gave a worst-case estimate of 4.2 million gallons per day pouring into the ocean. a. What is the difference in gallons per day between the worst-and best-case scenarios? Use scientific notation to express your answer. The worst-case scenario was Nx 10" gallons per day more than the best-case scenario, where N = and n = b.How many times larger is the worst-case scenario than the best-case? The worst-case scenario is times larger than the best-case scenario. C. After 105 days, a temporary cap on the pipe began to stop the spill. Using the best-case scenario, estimate how much oil was spilled over 105 days. Using the worst-case, how much was spilled? Worst-case: N x 10" gallons, where N = and n = Best-case: N x 10" gallons, where N = and n =

Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)

6th Edition

ISBN:9780134463216

Author:Robert F. Blitzer

Publisher:Robert F. Blitzer

ChapterP: Prerequisites: Fundamental Concepts Of Algebra

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1MCCP: In Exercises 1-25, simplify the given expression or perform the indicated operation (and simplify,...

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