Engineering Economy (17th Edition)
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Author: William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks, C. Patrick Koelling
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 20P
To determine
Some alternative ways for stopping the unchecked flow of oil into GL Country.
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