An oil burner in a housing development burns 76 gallon of fuel oil per hour, At 9am on a very cold day, the superintendent asks the housing manager to put in an emergency order for more fuel oil. At that time, he report that he has on hand 266 gallons. At noon, he again comes to the manager, notifying him that no oil has been delivered. The maximum amount of time that can continue to furnish heat without receiving more oil is - IQ786

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An oil burner in a housing development burns 76 gallon of fuel oil per hour, At 9am on a very cold day, the superintendent asks the housing manager to put in an emergency order for more fuel oil. At that time, he report that he has on hand 266 gallons. At noon, he again comes to the manager, notifying him that no oil has been delivered. The maximum amount of time that can continue to furnish heat without receiving more oil is

An oil burner in a housing development burns 76 gallon of fuel oil per hour, At 9am on a very cold day, the superintendent asks the housing manager to put in an emergency order for more fuel oil. At that time, he report that he has on hand 266 gallons. At noon, he again comes to the manager, notifying him that no oil has been delivered. The maximum amount of time that can continue to furnish heat without receiving more oil is

1 hour

1/2 hour

2 hour

2/3 hour

Explanation

Oil burner uses fuel per hour= 76 gallons

He had total 266 gallons at 9am

Time he can consume fuel = 266/76 = 3.5 hours

At noon (12pm) he had fuel left for 1/2 hours = 30 minutes