You are in the process of loading 465,000 barrels of cargo oil. At 1030, on 5 November, you gauge the vessel and find that you have loaded 203,000 barrels. At 1200 you find that you have loaded 218,000 barrels. If you continue loading at the same rate, you will finish at approximately __________.
• Cargo loading rate in barrels per hour • Using the basic speed/time/distance formula: ( \text{Rate} = \frac{\text{Amount loaded}}{\text{Time}} ) • Projecting the remaining volume to be loaded at a constant rate
• How many barrels were loaded between 1030 and 1200, and over how many hours is that? • Once you know the loading rate in barrels per hour, how long will it take to load from 218,000 barrels up to 465,000 barrels? • After finding the remaining loading time in hours, how do you correctly add that time to 1200 on 5 November to get a date and clock time?
• Be sure you convert the time between 1030 and 1200 into hours and fractions of an hour correctly. • Double-check the subtraction when finding the remaining barrels: 465,000 minus what you already have at 1200. • When adding hours to 1200, be careful about crossing midnight into the next day and possibly the day after.
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