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A proposed oil pipeline will cross 16.8 miles of national forest. The width of the land needed for the pipeline is 200 feet. If the Forest Service charges the oil company​ $32 per​ acre, calculate the total cost.​ (1 mile equals=5280 feet and 1 acre equals=​43,560 square​ feet.)

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Oil pipeline will cross 16.8 miles of the national forest which is 88,702 feet (16.8 * 5280) and the width of the pipeline is 200 feet. This creates a rectangular area of 17,740,400 square feet (200*88702). 1 acre equals to 43,500 square feet so the oil pipeline creates 407.82 acres (17,740,400 / 43,500). Company is charged 32 dollars per acre by the Forest Service, the company used 407.82 acres in total so the total charged amount is 13,050.24 dollars (407.82 * 32).
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