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Answer:
56.7 m³
Explanation:
The radius of the circular area covered by the spill is 4.25 km
You can find the area covered by the spill by applying the formula for area of a circular surface
A=π×r² where π=3.14 and r=4.25km
A= 3.14×4.25² = 56.72 km²
Remember the total area is on average at 1 micron (1μm) thick.This is to say
1μm=1m³
So the minimum volume of oil covering the ocean surface in meters will be;
Change km² to m²
56.72 km²= 56.72×1000000=5.67×10⁷ m²
Finding the volume;
Volume = Area * thickness
Volume= 5.67×10⁷ m² * 1× 10⁻⁶ = 56.7 m³
Minimum amount of oil that was spilled is 56.7 m³
