The amount of oil used by a ship traveling at a uniform speed varies jointly with the distance and the square of the speed. The ship uses 30 barrels of oil in traveling 85 miles at 42 mi/h. How many barrels of oil are used when the ship travels 26 miles at 54 mi/h? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a barrel, if necessary.

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15.2

49.6

9.2

My answer is 15.2 barrels

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Oil=m*distance*speed^2
30=m*85* 42
m=30/85*42^2

barrels=m*d*speed^2
barrels=(30/(84*42^2)) * 26*54^2

I get 15.2 also
30 * (54/42)^2 * (26/85)
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