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America s dependency on foreign oil has always been a hot
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America s dependency on foreign oil has always been a hot political topic with the amount of imported oil fluctuating over the years due to political climate public awareness the economy and other factors The amount of crude oil imported can be approximated by the function given where x represents the year since 1980 and A x represents the number of barrels imported in billions Give your answer to the nearest hundredth If the hundredths place is a zero please include it A x is listed below 0 044x 2 0 369x 1 5 0 x 8 8 x What was the minimum number of barrels imported between 1980 and 1988 0 072x 2 1 496x 1 5
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