Solve the problem.The cost per ton of building an oil tanker can be represented by the model  where y is the cost in dollars per ton and x is the tons (in thousands). What size of oil tanker (in thousands of tons) can be built for $350 per ton? Round to the nearest thousand tons.

A. 10 thousand tons
B. 99 thousand tons
C. 198 thousand tons
D. 559 thousand tons


Answer: B

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