Solve the problem. A reasonable quadratic model for the population of a certain city is found to be    where P(t) is the population (in thousands) of the city in the year that is t years since 2012. A reasonable quadratic model for the consumption of bottled water in the city is  , where B(t) is the total amount of bottled water (in thousands of gallons) consumed by the residents of the city in the year that is t years since 2012. Let M(t) be the annual mean consumption of bottled water per person in the year that is t years since 2012. If M(t) is obtained by

finding the ratio , what are the units of M?



A. people per gallon

B. gallons per thousand people

C. gallons per person

D. thousands of gallons per person


Answer: C

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