An underground aquifer near Seiling, Oklahoma, sits on an impermeable layer of limestone. West of Seiling the limestone layer is thought to slope downward in a straight line. In order to map the limestone layer, hydrologists started at Seiling heading west and drilled sample wells. Two miles west of Seiling the limestone layer was found at a depth of 220 feet. Three miles west of Seiling the limestone layer was found at a depth of 270 feet (a) What would you expect to be the depth of the limestone layer 5 miles west of Seiling
(b) You want to drill a well down to the limestone layer as far west from Seiling as you can. Your budget will allow you to drill a well that is 275 feet deep. How far west of Seiling can you go to drill the well? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)

(A) 490ft.

(B) 2.8 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Important points to note:

- The limestone layer is thought or assumed to slope downward in a straight line.

- 2 miles west of Seiling, the limestone layer was found at a depth of 220ft.

- 3 miles west of Seiling, the limestone layer was found at a depth of 270ft.

(A) What would you expect to be the depth of the limestone layer, 5 miles west of Seiling?

The expected depth of the limestone layer is:

2 miles + 3 miles = 5 miles

220ft + 270ft = 490ft

(B) Your budget will allow you drill a well that is 275ft deep. How far west of Seiling (in miles) can you go, to drill the well?

If 490ft  ~  5 miles

then 275ft  ~  K miles

K = [275 x 5] / 490  = 2.80612245 miles

Rounding to 1 decimal place, the distance is 2.8 miles.

46 dollars is the answer.

step-by-step explanation:

6*6 = 36,         36+10=46