Solve the problem.
-The U.S. Maritime Administration estimated that the cost per ton of building an oil tanker could be represented oy the model $y = \frac { 104,000 } { x + 235 }$, where $y$ is the cost in dollars per ton and $x$ is the tons (in thousands). What size of oil anker (in thousands of tons) can be built for $\$ 350$ per ton?
A) 178 thousand tons
B) 62 thousand tons
C) 532 thousand tons
D) 6 thousand tons

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To find the size of the oil tanker, set $y = 350$ and solve for $x$:  $350 = \frac{104,000}{x + 235}$  Multiply both sides by $x + 235$:  $350(x + 235) = 104,000$  Expand:  $350x + 82,250 = 104,000$  Subtract 82,250 from both sides:  $350x = 21,750$  Divide by 350:  $x = 62$  So, the size of the oil tanker is 62 thousand tons.

Solve the Problem y=104,000x+235y = \frac { 104,000 } { x + 235 }y=x+235104,000​

Solve the Problem $y = \frac { 104,000 } { x + 235 }$