The following table shows the rate of oil consumption (in thousands of barrels per year) by a certain city. Estimate the total consumption of oil by the city from 1999 -2004 by using 5 equal subdivisions and left-hand endpoints to estimate the area under the graph that corresponds to the table from 1999 to 2004.
A) 17.704 thousand barrels
B) 16.632 thousand barrels
C) 16.816 thousand barrels
D) 17.546 thousand barrels
E) 15.689 thousand barrels

Question

The following table shows the rate of oil consumption (in thousands of barrels per year) by a certain city. Estimate the total consumption of oil by the city from 1999 -2004 by using 5 equal subdivisions and left-hand endpoints to estimate the area under the graph that corresponds to the table from 1999 to 2004. 
A) 17.704 thousand barrels 
B) 16.632 thousand barrels 
C) 16.816 thousand barrels 
D) 17.546 thousand barrels 
E) 15.689 thousand barrels

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The Answer is B

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