A company operates 16 oil wells in a designated area. Each pump, on aver- age, extracts 240 barrels of oil daily. The company can add more wells but every added well reduces the average daily output of each of the wells by 8 barrels. How many wells should the company add in order to maximize daily production?

A company operates 16 oil wells in a designated area. Each pump, on aver- age, extracts 240 barrels of oil daily. The company can add more wells but every added well reduces the average daily output of each of the wells by 8 barrels. How many wells should the company add in order to maximize daily production?

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Algebra for College Students

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