A forest fire covers 2007 acres at time t = 0. The fire is growing at a rate of 8 /t acres per hour, where t is in hours. How many acre are covered 24 hours later? Round your answer to the nearest integer. The total area covered 24 hours later is i acres. eTextbook and Media

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A forest fire covers 2007 acres at time t = 0. The fire is growing at a rate of 8/t acres per hour, where t is in hours. How many acres
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are covered 24 hours later?
Round your answer to the nearest integer.
The total area covered 24 hours later is i
acres.
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