In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, a small gasoline shortage occurred in the N

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, a small gasoline shortage occurred in the New York City area. The problem was that the gasoline stations had lost electrical power, and could not run the pumps that drew gasoline from underground storage tanks below the station. It has been suggested that gasoline stations should purchase a backup generator so that they will not shut down if they lose power. What size backup generator should a gas station purchase? (Generators are sized by their power output: a 2 kW generator produces 2 kW of electrical energy). A variety of assumptions have been made for you below. You may wish to make additional ones.

Explanation / Answer

10 feet = 3.048 meters
1 gal/min = 6.30901964

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