Question

you are conducting a 13-year study of the effectiveness of beet-juice instead of salt brine as a road pre-treatment. one of the considerations (among many) is the cost. your base currently spreads approximately 6500 gallons of brine during a winter season every year. the beet-juice deicer costs $7/gallon whereas the salt brine costs $1/gallon.

step 1: what is the term of analysis? note: enter your answer only using numbers such as \1,234.56.\ do not use any characters (e.g. $, &, or years). likewise, do use commas to discriminate thousands and millions, and do use periods as decimal points. (us standard)

Explanation:

Identify the study duration

$$ T = 13 $$

Determine the term of analysis

$$ \text{Term of Analysis} = 13 $$

Answer:

Step 1: What is the term of analysis? <blank>13</blank>