AP CALCULUS BC Test Booklet

8.3: Using Accumulation Functions and Definite Integrals in Applied Contexts

1. The furnace in a home consumes heating oil during a particular month at a rate modeled by the function given
by , where is measured in gallons per day and is the number
of days since the start of the month. How many gallons of oil does the furnace consume during the first 14 days of
the month (from to )?
(A) 10.150
(B) 13.739
(C) 17.597
(D) 25.044

2. A ceramic mug is removed from a pottery kiln once the mug reaches a temperature of 700 degrees Celsius. The
temperature of the mug then decreases at a rate given by degrees Celsius per minute, where
is the number of minutes since being removed from the kiln. What is the temperature of the mug, to the nearest
degree Celsius, at time minutes?
(A) 15
(B) 288
(C) 412
(D) 685

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3.

The rate at which ants arrive at a picnic is modeled by the function , where is measured in ants per minute
and is measured in minutes. The graph of for is shown in the figure above. How many ants arrive
at the picnic during the time interval ?
(A) 8
(B) 70
(C) 120
(D) 140

4. Water is leaking from a dam during a particular week at a rate modeled by the function given by
, where is measured in gallons per day and is the number of days since the start
of the week on Sunday. How many gallons of water leak from the dam Tuesday through Thursday, days 2 through 4
?
(A) 9.565
(B) 10.010
(C) 10.841
(D) 12.117

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5. A cup of coffee is poured, and the temperature is measured to be 120 degrees Fahrenheit. The temperature of the
coffee then decreases at a rate modeled by degrees Fahrenheit per minute, where is the number
of minutes since the coffee was poured. What is the temperature of the coffee, in degrees Fahrenheit, at time
minute?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

6.

The rate at which people arrive at a theater box office is modeled by the function , where is measured in
people per minute and is measured in minutes. The graph of for is shown in the figure above.
Which of the following is closest to the number of people that arrive at the box office during the time interval
?
(A) 15
(B) 38
(C) 150
(D) 188

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