At the end of 2002, Saudi Arabia was estimated to have 2.618 x 10^11 barrels of oil reserves. By one estimate, they have 86 years of reserves remaining. If they disbursed the oil in an equal amount each year, how many barrels of oil would they pump each year?

Question

At the end of 2002, Saudi Arabia was estimated to have 2.618 x 10^11 barrels of oil reserves.  By one estimate, they have 86 years of reserves remaining. If they disbursed the oil in an equal amount each year, how many barrels of oil would they pump each year?

anonymous · Answer

$$\frac{ 2.618 \times 10^{11} }{ 86 } = 3044186047$$
3,044,186,047 barrels of oil