The federal government estimated that 2,000,000 gallons of oil were spilled per day for the first 44 days of the spill, until a " never before used at such depth" containment dome was installed. This dome or cap reduced the rate of spill to roughly 450,000 gallons per day. In day 1 and 2 how much gallons were spilled?
since days 1,2 are during the 44 early days,
2million gals/day * 2 days = 4million gallons
To find the total number of gallons spilled in the first two days, we need to add up the amount of oil spilled per day.
Given that 2,000,000 gallons of oil were spilled per day for the first 44 days, and then the rate reduced to 450,000 gallons per day, we can calculate the spill for each day as follows:
Day 1: 2,000,000 gallons
Day 2: 2,000,000 gallons
To calculate the total for both days, we add the spill for each day:
2,000,000 + 2,000,000 = 4,000,000
Therefore, a total of 4,000,000 gallons were spilled in the first two days of the spill.