You have steamed 132 miles and consumed 14.0 tons of fuel. If you maintain the same speed, how many tons of fuel will you consume while steaming 289 miles?

Correct Answer: Option B — 30.7 tons

Following established Bowditch navigational mathematics, fuel consumption is directly proportional to distance when maintaining an identical speed. Setting the proportion as (14.0 / 132) × 289 calculates precisely to 30.7 tons of fuel consumed.