First, we need to find the height of the oil column before the person starts blowing. Since the volumes of water and oil are equal, we can use the density of water $(h_w = 62.4 \, \mathrm{lbm/ft^3})$ and the density of oil $(h_o = 49.3 \, \mathrm{lbm/ft^3})$ to
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