A pump removes 1000 gal of water from a pool at a constant rate of 50 gal/min. which equation models the amount of water y in th

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user100 [1]

3 years ago

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A pump removes 1000 gal of water from a pool at a constant rate of 50 gal/min. which equation models the amount of water y in th

e pool after t minutes?
a) y=50t - 1000
b) y= 50t + 1000
c) y= -50t - 1000
d) y= -50t + 1000

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Oksanka [162] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-07T16:30:27+03:00

Oksanka [162]3 years ago

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<span>d) y= -50t + 1000
You can re-arrange as
The amount of water left in the pool Y = 1000 gal at the beginning minus 50 gal x number of minutes passed. 1000 - 50t (or -50t+1000)

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