Question

Maria is draining her hot tub at a rate of 5.5 gallons per minute. Is the amount of water left in the pool a function of the amount of time she has been draining it?

Answer 1

The amount of water in the pool after t minutes is modeled by the linear function $V(t) = V(0) - 5t$, hence it is a function of time.

A linear function for the amount of water in the pool, considering that it is drained at a rate of a gallons per minute, is modeled by:

$V(t) = V(0) - at$

• In which V(0) is the initial volume.

In this problem, draining her hot tub at a rate of 5.5 gallons per minute, hence $a = 5.5$, and:

$V(t) = V(0) = 5.5t$

Which is a function of time.

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