A watering can dispenses water at a rate of 0.15 gallon per minute. The original volume of water in the can was 5 gallons. Which set of ordered pairs shows the volume of water in the can in gallons (y) as a function of time in minutes (x) from the first minute after the can starts dispensing water?

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10 September, 07:15

A watering can dispenses water at a rate of 0.15 gallon per minute. The original volume of water in the can was 5 gallons. Which set of ordered pairs shows the volume of water in the can in gallons (y) as a function of time in minutes (x) from the first minute after the can starts dispensing water?

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Xiomara Daugherty · Answer 1

The 1st value is the time, and the 2nd value is the volume remaining in the can. the can is full at time x = 0 so y = 6.0 1 minute later x = 1 so y = 6.0 - 0.25 and for every 1 unit increase in x, y decreases by 0.25