SOLUTION: help me please here is the question: You are draining your swimming pool. After x minutes, the amount y (in gallons) of water remaining in the pool is given by the equation y=4800-

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Question 853091: help me please here is the question: You are draining your swimming pool. After x minutes, the amount y (in gallons) of water remaining in the pool is given by the equation y=4800-12x. find the x- and y-intercepts for the equation, and explain what real life quantities the intercepts represent in this situation.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi, Previously Posted

y=4800-12x. 

when y = 0, pool is empty, x = 400 min    ( 6 2⁄3 hr )

when x = 0, pool is full and  has 4800gal in it