SOLUTION: You pull out the plug from the bathtub. After 40 seconds, there are 13 gallons of water left in the bathtub. After one minute, there are 10 gallons of water left in the bathtub. Wh
Algebra.Com
Question 866853: You pull out the plug from the bathtub. After 40 seconds, there are 13 gallons of water left in the bathtub. After one minute, there are 10 gallons of water left in the bathtub. Which equation correctly expresses the number of gallons left (g) in the tub in terms of the number of seconds since you pulled the plug (s)?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The description gives two ordered pair, and the rate of change between them is assumed as a constant. If (x,y) represents time since pull of plug and gallons of water in the tank, in that order, then your two points are (40,13) and (60,10). Find the line which contains these two points.
Using slope intercept form and the point (60,10),
b=y-mx;
-
-
This bathtub hold 19 gallons as capacity.
RELATED QUESTIONS
You pull out the plug from the bathtub. After 40 seconds, there are 13 gallons of water... (answered by nerdybill)
solve: You pull the plug from the bathtub, after 40 seconds, there are 14 gallons of... (answered by richwmiller)
You pull out the plug from the bathtub. After 30 seconds, there are 45 liters
of water... (answered by ewatrrr)
A bathtub is filled with a volume of 30 litres of water. The plug is pulled out and it... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
It takes 10 min to fill a bathtub with the tap on full. It takes 15 min to drain the same (answered by ikleyn)
A bathtub contains 45 gallons of water and the total weight of the tub and water is... (answered by josgarithmetic)
Suppose a bathtub contains 60,000 cubic inches of water. If water can be drained from the (answered by josgarithmetic)
A bathtub that intially holds 57 gallons of water starts draining at 10 gallons per... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
A bathtub is being filled with water. After 3 minutes, 4/5 of the tub is full. Assuming... (answered by ptaylor)