document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=252830>Question 252830</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, I am having trouble figuring out this problem.  Will you help me?  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A rocket burns up at the rate of 2.5 tons/minute after falling out of orbit into the atmosphere. If the rocket weighed 6000 tons before reentry, express its weight w as a function of the time t, in minutes of reentry. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #184922 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=184922\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> w(t)= 6000-2.5t </SPAN>\n" );
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