document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=785028>Question 785028</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose a bathtub contains 60,000 cubic inches of water. If water can be drained from the tub at a rate of 800 cubic inches per second, then w(t)= 60,000-800t represents the volume of water left in the tub after draining for t seconds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #477329 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=477329\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have a linear function in one variable, and you want to know the value of the independent variable when the value of the function is 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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