SOLUTION: A pump removes 1000 gal of water from a pool at a constant rate of 50 gal/min. a. write an equation to find the amount of water y in the pool after t minutes b. Graph the equati

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: A pump removes 1000 gal of water from a pool at a constant rate of 50 gal/min.
a. write an equation to find the amount of water y in the pool after t minutes
b. Graph the equation and interpret the t and y intercepts This question is from textbook

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A pump removes 1000 gal of water from a pool at a constant rate of 50 gal/min.
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a. write an equation to find the amount of water y in the pool after t minutes
y = 1000 - 50t
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b. Graph the equation and interpret the t and y intercepts
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-10%2C+25%2C+-300%2C+1400%2C+1000-50x%29+
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You can see the x and y intercepts for yourself