SOLUTION: A tank is being filled with water at a constant rate of 500 gallons per minute. At time t=0 the tank contained 125 gallons of water. (i) write down a linear equation that relate

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Question 762441: A tank is being filled with water at a constant rate of 500 gallons per minute. At time t=0 the tank contained 125 gallons of water.
(i) write down a linear equation that relates the number of gallons V in the tank after t minutes.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
+V+=+500t+%2B+125+
Note that if you make +t=0+, then
+V+=+125+ as it should