Using a linear function, we have that:
a) The amount of water in the aquarium at 0 minutes is of 300 liters.
b) As time increases, the amount of water decreases at a rate of 60 liters per minute.
What is a linear function?
A linear function is modeled by:
y = ax + b
In which:
- a is the slope, which is the rate of change, that is, by how much y changes when x changes by 1.
- b is the y-intercept, which is the value of y when x = 0, and can also be interpreted as the initial value of the function.
In this problem, we have that the y-intercept is of 300, hence the amount of water in the aquarium at 0 minutes is of 300 liters.
The amount decreases 60 liters in a minute, hence:
As time increases, the amount of water decreases at a rate of 60 liters per minute.
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