Question

You water the plants in your classroom at a constant rate. After 5 seconds, your watering can contains 58 ounces of water. Fifteen seconds later, the can contains 28 ounces of water. a. Write an equation in slope-intercept form that represents the amount yy (in ounces) of water in the can after xx seconds.

Answer 1

y= the amount that was originally in the can
x= the number of ounces that comes out every second
y-5x=58
then you put it in y incerpt form
y=5x+58
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