Question

Neftali is filling up a pool with water. The depth of water in the pool can be represented by the function d(t)=0.25t+30, where t is the time in minutes and d(t) is the depth, in inches, of water in the pool.

How deep is the water in the pool when Neftali starts filling the pool with water?

Answer 1

Answer: The answer is 0.25 inches every minute

Explanation: The equation tells you that the pool started at 30 inches (0.25t+30). It says that the pool's depth rises 0.25 inches every minute. So the answer is that the pool started out as 30 inches (which is the y-intercept) and rose 0.25 inches every minute.

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