Question

Overnight, a pipe cracked and started to leak into a basementThe graph shows the depth of the water in relation to time

A.) How many inches does the water rise each hour?
B.) How deep is the water after four hours?
C.) How long will take for the water to reach a depth of 80 inches?

Answer 1

Each hour the water will rise 10 in. After 4 hours the water will be 40 in deep. It will take 8 hours for the water to reach a depth of 80 in.