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The Cadet football team has a giant water cooler that is currently holding 60 quarts of water.

However, the water cooler develops a leak during the game, and is losing water at a rate of 4 quarts
per minute.
Part A: Write a function representing the amount of water, w(t), still in the cooler after t minutes.
Part B: how many minutes will it take for the cooler to be empty? The cooler will be empty after___ minutes

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Answer:

Part A: w(t)=60-4t

Part B: w(15)=60-60=0

The cooler will be empty after 15 minutes.

Explanation:

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