A water tank is leaking such that for each of the next 5 hours, the amount of water in the tank will be 2 gallons less than at the end of the previous hour. What type of relationship most appropriately

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A water tank is leaking such that for each of the next 5 hours, the amount of water in the tank will be 2 gallons less than at the end of the previous hour.

What type of relationship most appropriately models this situation?
A.
linear decrease
B.
exponential decay
C.
exponential growth
D.
linear increase