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HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The water in a swimming pool is being drained. The function shown in the graph below represents the amount of water in gallons that remains in the pool after x minutes.

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At what rate does the water drain?

HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The water-example-1

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your answer would be 9 gallons
User HSchmale
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4500 / 500 = 9
your answer would be 9 gallons per minute.
hope this helps :)
User Wallace Campos
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