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A pump removes 1000 gal of water from a pool at a constant rate of 50 gal/min. which equation models the amount of water y in the pool after t minutes? a) y=50t - 1000 b) y= 50t + 1000 c) y= -50t - 1000
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A pump removes 1000 gal of water from a pool at a constant rate of 50 gal/min. which equation models the amount of water y in the pool after t minutes?

a) y=50t - 1000
b) y= 50t + 1000
c) y= -50t - 1000
d) y= -50t + 1000

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Step-by-step explanation:is A i got it right

User Melomg
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d) y= -50t + 1000
You can re-arrange as
The amount of water left in the pool Y = 1000 gal at the beginning minus 50 gal x number of minutes passed. 1000 - 50t (or -50t+1000)

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