Question

A water tank already contains 55 gallons of water when Baxter begins to fill it. Water flows into the tank at a rate of 8 gallons per minute. Write a linear equation to model this situation.

Answer 1

Y=8x+55, 55 being the y intercept because that is your staring poin, what you already have, and 8 is the growth rate, no conversion necessary since they are both gallons