Raj’s bathtub is clogged and is draining at a rate of 1.5 gallons of water per minute. The table shows that the amount of water remaining in the bathtub, y, is a function of the time in minutes, x, that it has been draining.
The table must show:
Time (minutes) number of gallons remaining
X y
0 Yo
1 Yo – 1.5
2 Yo – 2*1.5
3 Yo – 3*1.5
4 Yo – 4*1.5
And the equation will be ; Y = Yo – 1.5 x, where Yo is the initial amount of water in the bathtub.
