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A watering can dispenses water at a rate of 0.15 gallon per minute. The original volume of water in the can was 5 gallons. Which set of ordered pairs shows the volume of water in the can in gallons (y) as a function of time in minutes (x) from the first minute after the can starts dispensing water?

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The changing rate of the amount of water in the watering can is a constant rate of 0.15 gallon per minute. 

The initial volume of water in the can at time = 0 is 5 gallons

The function will be a linear function in the form of [tex]y=ax+b[/tex] where 
[tex]y[/tex] is the volume of water in the can after [tex]x[/tex] minutes
[tex]a[/tex] is the changing rate
[tex]b[/tex] is the initial volume when time is 0

Substitute all the values into the form we have

[tex]y=0.15x+5[/tex]

Answer:

The changing rate of the amount of water in the watering can is a constant rate of 0.15 gallon per minute.

The initial volume of water in the can at time = 0 is 5 gallons

The function will be a linear function in the form of  where

is the volume of water in the can after  minutes

is the changing rate

is the initial volume when time is 0

Substitute all the values into the form we have

Step-by-step explanation:

y=0.15x +5

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