At 6:00 a. m., there were 800,000 gallons of water remaining in a reservoir. After 8 hours of irrigation, there were 100,000 gallons of water remaining. Write a linear equation that describes the number of gallons of water remaining as a function of the time the field had been irrigated.

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Roderick Mullen

21 June, 14:27

At 6:00 a. m., there were 800,000 gallons of water remaining in a reservoir. After 8 hours of irrigation, there were 100,000 gallons of water remaining. Write a linear equation that describes the number of gallons of water remaining as a function of the time the field had been irrigated.

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Deborah Rubio · Answer 1

100000x=800000. When the question gives the beginning amount, time passed, and end amount, you always write an equation like this (end amount) x = (starting amount) where x will be the time passed.